The mermaid statue in Copenhagen has not had an easy life. She was repeatedly covered with graffiti, lost an arm and her head twice, was blown up, and had a sex toy attached to her body.

She even fell victim to censorship when one of the MPs posted her photo on Facebook, but it was censored and taken down for showing nudity. Only after the surprised MP warned that the blockade was completely absurd did Facebook moderators apologize and post the photo on the social networking site.