For those of you who don't live in the DC area, we currently have this street art thing - brightly colored, themed sculptures of pandas all over the city. It follows a theme 2 years ago in which the sculptures were elephants and donkeys ("Party Animals," get it?). I personally love it; it's something whimsical & fun in a city that takes itself far too seriously.
Today in the Post, though, was an article about damage done to some of these sculptures - stolen parts, graffiti & the like. Keep in mind that individual artists created each piece - that it took time, effort & creativity to create them. The article shows a picture of one of the artists whose piece was vandalized - she looks so forlorn. I feel so bad for her and the others affected. It really shows what kind of asshats (thank you, Rachel Lucas!) we have in this city - they can't just appreciate this fun thing and go about their business, they have to destroy, deface and ruin it for others. Oh, and not mentioned in the article is that the graffiti (I observed) appeared to be in Arabic. Hmmm.
But here's the flip side - I observed a girl (young lady, woman, whatever) "examining" a sparkly panda on Conn. Ave. with the most amused smile on her face. Yeah, she gets it.
Here's the full article in case you're interested.
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