Could Scoring Sally Clarks Council Seat Mean Less Nude Public Art?
Judy Fenton, who filed late Friday to challenge Seattle City Council member Sally Clark, says she hasn’t quite nailed down all of her positions on the issues yet, but she’s sure about one thing: Public art needs to be appropriate for children. Specifically, Fenton is concerned about the fountain at the base of the Olympic Sculpture Park that depicts a man and a boy standing naked facing each other. “We spend a lot of heartfelt time and effort teaching our children boundaries and guidelines, telling them if somebody touches us in ways that aren’t appropriate what they should do,” Fenton explains. “If somebody sees that statue, it will undo that and confuse them.” Fenton says she’s running against Clark (called “Untouchable” on a recent Seattle Weekly cover) because it’s high time she had an opponent. “She was appointed,” Fenton says. “It’s right and proper that she has a contest. It’s not right for leadership roles that have that much responsibility and public trust to run unopposed. It
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