Controversy is erupting in Palm Springs, California after the infamous 26-foot statue of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe returned to the city despite backlash from residents earlier this year.
The statue, which recreates one of Marilyn's most iconic on-screen moments, has been called out for its sexism as fans can "upskirt" the statue by standing under it, and now, Palm Springs residents are protesting.
When it was announced the statue would return to resort town permanently, it caused controversy from those who didn't feel it's an appropriate homage to a celebrity whose life was plagued by criticism, sexism, and mental health disorders.
The scene from the 1955 classic film has lived on in pop culture history for more than half of a century.
However, this Forever Marilyn statue is not the honorable homage many fans feel she deserves.
"She's literally going to be mooning the museum. It's blatantly sexist," she said last month. "It forces people almost to upskirt."
However, it didn't receive the warm welcome many city officials were expecting.
The crowd gathered around the statue were chanting "Hey hey! Ho ho! Misogyny has to go!" ... and "Exploitation! Exploitation!"
"It may have been acceptable in the 1950s, but we are in 2021 fighting the same thing and women are saying enough is enough," she concluded, as per TMZ.
