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The bronze don’t lie

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[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Civilization ended over 2000 years ago, the rise of the religion of the dancing goddess has swept over the world, people say you can hear her sing and dance on the old tech from the age of Legends...

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Better than worshipping Civil War era racists.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean... It'd be kind of hilarious to see a church built around that particular Nathan Bedford Forrest statue... You know... That one.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Heritage! drunk eagle in mesh tank top flies by

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Abso-fucking-lutely.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

Shakira law. Hips be upon her.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It looks good? That has not been the trend for famous people statues lately.

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's Shakira, they focused.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Gotta make sure that the hips don't lie

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 years ago

I mean, remember that one from Christian Ronaldo?

[–] snowe@programming.dev 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A plaque at the foot of the statue praises the artist for her "hips that do not lie, a unique talent, a voice that moves masses".

I mean…. Come on. The joke writes itself. I can’t be the only one to have seen it.

[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

most vandalized letter m in the world

[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

That hair is going to be such a pigeon poop magnet, yikes.

It's a good thing it's not portrayed looking up, or it would be soooo much worse.

[–] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I wonder what it would be like to have a home town. Not to mention one so proud of you.

[–] rosymind@leminal.space 5 points 2 years ago

I don't get why someone downvoted your comment. I don't really have a "home town" either. Place of birth? Yes, bur I kinda grew up all over.I don't know the name of the city I was born in. The city name on my birth certificate is outdated. It's been changed due to political shifts. I did try to read it but I can't pronounce it at all. I'd have to look it up

[–] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago
[–] autotldr 3 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Before the unveiling of the new statue, Shakira hit the news several times this year - most notably when she released a song about her former partner, ex-footballer Gerard Piqué, which broke YouTube records in Latin America.

The unveiling of the statue on Tuesday was attended by Shakira's parents, William Mebarak and Nidia Ripoll, as well as by the mayor of Barranquilla.

A plaque at the foot of the statue praises the artist for her "hips that do not lie, a unique talent, a voice that moves masses".

It also refers to her charity work through a foundation she created called "Pies descalzos", Spanish for "bare feet", which promotes early childhood development.

Shakira thanked the sculptor, Yino Márquez, and his students for the "enormous artistic talent" they had demonstrated by creating the bronze.

The year 2023 was a successful one for the singer, who swept up three Latin Grammy awards, one of them with fellow Colombian artist Karol G.


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[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Shakira Shakira

[–] AntonyLebion@futurology.today 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Paid with money from all the tax she evades i guess

[–] toofpic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Uuuge
Like 1,5 giraffes probably

[–] positiveWHAT@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

If you round up to 7m it would probably have a chance at a date.

Pique loves this 😁

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

people will leave flowers at the base when she hopefully ends up in jail

[–] fluckx@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why would she end up in jail ( I feel like I missed something )?

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

She recently went on trial in Spain and reached a plea deal to avoid prison. She was charged with tax evasion and all sorts of fraud. She survived the case, but who knows if this happened other times and in other countries, so she really needs to get her house in order

[–] Konstant@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Spain has weird laws for tax evasion which is why you see accused celebrities (Ronaldo, Messi etc) from time to time. Besides I don't think it's the VIP who are calling the shots on their accounting. They probably just tell their account firm to do their job and it does badly and the celebrity gets caught up in the whole thing which makes the headlines.

[–] siftmama@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Accountants don't do tax evasion. Tax lawyers do.

Spain has weird laws for tax evasion which is why you see accused celebrities (Ronaldo, Messi etc) from time to time.

No, rich people avoid taxes, that's why you see them from time to time.