Its all over the web: the Luqa monument.
In a nutshell, a monument which, admittedly is shaped like a penis has came into the target of Luqa mayor John Schembri. He wants it removed so that the Pope, who is visiting the island this weekend, does not have to avert his eyes when his entourage drives past. Locally, the monument is already infamous for let’s call them phallic connotations, and while some Maltese are revelling in serious (well as serious as you can get from inflamed comment trolls) debate about it, others are simply enjoying the farce. The story has been featured on sbs.com.au, yahoo news, the guardian and the bbc to name just a few.
However, all I can think of is that the 3 men involved in it, mayor, artist and holy man, are precisely that, men. So maybe what’s happening here is just a manifestation of what men seem to be always thinking about, their ‘pulsating members’! And that they don’t really like stone ones that are bigger and have wilder colours.
