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The Daily Mail was furious about this Italy tourist’s statue shenanigans and the irony went so far over their head it went into orbit
Ah, the summer. A time of going on holiday, seeing the sights, and perhaps making ill-judged decisions in the heat of the moment.
Let’s face it, everyone likes to let loose on holiday. But hopefully most of us won’t make front page news like this unknown tourist in Italy, who sparked outrage by climbing onto a replica statue of Giambologna’s Bacchus in Florence.
She didn’t just climb onto it either. She also kissed it, mimed lewd acts, and grinded against it. Cue a social media meltdown as everyone chimes in with their hot takes. And of course, The Daily Mail led the charge.
And if you think the Mail was angry, you should see what their readers made of it (here are just four of the 1.1k comments it prompted).
‘So many of this generation lack social skills and are totally influenced by social media .’
leilasue‘It’s nothing to do with social skills or social media it’s down to a generation of parents not parenting and not instilling any basic values in their children everything starts in the home.’
Sensamelia‘People seem to have lost all sense of dignity and decorum, courtesy and basic etiquette. Everything is provocative simply to shock and draw attention to the perpetrator. Exhausting for the rest of society.’
MKfromSiliconValley‘Spend the best part of a century chipping away at the moral foundations of society and this is the result. Western Civilisation desperately needs to change course, otherwise we stand to lose everything.’
LaTristresseDurera‘The good thing .. if there’s a total (electricity) blackout they’ll be silenced.’
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Total electricity blackout? Did we miss something?
Granted, it may not be a look you want recorded for the ages. But nobody got hurt and no precious antiques were broken. There’s a further wrinkle in the tale though when considering that Bacchus is the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility.
In short, Bacchus has become a byword for drunken revelry and saucy antics, so surely this unidentified woman was just living out everything he embodies?
It certainly goes some way to explaining her behaviour. Was this a random bit of statue sexy time, or had she done her homework? Perhaps we’ll never know. But these people surely said it best.
1.
Sorry for Daily Mail screenshot but this amused me – apparently this is disrespectful. I mean, it’s Bacchus, the god of getting pissed and shagging. This is clearly exactly how to respect Bacchus. pic.twitter.com/kjjPsQ2cfQ
— Rob Manuel (@robmanuel) July 17, 2024
2.
it’s literally what he would’ve wanted https://t.co/Zk9cBm2MUz
— Simone x10 (@parasocialyte) July 17, 2024
3.
Does Florence not realize that Bacchus (Dionysus) Cult was an actual Sex Cult who worshipped the God of Debauchery, Orgies, Wine and Sex w/ young Virgin’s for fertility rites and has been practiced in the Elite Pagan Humanist Roman Church & their Masonic Societies for centuries? https://t.co/850svn82m7
— Toby- The United Nations is Spectre, (@truther_justice) July 17, 2024
4.
1. Bacchus himself would probably not have objected, he was/is the god of fertility after all.
2. This is a modern replica, the original is in a museum.
3. Yes you still shouldn’t do this, especially when you’re abroad, behave!https://t.co/Dcg7Sk5DXD— Fake History Hunter (@fakehistoryhunt) July 17, 2024
5.
Former culture undersecretary Vittorio Sgarbi defends the girl who climbed Giambologna’s Bacchus statue in Florence miming a sexual act.
“It is a transfiguration: when art is truer than life. An amorous exaltation. No real man can compete with Cellini’s Perseus. A drunk girl… pic.twitter.com/z350d4Em4x
— Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics (@CrazyItalianPol) July 16, 2024
6.
sorry chief ranaldi, it’s a waste of precious energy to try to protect bacchus from what he inspires (or demands, depending on who you ask) pic.twitter.com/DpqQUebWLs
— Lindsay Lerman (@lindsaylerman) July 18, 2024
7.
You don’t get to have sexy naked statues all over the place and them complain when people accurately read the vibe of your city
— Anti-Factionalism Caucus (@TeslaPRGuy) July 17, 2024
8.
Psh, tell me about it. Can’t even hump a statue in public without getting in trouble nowadays Ugh https://t.co/BXxw07zJrK #TheOrville
— J Lee (@jleefilm) July 17, 2024
9.
Let’s just be glad it’s a male statue at least.
I used to live near this one and let’s just say plenty of people have simulated acts with it pic.twitter.com/oIoFDVky9j
— PaintSandRepeat (@SandRepeat) July 16, 2024
And thanks to the fountain of knowledge that is Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics, we also learnt this amazing fact:
The statue of Neptune in Bologna was created in such a way that when you stood at a certain point in the piazza, his left thumb would turn into a large erection. This was totally intentional. pic.twitter.com/gPXxpBhtvU
— Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics (@CrazyItalianPol) July 17, 2024
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