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'Hoodie' statue provokes outrage

"A bronze statue of a teenager wearing a hooded top, to be erected in Montrose, Angus, has been criticised for glorifying hooligan culture."(BBC News.com)

"Hoodies", Con:

""All they can come up with for a civic art collection is a statue of a hoodie","

"I have teenage sons and I know for a fact that not all youngsters are hooligans and thugs. But this is like saying to them it's OK to be a ned because now you will be officially recognised in art by the council."

"Hoodies", Pro:

"This selection was made at a time when there was a lot of bad publicity about young people in hooded tops, I know a lot of children who wear these and I have to say that in my own experience there is not a malicious bone in their bodies."

"The title relates to both modern sportswear and to sculptures from antiquity."


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'Hoodie' statue provokes outrage