Statues are creepy. They are monuments to people that served the general public through notable achievements. Men and women just standing or sitting or hunched or swinging bats or swords or with their arms spread out and hands open with this creepy smile. Oh, my goodness. Those smiles are just creepy.
But anyway, I think these statues are annoying. Why? Well, I'm glad you asked. I have a lot of good and rational explanations. First of all, c'mon. A statue? Really? I mean, I'm no religious nut but in the Bible Moses saw a statue of a bull, golden mind you, and he was pretty pissed. Now, thousands and millions and trillions of years later, we repeat some terrible history. Oh, Moses, you would be dissapointed. Greatly Disappointments...(you'll get that later..)
Secondly, who the hell decides that people should be commemorated and celebrated and yada yada yada forever (or until it is destroyed by protesters)? I don't really know. The rich. The educated. The yada yada yada group that knows what's best for all of us. "Let's force some culture on these brutes. Let's impose some history on these barbarians!" It's more like, "Let's give these people things to vandalize!" C'mon who hasn't done some unmentionable things to a life-size Ronald McDonald, you know those ones that certain pedophiles dress up like.
Thirdly, all these statues are of old, old, old people. Different eras, etc. You got my drift. So in the years to come who will be put in bronze to be a definitive icon of our time? Art is dead. At least in pop culture. People aren't running around waiting for [insert any great modern author]'s new book to come out. No, most people are reading Stephen King, who is enjoyable entertainment writer, but I don't want a statue of him. He's ugly. So who's left? Movie Stars? Pshh. If they made one of a movie star I would have to go with "Jaws" or the "T-Rex" because that'd be pretty definitive of our era. Those are great films!
Lastly, every statue of someone is of someone that is...dare i say it... dead. So we have no right to just impede on their privacy. It's like grave digging. Example? You want an example? "Yeah Shawn, who do you think you are? A statue is like the greatest honor ever! You jerk. They're going to put your face on toilet paper." Well, guess what. I win.
This is a statue of the late great Charles Dickens and his literary creation Little Nell. It's the only one in the entire world. Wonder why? No, not because no reads Dickens anymore unless they are forced to, it's because Dickens didn't want a statue ever made of him. He wanted to be remembered for his works. He literally put it in his will. But hell, let's make it anyway!
To be honest, I actually like this statue. I think it's beautiful and it's history is great too. I like it also because little kids climb on it. Mainly, I like it because Dickens would hate it and write a book called Great Disappointments.
