Women’s rights mural gets defaced, causes outrage on the internet

By: Kathreena Gabaldon - 6 years ago

A lot of people around the world continue to fight for women’s rights by encouraging communities to fight gender stereotypes. While many of us opt to become an advocate for gender equality and even intend to raise money just to support a certain organization, others express their point of view through their works of art.

Recently, murals of sexual assault victims went viral online as it was reportedly destroyed by another artist. According to a Twitter post, a graffiti artist replaced the original work not only once, but twice.

this just screams "wHat aBoUt mHenS riGhTs??" pic.twitter.com/epQCjKr3KY

— sunn (@pusangkalat) April 4, 2019

The original wall painting aims to prevent catcalling and other forms of harassment in public to create a safer place for everyone. But after three days, the said artwork was replaced with spray-painted graffiti.

Unfortunately, the graffiti artist got the same treatment when another artist painted over a huge “RESPECT EACH OTHER” on his work. But it doesn’t stop there, as someone also defaced the painted quote with “RESPECT EACH ODER” that triggered online users.

Netizens were outraged by how an artist disrespect other artist’s work. Here are some of their reactions about the damaged artwork:

THIS IS SO DISAPPOINTING. THE FACT THAT THE ARTIST SPENT A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE THAT PARA LANG BABUYIN NIYO. GRABE, NAKAKAHIYA. pic.twitter.com/yDW6rtYdie

— ☆ (@kingiiana) April 4, 2019