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According to Greek mythology, Medusa was stalked & r***d by Poseidon. But, instead of Poseidon facing any consequences, Medusa was blamed for it and Athena cursed her with snake-like hair, greenish skin and whoever gazed at her would turn into stone. A famous sculpture ‘Perseus with the head of Medusa’, even celebrated her beheading at the hands of Perseus, son of Zeus.

However, in an attempt to change the narrative around how we perceive victims of sexual assault, an NY artist will install a 7-foot statue of Medusa holing Perseus’ head. This is especially in honour of the movement and the women who took a stand. It will even be placed at the NY County Criminal Court where the Harvey Weinstein trial took place.

“The place chosen is not accidental, since there they judge cases for crimes related to violence against women,” Sculptor Luciano Garbati said on Instagram.

Here’s to taking back the narrative and to not punishing women for crimes against them.

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