I've been shouted down as a misogynist twice when I've brought up State Street and the sculpture. It's literally ended friendships because someone couldn't be arsed to find out where their latest ideological torch came from.
I've lately come to the conclusion that most people don't have interest in nuance and whoever can tell a simpler narrative gets their allegiance. This, I believe, is why the Democrats are losing: in order to square their ideology with the lack of benefit it provides to most rank & file Americans, they're forced to pause, hold up their hands, and cite Keynes. Republicans, on the other hand, can say "blame the darkies" and move on. "girl statue = female empowerment" is a simple narrative. "girl statue = opportunistic marketing move by giant misogynistic hedge fund at the expense of art" is not. If you can't fit it on a matchbook it must be a lie.