the firemen are "glorified" more than anyone else because their sacrifice is bigger. not to say that they're any more important, etc, but it comes down to "hero vs. victim," and in this case (right or wrong), the hero gets more credit / respect.
then, in the debate of hero vs hero (i.e; firemen vs. cop vs. nurse, etc), firemen again come out "on top," as the number lost was significantly MUCH higher than any other breakdown.
anywho, for the most part, id say i agree with apollo.
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Originally posted by Apollo:
I'm usually all for showing racial diversity. However, in this case, I think it's a mistake to base this statue on an image that everyone recognizes, but then alter it to appease racial sensibilities. I also find it disingenuous, because it's long been a fact that the NY Fire Department is almost all white.
true.
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Personally, I think such memorials should be minimalist or abstract, and not realistic figurative images to avoid these issues.
i mostly agree with this.
if you're going to base the statue on the photograph, do just that -- base the statue on the photograph, uneditted, unaltered. but, if the goal is to get a more unified look, and strive for politicall correctness, go the macy's manequin route, and create figures without faces or distinct features -- ambiguous enough to represent anyone. that way, you could symbolically represent firemen, cop, stock broker, man, woman, white, black, american, german, etc, etc. all in one fell swoop.
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Anyway, the question is moot; they've cancelled that version of the statue.
is it?
anyone know if this story is online anywhere? id like to check it out (and post it here)
