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OMG guys, did you see what happened yesterday?
THE STATUE OF A SLAVE TRADER IN BRISTOL GOT BROUGHT DOWN, DRAGGED AWAY, AND DUMPED IN THE RIVER!!!!!!!!!!
I’M SO THRILLED I CAN’T TELL YOU.
The guy was a slave trader who made himself a fortune in kidnapping and selling people, then donated a bunch of that fortune and got himself a statue in a place where that money was more important than the lives he’d destroyed. If you’re thinking of Cecil Rhodes etc, you’re not wrong (though Rhodes was on a level it’s pretty hard to match).
I just. YES.
( cut for me blahing on about why I think this is great and the statue needed to go )
Also LMAO:
It’s easy to overstate the importance of symbolism, but I’m just gonna savour this moment for a sec.
THE STATUE OF A SLAVE TRADER IN BRISTOL GOT BROUGHT DOWN, DRAGGED AWAY, AND DUMPED IN THE RIVER!!!!!!!!!!
OMFG YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSS https://t.co/kfzsZX6z8j
— 🔞Becky (@LokifanLJ) June 7, 2020
I’M SO THRILLED I CAN’T TELL YOU.
The guy was a slave trader who made himself a fortune in kidnapping and selling people, then donated a bunch of that fortune and got himself a statue in a place where that money was more important than the lives he’d destroyed. If you’re thinking of Cecil Rhodes etc, you’re not wrong (though Rhodes was on a level it’s pretty hard to match).
I just. YES.
( cut for me blahing on about why I think this is great and the statue needed to go )
Also LMAO:
And Wikipedia pic.twitter.com/S659GT1IZJ
— Harvey 🚜🇬🇧 (@MccartneyHarvey) June 7, 2020
It’s easy to overstate the importance of symbolism, but I’m just gonna savour this moment for a sec.