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Danish statue of Little Mermaid vandalized with 'Racist Fish' graffiti

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Yahoo News

Copenhagen's Little Mermaid labelled 'racist fish'

Denmark woke up on Friday to the words "racist fish" scrawled across the base of the "Little Mermaid", the bronze statue honouring Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale that perches on a rock in the sea off a pier in Copenhagen. "We consider it vandalism and have started

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Evening Standard

Little Mermaid statue vandalised with ‘racist fish’ graffiti

A statue of the Little Mermaid has been branded with the words “racist fish” in Denmark’s capital. The iconic landmark, which sits at the entrance to Copenhagen harbour, has been targeted by vandals on numerous occasions over the years. They have previously dislodged the 107-year-old off her stone perch, painted her and even beheaded her. The city’s police said no one had claimed responsibility for the latest assault.

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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WION

Denmark: Little Mermaid statue vandalised; branded 'racist fish' in graffiti attack

The statue of the 'Little Mermaid' on the entrance to Copenhagen harbour has been daubed with the words “racist fish” scrawled across the base The 107-year-old bronze statue honours the famous fairy tale of Hans Christian Andersen's that perches on a rock in the sea off a pier in Copenhagen. Also read: Australian mountain range named after Belgium's King Leopold II re-christened

4 years ago·Noida, India

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NY Daily News

’Racist fish’ scrawled on Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen

Copenhagen's Little Mermaid Statue has been vandalized with the words "racist fish."

4 years ago·New York, United States

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Japan Today

Statue of Little Mermaid in Denmark vandalized again

The famed statue of Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid, one of Copenhagen’s biggest tourist draws, has been vandalized with the text “racist fish.” The words were tagged on the stone on which the oft-attacked 1.65-meter-high bronze is sitting at the entrance of the Copenhagen harbor. No one has taken responsibility…

4 years ago·Sakado, Japan

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Iltalehti

The Danish Little Mermaid was stunned with the text “racist fish”

Experts don’t figure out what racist the protagonist of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale is. The Little Mermaid statue in front of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, was crushed on Friday. The stone “racist fish” was written on the stone at the base of the statue, says The Guardian, among others. Protesters have recently tossed down statues of people associated with racism and slavery around the world. Last month, red paint was poured over a stat…

4 years ago·Finland

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