There’s a heated debate taking place in a historic Maryland community over a couple of statues that were installed last year. One that will make anything going on where you live look minute in comparison.
The old mill town of Ellicott City, Maryland, dared to think outside the box and have a peach and an eggplant sculpture installed on Main Street as part of the “Fund for Art in Ellicott City.”
Somehow, these works of art have had their appropriateness called into question. It just goes to show you that we are, as a people, spending way too much time staring at our phones.
Those on the Historic Preservation Commission, reports WBAL-TV 11, have expressed concerns that the large peach located outside a cafe and the large eggplant across the street distract from the historic buildings in the area.
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They asked that the artwork be removed. That’s not going to happen thanks to a ruling last week by a judge who ruled they can stay right where they are. This is a decision many in the community support. They want their giant peach and eggplant on Main Street.
“There was a huge debacle because of the sexual innuendos with the peach and the eggplant,” said Paula Dwyer, the owner of Georgia Grace Cafe and one of the people on the right side of history.
Petitions to keep the statues were started and there was a lot of support, according to the cafe owner.
“Everybody on the street was signing. They came in, ‘Where can I sign these petitions? We want the peach to stay. We want it here. We love it,” Dwyer continued.
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“We were cheering! I mean, we were so excited. The Historic Preservation Commission just didn’t have the authority to accept or deny this public art. The guidelines just didn’t address it, and so they vacated it. So, the peach gets to stay. I’m so happy about it because the town is going to be happy about it.”
Can you imagine making your way on Main Street and being unable to point and laugh at an oversized peach and eggplant like an adult? You’re not alone.
The controversy isn’t one at all to Carlee Pugh, a local who was born and raised in Ellicott City, and she summed up the situation perfectly: “I don’t think it’s that serious. I think it’s a little fun piece of fruit, and if you’re going to get your panties in a twist about that, then that’s all you.”
Exactly. So what, the peach and eggplant are used to represent something else when you’re texting. They’re just little fun pieces of fruit when you make statues out of them.
