Grantsville City, Utah residents are rallying behind a Halloween decoration featuring a pole-dancing skeleton that the city has deemed too risqué.
A since-deleted Facebook post posted by city officials showed a skeleton with a purple wig twirling upside down around a street sign as two other skeleton figures — one with it’s mouth open in shock — watch from lawn chairs, according to Insider.
“You have until 9pm tonight [October 18] to take down your decorations or they will be removed by the city,” the post read. “Displays like this are not acceptable as it is against city code to attach anything to a street sign.”
Residents have flooded the town’s Facebook page with comments supporting the skeleton and condemning the city for deleting its original post. Even unrelated posts from the city on social media are now being deluged with dozens of gifs of dancing skeletons.
“Haha, bunch of prudes,” one Facebook user commented on the town’s page. “That Halloween decoration was amazing! And…you blasting it on social media made sure more people would see it! Thank you.”
The mastermind behind the display, Christopher Fujishin, complied, at least in part, with the city’s order, moving the Halloween scene into his front yard instead.