Marge Simpson mural shows middle finger at Iran consulate

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 11 - A mural of Marge Simpson showing the middle finger has appeared outside the Iranian consulate in Milan as part of a wave of protests following last month's death in morality police custody of a 22-year-old Iranian woman stopped for not wearing the hijab properly.
    The street artist, aleXsandro Palombo, said it was a way of keeping attention up on Mahsa Amini's death amid a brutal crackdown in Iran that has left scores killed.
    "Keeping attention alive on this dramatic event is of vital importance because it is the only way we have to strongly support young Iranians," said Palumbo, who had previously put up a mural of the cartoon character cutting her hair in imitation of Iranian women's protests.
    That first mural was erased in less than 24 hours but it spread like wildfire on social media.
    The new work, called The Cut 2, appeared in Viale Monte Rosa in the Lombard capital Tuesday morning. (ANSA).