Grave of Oscar Wilde Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris

[theviker]

the corrosive oils in the lipstick destroy the limestone, plus cleaning it off is wearing the stone down, years from now they will have to replace it with a replica, why not go into the Louvre and sign your name on the mona lisa, leave flowers , leave a candle , leave a poem, but leave the monument alone so future generations can enjoy it

[RatherCrunchyMuffin]

Remember Oscar Wilde's boisterous love of the unconventional and all things tongue-in-cheek. So many people lament the kissing ritual as vandalism, but I can't imagine Wilde would have preferred otherwise. If you were to toss glue over the stone and cover in obnoxious peacock feathers, all the better.

@theviker the act is more symbolic of Wilde than the stone itself. This stone happens to be outstandingly irrelevant (It could almost be anyone else's grave). Stone is also replaceable