[pjc50]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Edward_Colston

The statue of a slaver and mass murderer had been controversial for the past 30 years. I wonder if things would have gone differently if the "recontextualisation" plaque had been allowed.

There has, predictably, been a backlash. Resulting in this fiasco where a guy came from Essex to defend some statues he didn't understand ended up urinating on a monument he didn't notice. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53040301

[UncleMeat]

Symbols are more powerful than words. Statues have always existed to project values. A plaque adding context won’t actually achieve the goal.

[Chris2048]

> a guy came from Essex to defend some statues he didn't understand ended up urinating on a monument he didn't notice

That article doesn't say much about the guy who urinate, how do you know what he knew/understood, or where he came from?

[pjc50]

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