If you're into aca-discussion of slash and RPS, have a look at
achille_heal's user info here. It's all about historical statues:
"In 1822 at Hyde Park Corner, London, the sheet was tugged off a 32-foot high, naked male figure topped by the distinctive head of Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington. The monument dedicated to the great war-hero was the first fully nude male public sculpture in Britain.
It was controversial object. Responses ranged from mirth to widely reported outrage. The ...
Published on May 12, 2010 20:43