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Giant Marilyn Monroe statue’s backside sparks backlash in Palm Springs
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nypost.comtold NPR. With more 40,000 signatures collected, Armstrong’s online call-to-action demands Monroe’s backside get the boot out of Coachella Valley.
The cheeky sculpture — aptly named “Forever Marilyn”— is a stainless steel shrine inspired by Monroe’s iconic dress-billowing subway grate scene in 1955 blockbuster “The Seven Year Itch.” The statuesque stunner stood as one of the desert’s hottest tourist attractions during its initial run as a Palm Springs landmark from 2012 to 2014.
But now, as “Forever Marilyn” makes its permanent return to the center of the city seven years later, members of the community are arguing that it’s sending an ass-backwards message to children who visit the Palm Springs Art Museum. (The monument is slated to stand.
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