One New York Town Does Not Love 'Lucy'

Won't someone think of the children?

ugly lucyLucille Ball is an American treasure, a stalwart in the female-centric comedy genre, and an untouchable TV icon.

But one town — technically, it’s a village — in upstate New York would like to forget about her via a wrecking ball and a backhoe.

Ball was born in Jamestown, New York, and raised in the aforementioned village dubbed Celoron.

The statue/abberation was created to celebrate the queen of comedy and her hometown…and to scare the hell out of any children within a 15-block radius.

According to this story in Yahoo!, an especially vocal fan wishing to remain anonymous started a Facebook group to advocate for the statue’s removal:

“The people of Celoron have erected this horrible statue of Lucy in her hometown. It

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