No Longer Unseen 2: In All Of Her Weighty Glory... 👸🏾
~2025 Inspirational Poetry~
In All of Her Weighty Glory 👸🏾 by Tiffany Gordon
@Rubenesque
#Voluptuous
@Plump
#Fluffy
@Stout
The object of ridicule and disdain...
yet...
She stands proud & strong...
In all of her weighty glory...
**Please Stop The Hate!!!!
Author's Note: A new sculpture entitled 'Grounded In The Stars,' created by British sculptor Thomas J. Price, that was recently showcased for a short time as part of a public art exhibit in New York City's Times Square has been criticized for being "fat" and "ugly" and having an unflattering braided hairstyle and outfit on. She has even been called a "Mammy." Some members of the Black community have rejected the statue as their representation.
But my most pressing question is why can't a heavyset, Black woman with informal clothes and braids be celebrated too?
Please check out the statute in question in the following clip:
Please check out Thomas J. Price's reasoning for creating 'Grounded In The Stars' and sculptures like it in the following video:
About the Creator
Tiffany Gordon
I am a super-spiritual, fun-loving artist, writer, & peer-counselor residing in the Pacific Northwest. I am also an Institute of Children's Literature alumna who enjoys writing about the triumph of the human spirit.
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