Last week, the Internet was all-aflutter over news that a giant statue of Satan sporting an enormous erection had been, y’know, erected at Grandview Highway and Clark.
City workers were quick to remove the statue, and the Twitter-sphere watched with gleeful dismay.
Now, an enthusiastic Vancouverite (and WE Vancouver contributor), Darryl Greer, has launched a petition through Change.org to save the statue. The petition claims that the City of Vancouver, being a “leader in investing in public art” should reinstall “Beelzebub-With-A-Boner,” as it will inspire and “stir public debate.”
From the petition:
“It simply cost its creator(s?) time and energy to construct and install with no thought of monetary gain, especially from the public purse. Just like the beloved Dude Chilling Park sign that was clandestinely installed and later allowed due to public pressure and support, the Giant Beelzebub-With-a-Boner statue should be reinstalled as a piece of public art and serve as a reminder that art is in the eye of the beholder and nothing more.”
At the time of publication, more than 2,500 people have signed the petition, which is not surprising, given popular American blogs and news outlets had covered the story.
As one Change.org commenter, Dahlya Ruyg, writes, “If we have to succumb to people standing directly outside of SkyTrain stations (on public property) with megaphones, screeching Bible passages at us, I think a silent Satan statue is more than fair.”
