Furious Debate Over Female Statue Being 'Sexually Harassed'

People are claiming that the famous statue of Juliet in Verona, Italy is being 'sexually harassed' by tourists.

The statue is based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and has been a landmark spot for visitors alongside Juliet's house (Casa di Giulietta) and Juliet's balcony.

It was TikTok user @acaciasoren who claimed that the bronze statue of Juliet was being 'sexually harassed' by those who visited, posting a video of people fondling the statue. Watch here:

He pointed out that the statue's breasts had been touched so often that they had faded in colour, accompanying the video with the hashtag: "#justiceforjuliet".

A lot of viewers were a little bit weirded out after watching people queue up to touch Juliet's chest - especially when they considered how old Juliet was in Shakespeare's play.

"Sooo was the part of Romeo and Juliet being teens missed in school or….." commented one uneasy viewer.

A second asked: "isn't she 12 in the play?"

"It’s her 13th birthday yeah," replied a third TikToker.

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Another commented: "I would hold her hand or somethin, why do people have to be so disrespectful 😅," while one viewer asked: "Like how are they not embarrassed."

However, some TikTok users argued that it's tradition to touch Juliet's breast as an act of good luck.

One viewer argued: "They're touching her heart for good luck, this take is so chronically online 💀".

Another explained: "I went there in 2009, we (all teen girls) were told that women touching her bosom would be given luck in love."

And a third added: "u guys know it's like an innocent good luck charm thing lmfao."

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Others argued that there were far more serious issues to be concerned about.

One comment read: "y'all need to chill. imagine getting this worked up about a piece of metal.😂".

And another added: "y'all, put this energy into actually helping victims of SA and not a statue."