Fearless Girl Statue Analysis

However, the Fearless Girl Statue has received some mixed responses. Two of the most popular negative responses are from the artists of the bull, Arturo De Modica, and a viral picture of a young man humping the statue at night. Arturo De Modica created the Wall Street Bull to represent Americas resilience. He became increasingly upset over the Fearless Girl because it was “shifting perceptions of the bull- from American hero to villain of sorts” (Donbink). De Modica has even petitioned for the Mayor, Bill de Blasio, to take the statue down after its permit expires (Jenkins). The other negative response was a picture that went viral of a young man in his 20’s humping the Fearless Girl Statue. The incident happened 2 days after the installation of the statue (Nolan); when a 34-year-old woman who was admiring the statue snapped a shot of this young man defiling this statue that symbolizes of women’s empowerment (Li). The meaning behind this degrading action only solidifies the need for this statue. One woman stating, “This is just further perpetuating a mentality of ‘boys will be boys,’ and that it’s okay, it’s a joke, just brush it off” (Nolan). There was a lot of backlash toward this reaction. The need to continue the

There have been multiple petitions to make the statue a permanent piece in New York. Yuh-Line Niou, New York state Assemblywoman states, “We need to recognize the importance of encouraging women to be leaders in as many fields as possible. That’s why she’s so impactful” (Fuchs). More than 50 elected officials have signed to make the statue permanent (Fuchs). 23,000 supporters for the permanent installation of the statue have already signed the petition. They are now waiting for the New York Council to review the petition and go over the logistics of making this iconic piece of art permanent part of our