The Statues

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(07-14-2020, 02:28 PM)fredtoast Wrote: That is not the way it works with public displays. An individual can adorn his private property with all the swastikas and lynching imagry he wants. B ut he doesn't get to decide what is offensive for public displays.

Outside of the false equivalency of comparing this statue to swastikas and lynching imagery; you have a point. The public should decide and more so those within the community. In this back and forth I've given ample proof that the image is of a freed slave preparing to rise; but it doesn't matter, because some have found it offensive and care less about the message.

If the majority of this community decides the statue should be removed; it should be removed. If it offends a few folks with an alternate agenda, then maybe it should remain for those who choose to view it and consider the message for themselves.