The rude word has since been removed from the statue, which cost £300,000 and was unveiled in May 2022.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12878654

A pensioner has been caught on CCTV apparently spraying the word ‘b******’ onto the plinth holding a statue of Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister.

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Its installation was controversial and it has been egged and spat on – with some jokers even marking the statue as a public toilet on Google Maps.

    • blindsight@beehaw.org
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      9 months ago

      The image shows it ending with |D. Options:

      B***ID
      B***HD
      B***ND
      B***AD

      The shape of the | means I think these are unlikely: B***WD
      B***MD
      B***JD
      B***VD

      If the picture and number of stars are both accurate, and I’m reading it correctly, then I’m at a loss.

      BEHIND wouldn’t be censored, I assume, but who idk. British sweating is different than Canadian. You can say “fuck” on TV but not “bloody hell”, so there’s probably something there in missing.