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The bronze don’t lie

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 10 months 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...

[–] [email protected] 50 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Better than worshipping Civil War era racists.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Heritage! drunk eagle in mesh tank top flies by

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Abso-fucking-lutely.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Shakira law. Hips be upon her.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's Shakira, they focused.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago

Gotta make sure that the hips don't lie

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean, remember that one from Christian Ronaldo?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Is it bad? Can't be worse than what PES did to him 🤷

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

most vandalized letter m in the world

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Tax slips don't lie...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months 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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Shakira Shakira

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months 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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Paid with money from all the tax she evades i guess

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Pique loves this 😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

My hips don’t lie unless it is about my taxes.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months 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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months 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.