Cape Code residents object to busty mermaid sculpture, even thought it’s only sand
The breasts are big and uncovered, but they’re made of sand.
(Steve Haines/Cape Cod Times via AP)
A busty mermaid sculpted from sand and placed outside a popular Cape Cod restaurant is raising eyebrows and triggering complaints.
The town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, and the local Chamber of Commerce say they fielded complaints from locals about the exaggerated proportions of the mermaid’s chest.
Yarmouth’s police department took down photos of the sculpture from its Facebook page after residents said they found the work of art offensive.
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The mermaid clad in a clamshell bikini is one of 41 sand sculptures placed around town as part of the annual Yarmouth Summer Celebration.
Restaurant manager Tiffany Roy doesn’t see what the fuss is about.
‘Some women out there do have large breasts — it’s like going to the beach and seeing a woman in a bikini,’ she told Daily Mail Online.
Roy, 26, said most patrons get a kick out of the sculpture and most criticism has come from the local police department’s Facebook page.
They’re just complaining on the internet,’ she said. ‘I’d tell them, honestly, there is nothing wrong.
‘This is a beautiful mermaid. It’s artwork.’
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