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San Francisco Humiliates Itself Further,
Erects 45-Foot Tall Statue of Woman—but
Leaves Out Key Feature

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Posted By: konocti95, 4/14/2025 12:12:17 AM

San Francisco was once a shining example of a great American city, but now it is mostly a punchline. The metropolis that gave us epic Mark Twain quotes, Levi’s, an iconic music scene, the Golden Gate Bridge, and so much more is now known more for excrement on the street, crime, mass drug addiction, and homeless people sprawled across the sidewalks. Given that, you’d think they’d figure out what to prioritize to improve the lives of their citizens. Advertisement Their answer, though, will make your head spin. They’ve decided to erect a 45-foot statue of a woman in Embarcadero Plaza to “jazz up” downtown. They might certainly achieve their

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Reply 1 - Posted by: konocti95 4/14/2025 12:14:40 AM (No. 1931981)
Ummm.....what makes them think it's a woman?
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Reply 2 - Posted by: velirotta 4/14/2025 12:20:50 AM (No. 1931982)
My oh my! The girl of my dreams!!---NOT.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: DVC 4/14/2025 1:17:19 AM (No. 1931991)
Tell me.....is this "woman" going to be sporting a penis?
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Reply 4 - Posted by: govlawyer 4/14/2025 2:18:49 AM (No. 1931999)
"Normal" is not a word found in the San Francisco lexicon.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: kono 4/14/2025 2:25:27 AM (No. 1932001)
No, it doesn't have a penis. But at lest it doesn't exactly have skin, either.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Timber Queen 4/14/2025 5:05:47 AM (No. 1932019)
San Fransisco has become a cultural sewer.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: skacmar 4/14/2025 6:57:24 AM (No. 1932034)
Is it a woman or some sort of space alien? What else would you expect from a city where nobody can say what a woman really is.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: bpl40 4/14/2025 7:33:09 AM (No. 1932043)
Nudity is natural. But so is going to the bathroom. You don't do it in public.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Venturer 4/14/2025 7:37:59 AM (No. 1932046)
I hope they didn't pay much for that androgenous mess.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Strike3 4/14/2025 8:00:02 AM (No. 1932060)
San Francisco has been on a downhill path for a long time. Their gay bath houses helped to spawn the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. My last trip there was in the 1970s where I overheard a hippie on Haight Street bragging that he had found a whole hamburger in a dumpster.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 4/14/2025 8:54:04 AM (No. 1932091)
California/San Francisco doesn't have the money for this. Did they pay the artist with an IOU? The city/state probably think they are entertaining the masses. Put a robe on that statue! She/he looks chilly!
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Encore 4/14/2025 9:39:42 AM (No. 1932120)
A woman?! Uh, does this thing have pronouns?
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Reply 13 - Posted by: danu 4/14/2025 12:41:15 PM (No. 1932230)
the attack of the 50 foot politician.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 4/14/2025 2:58:45 PM (No. 1932273)
I've boycotted San Francisco since 1998, when an aggressive panhandling bum in Union Square accosted me and would not take a simple "no" for an answer.
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