The National Park Service has apparently never seen a naked woman before.
On Wednesday, the National Park Service finally denied a permit to Catharsis on the Mall, the group organizing to temporarily bring a 45-foot statue of a naked woman, titled "R-Evolution," to Washington. The NPS cited their concerns about how the statute would impact the "cultural identity" of the area — which, btw, mostly includes giant groups of tourists in cargo khaki pants.
Okay.
By placing the statue so close to the Washington Monument, acting Regional Director Rick Obernesser said in a statement, the statue would "likely to have an adverse effect on the aesthetics, including the cultural identity, of the area." Read more...
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