It was announced in the last few days that a statue is being planned to honour all prostitutes around the world. It will be situated in Amsterdam's red light district and has been commissioned by former prostitute Mariska Majoor. She told dutch news agency ANP,"In many countries, prostitutes struggle and people have no respect for them whatsoever. The statue is meant to give all those men and women strength." The statue will be of bronze and will be in the form of a woman looking confidently out into the world.
The news was greeted with mixed feelings. London based Russian prostitute Ivana Getalegova, 23, was overjoyed by the news, "I'm overjoyed," she said, "It's about time the hard work we do is recognised."
Puritanical group Society for Temporal and Religious Involvement in Cultural Tenets were outraged by the decision. S.T.R.I.C.T. spokeswoman Prue Dish,63, said "Why should something that is against God's law and those of most right thinking people be celebrated?" A statement that is sure to open the 'should prostitution be legalised?' debate once again.
Anya Dickisin, 38, ex-prostitute turned MP for Lickey End in the West Midlands of UK said this morning, "What better way to honour prostitutes than with a massive erection?"
The Gekko concurs.
What are your thoughts?
by Penn Anninck Arts and Culture editor
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