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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-by-sculpture-of-black-lives-matter-protester
Well executed, brilliant idea.
Fantastic
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-by-sculpture-of-black-lives-matter-protester
Well executed, brilliant idea.
Yeah!Fantastic
Can you elaborate on this?That statue is an utter joke. People have disappeared right up their own arses now.
It's just so irrelevant. None of this means anything, it's all just posturing really.Can you elaborate on this?
It very obviously means something. It's all about meaning surely?It's just so irrelevant. None of this means anything, it's all just posturing really.
It hopefully means the turning point in true equality.It's just so irrelevant. None of this means anything, it's all just posturing really.
It's far from irrelevant. Just flick up a few posts and watch that noose video ffs.It's just so irrelevant. None of this means anything, it's all just posturing really.
It very obviously means something. It's all about meaning surely?
It hopefully means the turning point in true equality.
I don't think it achieves anything. It's all ego stroking. There's no easy fix. Ripping down old statues nobody gave a shit about does nothing. It serves only to divide further - the racists will become more entrenched, and everyone else will think "yep, basically already agreed with that".It's far from irrelevant. Just flick up a few posts and watch that noose video ffs.
Racists will remain racists. It's all about educating future generations and making sure every decent person knows to speak out against racist pricks.the racists will become more entrenched
Learn to read.What are you even on about?
That’s not going to help him with your posts to be fair.Learn to read.
Really? That’s a shame.Statue is coming down, guess it was too intimidating for some out there.
Pardon me, my reading skills are no match for your eloquent writing skills.Learn to read.
Not exactly a surprise, but hope they can find a decent home for the statue.Statue is coming down, guess it was too intimidating for some out there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-53423415
You can't just go around tearing statues down and then putting your own one up. Obviously the council have to do the right thing but at least people who are alive today will get to discuss what should go there and get to decide what should be celebrated.Not exactly a surprise, but hope they can find a decent home for the statue.
Let's start by removing british named streets on commonwealth countries.We have slavers and gammon cnuts littering our plinths the length and breadth of this island. I'm betting that the British working class, women and other non-gammon cnuts weren't consulted when they were erected. Rip that shit out by the roots and let's have something that represents decency decorate our streets for once.
Well exactly. I like the idea of the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, where you can have different installations meaning different things to different people. They should have similar around the country so everyone can feel included.You can't just go around tearing statues down and then putting your own one up. Obviously the council have to do the right thing but at least people who are alive today will get to discuss what should go there and get to decide what should be celebrated.
Bound to stir up the right wingers and out and out racists but even if it has been provocative and either kept discussion or thought going for a day or so then it has achieved something very valuable.
Anyone know the story after this, what the guy was stopped for, what happened after etc?Tweet
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I think it’s not a bad idea personally, kind of cool to replace it with something associated with the protests...however who is the statue depicting? We don’t know anything about him.Statue is coming down, guess it was too intimidating for some out there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-53423415
Not in a (respect mah authoritaaa) fit of rage.... Imo.how exactly is he supposed to handle that passive-resistance non-compliance sovereign citizen nonsense?
He can make the arrest without all that threatening shit talking whilst being filmed, that’s what can land him in trouble. The other 2 officers have ties on so my guess is they are brand new trainees and he might be a training officer, so probably wanted to show off in front of them of “how to handle business”.The cop is an arse hole and certainly doesn't help himself with his choice of words, but to be fair, how exactly is he supposed to handle that passive-resistance non-compliance sovereign citizen nonsense?
His lawyer looks a state.
We (myself and those like me) kinda accepted it as the standard so I guess it doesn't surprise us anymore. At certain establishments we have to be dressed extra smart, and behave extra sober, etc... Can't see it changing anytime soon either.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53425148
Edward Enninful: British Vogue editor 'racially profiled' at work
Much less obvious than Floyd, Martin or Taylor but, for the majority of black people (and other people of colour), this is a very real and consistent lived experience.
As a one-off it may not seem that bad but it gets incredibly tiring when it happens persistently.