The 102-year-old statue is one of Copenhagen's most-visited tourist spots. It may be one of Denmark's most-visited tourist attractions, but, according to Facebook, it also firmly goes against the social network's 'nudity' rules.
The
Little Mermaid statue, which is situated along the Langelinie promenade
in Copenhagen, is based on the fairy tale penned by Danish author Hans
Christian Andersen.
But
a photograph of the bronze figure, depicting a nude woman, which local
politician Mette Gjerskov posted to Facebook, was recently removed -
much to her amusement.On January 2nd, Gjerskov posted a blog post, which she had written for Danish broadcaster TV2, to the site.
The image linked to the post featured a small photograph of the 102-year-old statue.
Shortly
after being published, Facebook removed her post citing its strict
guidelines against photographs displaying genitals or 'focusing in on
fully exposed buttocks' so as not to offend sensitive global audiences,
reports the Independent.
It's
worth mentioning, however, that the site does say they allow photos of
'paintings, sculptures and other art that depict nude figures' - just,
apparently, not this one.
Gjerskov has
taken the entire situation in stride, however, laughing off the
incident as 'totally ludicrous' in an interview with Ekstra Bladet.
In
a post on her Facebook page following her first post's removal, she
added that it was 'more than a little comical. The Little Mermaid is
simply too undressed for Facebook. I can't post my blog because TV2 has
chosen the picture of the mermaid.'
'I
didn't see it coming that our national treasure would be categorised in
line with child pornography and other such abominations.'
Facebook has since changed its mind and re-added her post.
Daily Mail
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