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Cape Town - Parisians were up in arms last week when overnight an inflatable Christmas tree was erected in the Place Vendome.
The problem was not so much that it's only October and Christmas is a full two months away. Everyone's used to the commercialism by now.
What really got everyone in a tizz was the fact that the 'tree' resembled a gigantic sex toy. A butt plug to be exact.
People took to Twitter to share their surprise, bafflement and even disgust at the strange installment that was designed by US artist Paul McCarthy:
Well, while you may expect people to just sort of get used to the strange sight and move on with their lives, vigilante vandal took matters into their own hands and did away with the 'atrocity' by deflating it.
While organisers of the FIAC Art Fair, of which the installation formed a part, originally planned to reinflate it, McCarthy decided against it, saying he didn't want to cause any more trouble.
Paris' deputy mayor shared his embarrassment about the vehement reaction to the artwork on Twitter, saying: "Shame and humiliation for France - not the temporary inflatable artwork on the Place Vendome, but the fools who have degraded it.”
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The problem was not so much that it's only October and Christmas is a full two months away. Everyone's used to the commercialism by now.
What really got everyone in a tizz was the fact that the 'tree' resembled a gigantic sex toy. A butt plug to be exact.
People took to Twitter to share their surprise, bafflement and even disgust at the strange installment that was designed by US artist Paul McCarthy:
In case you missed it, there is a giant butt plug in Paris that they are pretending is s Christmas tree. It's October pic.twitter.com/bxpxUlAiKa
— Bertie Wooster (@SugarKovalczyk) October 17, 2014
Sweet Baby Jesus... RT "@_youhadonejob: Sorry Paris town planners but I'm not seeing a Christmas tree. pic.twitter.com/C6lxEuHlME"
— Miss Amy Hunter (@HelloMissHunter) October 16, 2014
I can't believe no one told Paris that their Christmas tree looked like a buttplug. Seriously, how many people saw that and said nothing?
— Escapologist's Girl (@EscapologistGl) October 22, 2014
Well, while you may expect people to just sort of get used to the strange sight and move on with their lives, vigilante vandal took matters into their own hands and did away with the 'atrocity' by deflating it.
Paul McCarthy's phallic tree sculpture in Paris went limp after vandals cut its cables: http://t.co/43JMwxM37T pic.twitter.com/X9UJzhfSLd
— Complex Style (@ComplexStyle) October 21, 2014
While organisers of the FIAC Art Fair, of which the installation formed a part, originally planned to reinflate it, McCarthy decided against it, saying he didn't want to cause any more trouble.
Paris' deputy mayor shared his embarrassment about the vehement reaction to the artwork on Twitter, saying: "Shame and humiliation for France - not the temporary inflatable artwork on the Place Vendome, but the fools who have degraded it.”
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