Nestled in the heart of New York City, the Charging Bull statue reminds us of "the strength and power of the American people"-plain and simple. However, with the introduction of the Fearless Girl, a corporate campaign for "State Street Global's 'Gender Diversity Index' fund", the massive bronze sculpture takes on an entirely new meaning, and that is why Fearless Girl should be relocated.  

As of now, any visitors to this famous site see a large animal charging a little girl, a message of the world's oppression against women and their success, but that’s not the message Di Modica wanted to convey. Rather, the meaning of the bull is one of perseverance. Of course, America has had many shortcomings throughout its history, but the true story is one of resilience. Rather than becoming entangled in the problems, our country has progressed into the modern day. According to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, "four in every ten graduates of MBA degrees in the United States are women." Furthermore, "females represented 50.7%" of new medical students, another indicator of the growing equality in the workplace. As a result of our failures of treating women as mere commodities, data points such as these reveal the advancement of our society to become more inclusive. If anything, the ideas behind Charging Bull and Fearless Girl actually go hand in hand because enlightened voices advocated for women's rights in a way that promoted a better world. 

Nonetheless, because the statues face one another, their messages don't appear to move together but in opposing directions. Because this arrangement will never promote cooperation, the Fearless Girl should be removed to maintain the original intent of Di Modica's 1989 artwork. Of course, the values represented by the confident girl should be cherished and embraced by all of us, but just not at the expense of another positive sculpture.