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To find these sultry mermaids a weird choice...

39 replies

blanketstatement · 12/09/2019 16:06

...of mural for a pregnancy assessment unit?

They're so....intense. They're topless. Just...why?

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Yeahnahyeah1 · 12/09/2019 16:08

Oh that is intense.

zxcvhjkl · 12/09/2019 16:15

Well that's different.

I believe the Syrian goddess of fertility was a mermaid. Allegedly.

I doubt she was that intense.

Soubriquet · 12/09/2019 16:18

I like it!

It’s very different

ItsAHardKn0ckLife1 · 12/09/2019 16:19

That looks familiar OP, are you in the north east?

70sWitch · 12/09/2019 16:20

What is a pregnancy assessment unit?

Anyway, I don't like it. They look like sulky teenagers.

SpamChaudFroid · 12/09/2019 16:20

They definitely look like a man's interpretation of mermaids don't they.

blanketstatement · 12/09/2019 16:23

@ItsAHardKn0ckLife1 why aye.

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blanketstatement · 12/09/2019 16:24

Tbh I don't know if this is actually called a pregnancy assessment unit. The equivalent at my normal hospital is called that. It's the hospital clinic where you come to get scans in pregnancy, see consultants etc.

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CSIblonde · 12/09/2019 16:29

It's tacky. I wonder who suggested mermaids & why. Odd choice. Was someone's mate an amateur mural artist & it was a mates rates 'bargain'?

Camomila · 12/09/2019 16:30

I think its a lovely mural. Makes a nice change from what they usually have.

Bellsofstclements · 12/09/2019 16:36

Brilliant. That one's got a bum on her doesn't she?

blanketstatement · 12/09/2019 16:38

@Bellsofstclements she does! Though it's the perky sideboob over on the left that I'm really envious of.

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HumphreyCobblers · 12/09/2019 16:42

good god, that is in a HOSPITAL?

Bellsofstclements · 12/09/2019 16:42

@blanketstatement

That is impressive, especially while reclining. Mine would be under my armpit.

ElizaDee · 12/09/2019 16:47

It reminds me of the drawings in the 80's ladybird version of the little mermaid.

LaurieMarlow · 12/09/2019 16:47

The whole things odd.

steff13 · 12/09/2019 16:48

The one in the right looks like a mermaid version of Kim Kardashian from the waist down.

I don't dislike the mural. I think I would be surprised to see it in a medical facility, though.

KurriKurri · 12/09/2019 16:54

I was thinking the one on the right (with the fuck off face on her)has got a big bum - but she's actually got a big tail hasn't she ? What's that all about ?

It's brought up all sorts of questions in my mind - how do mermaids go to the toilet is obviously one (is it similar to what a goldfish produces ?) and what do mermaids eat - it can't be fish(cannabalism) it can't be plankton or krill (they'd need a big gaping mouth like a basking shark) do they eat algae ?

It's quite a disturbing picture, those mermaids have got 'cult members' written all over them.

Mummyoflittledragon · 12/09/2019 16:57

The one swimming looks very child like. Not terribly realistic. I’m opening my eyes more and more and seeing male influences everywhere.

Juells · 12/09/2019 16:59

The one on the right is based on a photo I've seen online of Nicki Minaj. A lot of her photos really border on porn, so it's an odd choice for inspiration in a pregnancy unit. Also, the choice of females lacking nether regions is odd. I'd think it was done by either a male, or a young female who hasn't come to terms with the reality of childbirth 😂

Not appropriate. The only vaguely appropriate element is the arch, which might represent a vagina. Though given the lack of thought that's gone into the rest of the imagery I doubt it was intended.

GummyGoddess · 12/09/2019 16:59

I quite like it, it's better than the wall of leaflets at my hospital.

Juells · 12/09/2019 17:00

those mermaids have got 'cult members' written all over them.

Indeedy

LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 12/09/2019 17:03

They look like they have sharp little teeth like piranhas. Scary.

BackOnceAgainWithABurnerEmail · 12/09/2019 17:08

Topless but one lock of hair covers her whole nipple!

dollydaydream114 · 12/09/2019 17:10

It looks like something that Beverley from Abigail's Party would have hanging in her bedroom.

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