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| Statue of U.K. slave trader replaced with one of Black Lives Matter protester |
| 2020-07-16 |
| [CBSNEWS] The statue of a slave trader that was torn down and thrown into a river last month in Bristol, England, was replaced overnight by a sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester with a fist raised to the sky. The new statue of Jen Reid, who helped pull down the statue of 17th-century merchant Edward Colston in June and was photographed in the same pose, was secretly installed by the team of artist Marc Quinn at dawn on Wednesday. A cardboard sign saying "Black lives still matter" was placed beneath the work, which the artist titled "A surge of power (Jen Reid) 2020." The city of Bristol has not yet officially decided what to do with the plinth on which Colston's statue previously stood, and it was unclear Wednesday how long the new statue might remain in the spot. In a statement, Bristol's mayor, Marvin Rees, said that the installation had been put up without permission. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Shift apostrophe to taste. |
| Posted by: Uneck Wheremble3071 2020-07-16 16:47 |
| #7 I'm rare and rebellious, brothers, Resembling those trailbreaking others Who wear a beret And big afro... today... Like their baaad 1970s mother's. |
| Posted by: Angick Munster6176 2020-07-16 16:43 |
| #6 This monolith, duly erected, Shall stand for the class most protected. We honor each wanna-be Non-prima donna And mourn the stars herein collected. |
| Posted by: Woozle Wittlesbach6601 2020-07-16 16:37 |
| #5 Since it is a well-know fact that all black people look alike (I denounce myself!), can't we just paint the statures black until this all blows over? I mean, who is going to know? It's not like this crowd is big on historical literacy. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-07-16 14:51 |
| #4 Looks more like "wanna party mister?" sculpture to me. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-07-16 09:48 |
| #3 Black Lives Matter sculpture erected in UK town removed after 1 day |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-07-16 09:43 |
| #2 "...put up without permission." Some tough talk there. Tea, anyone? |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-07-16 06:35 |
| #1 Pull it down and install something else. Also this was sponsored by an Arm of the UK MSM, Channel 4. They should be jailed. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2020-07-16 04:17 |