Was in Palm Springs over the weekend for the unveiling of FRASEIR co-creator, David Lee’s Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Fame. Its in front of the art museum and down the block from the Marilyn Monroe statue. Apparently there has been much controversy over this magnificent sculpture. Understandable cries of misogyny and protests have sprouted. On the other hand, some have countered by saying that when Marilyn’s husband, Joe Dimaggio, learned of that scene he forbid her from doing it and she said she would do whatever the fuck she wanted. (Apparently, tension over this issue contributed to their divorce.) So the statue could be perceived as a monument to women’s empowerment. You decide.
There are also those who resent walking out of the museum and seeing Marilyn’s crotch. Okay, it’s hard to counter that one.
I will say this, when the star ceremony was over we were invited to a nearby restaurant for drinks. The instructions were “Go through Marilyn’s legs and turn right.”
from By Ken Levine
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