Bare-breasted statues given modesty clothing
A pair of topless mermaid statues have been covered up to promote family values.
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An Indonesian amusement park has been ridiculed for deciding to cover up the naked breasts of two of its mermaid statues.
While the nude statues have been on display for years at Jakarta’s Ancol Dreamland, a recent policy aimed at respecting “Eastern values” has seen the mermaids officially covered up.
Ancol Dreamland spokesperson Rika Lestari insisted no outside agitators were behind the cover-up.
“There was no pressure from any group,” she said. “Ancol is trying to become an amusement park and vacation spot for families.”
While initially the statues were just covered with gold fabric, they have now been moved to a more secluded area after visitors kept pulling the coverings down.
“Thanks, Ancol. Now, no one will commit adultery of the eyes from looking at the mermaids’ breasts,” comedian Soleh Solihun wrote on Twitter.
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