Pro-Life Monument Honors Britney Spears Giving Birth With Naked Statue

[matcom]

special thanks to BlueIris for this tidbit :D



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Pop-Star's Pregnancy Idealized in Brooklyn 'Monument to Pro-Life'

BROOKLYN, NY (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- A nude Britney Spears on a bearskin rug while giving birth to her firstborn marks a 'first' for Pro-Life. Pop-star Britney Spears is the "ideal" model for Pro-Life and the subject of a dedication at Capla Kesting Fine Art in Brooklyn's Williamsburg gallery district, in what is proclaimed the first Pro-Life monument to birth, in April.

Dedication of the life-sized statue celebrates the recent birth of Spears' baby boy, Sean, and applauds her decision of placing family before career. "A superstar at Britney's young age having a child is rare in today's celebrity culture. This dedication honors Britney for the rarity of her choice and bravery of her decision," said gallery co-director, Lincoln Capla. The dedication includes materials provided by Manhattan Right To Life Committee.

*(Photo Caption: Clay model of Britney Spears in Pro-Life's first monument to giving birth. - © Daniel Edwards.)

"Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston," believed Pro-Life's first monument to the 'act of giving birth,' is purportedly an idealized depiction of Britney in delivery. Natural aspects of Spears' pregnancy, like lactiferous breasts and protruding naval, compliment a posterior view that depicts widened hips for birthing and reveals the crowning of baby Sean's head.

The monument also acknowledges the pop-diva's pin-up past by showing Spears seductively posed on all fours atop a bearskin rug with back arched, pelvis thrust upward, as she clutches the bear's ears with 'water-retentive' hands.

"Britney provides inspiration for those struggling with the 'right choice'," said artist Daniel Edwards, recipient of a 2005 Bartlebooth award from London's The Art Newspaper. "She was number one with Google last year, with good reason --- people are inspired by the beauty of a pregnant woman," said Edwards.

http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2006-03-0322-003.shtml

[Squatch]

1. Where's the money shot?

[file83]

67. Here's another photo (the original link seems to be down)...

This doesn't look anything like Britney. Who is it really?

Source: http://www.gameshout.com/news/britney_spears_sculpture_draws_thousands_of_hate_emails/article4426.htm

[jukes]

2. that's

repulsive

[underpants]

3. ..and that's how she got that way BiiiiZOOM!

Thank you thnakyou

[matcom]

6. i won't forget to tip my waitress

:D

[BlueIris]

4. I just...I can't believe this is real.

Can't believe that's a real statue. That someone spent time and money creating it. Ew. EW. EW.

[jane_pippin]

5. Michaelangelo, you are SO over! n/t

[Fleshdancer]

7. this has to be a sign of the apocalypse

This is so wrong on so many levels. "that depicts widened hips for birthing and reveals the crowning of baby Sean's head" :wtf:

[baldguy]

8. Oh, right. Britney is a ROLE MODEL.

[TheBaldyMan]

9. I'd like to thank Britney for putting family before career too,

more kids means less inane pop-music.

[Brewman_Jax]

10. I guess the 55-hour marriage was lost on them

:eyes:

[BlueIris]

12. Not to mention the real life C-section.

Could they BE anymore divorced from reality?

[Brewman_Jax]

35. Forgot about that

planned C-section, questionable choice of husbands, more questionable choice of pose--a real representative of motherhood here. :( Not to mention real time, money, and talent was spent building this...monstrosity. The people who thought of, paid for, created, and displayed this should be committed. :crazy:


edit for content.

[Misunderestimator]

11. I thought this was a joke... but nooo.... wow...

edited to scale back size:

[blondeatlast]

20. I had to see that before breakfast. Ugh. So repulsive.

I wonder if my kid will eat the oatmeal now.

:puke:

[jmm]

13. So this is the type of mom women should try to emulate?

She planned her pregnancy so I'd hardly call her choice a struggle but atleast she had a choice.

[BlueIris]

22. ...egh. (shudders)

So. Horrifying.

[LynneSin]

14. Except she gave birth via preplanned C-Section

:eyes:

These people are dumbasses to have an idiot like Britney Spears as their 'role model'. Hey take her - not like we're losing sleep and crying a tear over that one

:eyes:

[BlueIris]

17. Reportedly mandated by genital herpes, no less.

I wonder if that is somehow depicted in the statue, too?

This is still just boggling my mind.

[LynneSin]

19. They could have this music playing around the statue....

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=43344273

[raptor_rider]

24. That's what I was about to say

what a flake. She had the C-Section because she didn't want to "endure" the pains of labor and delivery. What a wuss. That is not a woman. Just money talking and getting more for this "statue" :eyes:

[LaurenG]

15. Let me just put it this way

if that were a life like statue that bear wouldn't have any ears left and there is no way she'd be holding that pose as it would be extremely uncomfortable. I call bs on that statue, It's not life like enough. There appears to be no pain or cursing. Nope won't fly...:evilgrin:

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

16. Okay, I'll ask.

Where's the picture of the statue "from behind"?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

18. Does the whole "bravery" thing bother anyone else?

She's fucking rich already. Where's the goddamn bravery involved in that? :wtf:

[LynneSin]

30. And it's so brave to CHOOSE TO HAVE A FRICKING C-SECTION

instead of attempting natural childbirth

[Mad_Dem_X]

58. A rich, white girl having a child

So, so brave! :sarcasm:

[Bucky]

21. What, did she give birth on a bearskin rug? (click here for punchline)

Or FROM a bareskin rug?

[blondeatlast]

23. Finally a great argument for safe sex!. "People are inspired

by the beauty of a pregnant woman."

[Bucky]

25. 1st, they admit being a mom is a choice. So we win! 2nd, yes, she's brave.

It's tough being a mom. I always honor and respect a mother. It can't be easy being a celebrity mom, either, when every little mistake, like that time that she drove around town with her new baby bungee-cord strapped to her SUV's hubcap, gets totally blown out of proportion. Finally, besides being pro-life and pro-family, she's also a great role model in demonstrating the sanctity and importance of the institution of marriage.

Britny Spears, a hero? Hell yes.

[BreweryYardRat]

26. Eww...

:puke:

[DS1]

27. Why did they put a turd on her head?

[BlueIris]

29. Hey, thanks for catching that detail. I was wondering how K-Fed fit in.

I was looking and looking for a representation of him in the piece and--you found it!

[Momgonepostal]

48. What is it with RWers and hair in buns?

Has Spears EVER worn her hair like that?

[Mad_Dem_X]

57. Sadly, yes

I've seen dozens of pics of her with her hair in a bun. A messy, unkempt bun, but a bun none the less.

[miss_american_pie]

28. That is perfect

Seriously. Any group that idolizes Britney as a model of motherhood has has commited political suicide.

[BlueIris]

31. Oh, good point.

I wonder if I should include that in my blog entry, later.

[bullwinkle428]

32. How many mulleted redencks are now thinking "road trip", and

plotting ways to break into the museum so they can get their freak on with the statue? GOL-DANG, CLETUS - I SURE DO LOVE ME SOME DOGGY-STYLE!!!

[BlueIris]

34. Ew.

That image is worse than the one in my mind after seeing the damn statue.

[bullwinkle428]

46. It was the first thing that came to mind! A byproduct of having

mind that spends too much time operating in the gutter...

[ScreamingMeemie]

33. Babies crown when delivered cesarean??? News to me...

"Natural aspects of Spears' pregnancy, like lactiferous breasts and protruding naval, compliment a posterior view that depicts widened hips for birthing and reveals the crowning of baby Sean's head."

Oh, I see...it's "purportedly an idealized depiction of Britney in delivery.." Purportedly??? :wtf: :eyes:

[China_cat]

60. I was thinking pretty much the same thing.

A monument to someone for 'birthing'...but that someone had a cesarean because she 'didn't want to go through the pain' of childbirth.

How hypocritical can you get?

[ScreamingMeemie]

61. I know! That baby's head never got near where it was supposed to

be. And then to be idiotic enough to think that cesarean recovery isn't painful. :grr:

[Rabrrrrrr]

36. That's the pro-life movement for ya: applaud the birth, then screw the kid

DOn't fucking care what happens after birth, so long as it gets born. Doesn't matter if the parents are ignorant abusive trash, or crack addicts, or teenagers, or too poor to feed the kid. Nope, celebrate the birth and talk about how you love life so much, then let the human being starve to death, get beaten to death, or otherwise spend a life of suffering because you won't open your goddamn wallet to help buy it food...

Pro-lifers piss me off.

[SammyWinstonJack]

51. !

:applause:

[DrGonzoLives]

37. That's pretty hot

Men with pregnancy fetishes will be flocking to this statue.

[kitkatrose]

38. For the love of cheese

if you're going to depict a natural birth, do it right (yes, Brit-Brit got a C-section, so this is moot). What woman in her right mind is on her hands and knees for birth? Sounds like someone's inner fantasies coming to life. At least put her in the "squat and drop" position. Have at least some sense of accuracy when trying to depict these things.

The monument also acknowledges the pop-diva's pin-up past by showing Spears seductively posed on all fours atop a bearskin rug with back arched, pelvis thrust upward, as she clutches the bear's ears with 'water-retentive' hands.


Sounds like getting ready for a doggy style bout of sex, rather than having a baby. :eyes:

[grace0418]

47. We could make a very long list of all the things wrong with this art/story

It's utterly revolting. And, as someone else said, surely a sign of the apocalypse.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

39. I live in Williamsburg

I'll have to check this out in person. I've never heard of Capla Kesting Fine Art, though...

[northzax]

43. opens april 7...121 roebling st.

http://caplakesting.com/

[matcom]

59. oooo take some of your own pics please

:D

:yourock:

[xmas74]

40. She was number 1 w/ Google last year

because she's a trainwreck. And I remember c-sections being quite different from what they've depicted-more like being restrained to an operating table instead of squatting on a rug.

[grace0418]

41. Yeah, it takes a LOT of bravery to choose to have a child when you're

a multi-millionaire who can afford the best health care, pampering, nannies, personal chefs, maids, etc. And yet somehow she was still dumb enough to get knocked up by a piece of trash who can't keep his dick in his pants, then dumb enough to marry the loser.

Oh and who can forget her BRAVE decision to demand a c-section (as opposed to naturally giving birth on a BEARSKIN RUG?! WTF did that bear do to deserve that?!) regardless of the necessity or risks? Or what about her BRAVE decision to drive her SUV with the baby sitting on her lap?

Yeah, she's a real role model.

Show me the woman who makes wise choices that are the best for her, her baby, and the world at large without the safety net of a gazillion dollars. THAT is bravery. THAT is a role model.

Gack. This story makes me sick to my stomach.

[grace0418]

42. Have to add that it looks more like pregnancy fetish porn than a tribute

to her brave choice. The artist gets his rocks off while fantasizing about pregnant Britney spreading for him on a bearskin rug in front of a roaring fire.

Explain to me this, oh wise repukes, why is it okay to see the wide open vagina of a no-talent piece of pop trash but we have to cover the breast of a statue at the Justice Department? Was that statue the goddess of abortion or something?

[WindRavenX]

44. grace,

:yourock:

[grace0418]

45. Thanks! Seriously, the more I think about this story, the more

I want to throw up. There are sooooooooooooooooo many things wrong with it.

[EstimatedProphet]

49. Man, that is f*cking it! This country is mentally ill!

Pop-star Britney Spears is the "ideal" model for Pro-Life and the subject of a dedication at Capla Kesting Fine Art in Brooklyn's Williamsburg gallery district, in what is proclaimed the first Pro-Life monument to birth, in April.

Are you STUPID?!? Is that it?

How is someone who's talentless 'singing' makes people want to commit suicide an ideal model for Pro-Life?

Why is she ALLOWED to be a celebrity? Why hasn't someone forced her to work scrubbing the kitchen floor of a McDonalds?

[Guy Fawkes]

50. " Britney's young age having a child is rare in today's celebrity culture"

But having a child at a young age isn't rare in today's normal culture. If you want to see pro-life, go visit a High School (or sometimes a middle school) and look at all the pregnant girls. It's sad.

[Initech]

52. Ah, more crap from the pro-life crowd!

[RedCloud]

53. Is she showing how she conceived this child?

[BEZERKO]

54. WTF!

:tinfoilhat: ????????????????????????????????????????????????????

:wow:

[BlueIris]

55. Is that the tin-foil icon? Did I miss something?

Is there a conspiratorial angle here that I overlooked?

[grace0418]

56. Klassy with a 'K'! More pics of the role model...

Clearly making sure her unborn child gets all the vitamins and nutrients he needs...


She sure knows how to pick a mature, responsible "role model" of a guy to be the father...


Maybe she couldn't afford a car seat?


No comment necessary...

[kay1864]

64. FWIW...

I believe that last picture (smoking while pregnant) is photoshopped. (for one thing, I doubt she has a tattoo like that!)

I did some searching, and found the original here:

http://www.stereogum.com/archives/000669.html

[In_The_Wind]

62. Oh My!

[Deja Q]

63. How come her breasts are the same size - and that impossibly large?

http://www.liquidgeneration.com/content/a55hat.aspx?cid=158

[XemaSab]

65. Page 20 rescue!

[Lucy - Claire]

66. yuck

I gather she didn't give permisson or pose for this. I hope she sues she extreme invasion of privacy.
I can't imagine she will be too thrilled to have a model of her vagina on display, it is sick and based on a false image
of her. She is a mixed up woman that has been going of the rails for the last three years and is destroying her career, with bad choices. She has a C-Section because labour was to hard and she didn't want the pain and the father of her baby is a known arsehole and everybody knows it is a bad idea that they married. It appears she is pregnant again, I doubt many people around her think that it is wise.