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Controversy around 55-foot-tall nude woman sculpture in San Leandro continues (GRAPHIC WARNING) [View all]
A three-story-tall sculpture of a female silhouette called "Truth Is Beauty" first appeared at Burning Man in 2013.
Now, this graceful figure is being raised at San Leandro's new Tech Campus, with her feet and calves taking shape this week.
But while people on the playa were delighted by this 13,000-pound nude, residents of the East Bay city have mixed feelings about her.
The majority see her as a beautiful addition to the community. "I didn't think of it as offensive in any way, because it's just a woman posing who happens to be naked," Bay Area resident Breana Lankford, who approves of the statue, told KPIX-TV. "And it's pretty see through, so it's not like there's going to be any explicit details."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/San-Leandro-Truth-is-Beauty-sculpture-nude-9145455.php
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