Clearly we haven't learnt enoughReplacement statue: I don`t know their name yet, but whoever it is that receives a sentence for criminal damage for pulling it down. And then, still not knowing names, but whoever it is/they are that pull down the statue of the person who pulled down the statue, and so on....... until such time as people prefer to have a long standing statue in place, i`d suggest Rodin`s "The Thinker" - so that people can ponder whether contemporary obsession with virtue signalling over things in the distant past is more constructive and preferable to dealing with history as just that, history. People learn from history, it makes little sense to try and unpick it and hide it. If society is democratically unhappy with a statue for historical reasons - put the statue in a museum and allow current and future generations to learn from it, for goodness sake.
We should be looking at the future, two children holding hands, one black one white.
We should be looking at the future, two children holding hands, one black one white.
Great shout mate , but..... He's privilidged , and he can't change that.Sir Captain Tom.
Great shout mate , but..... He's privilidged , and he can't change that.
In these modern times, whoever the new statue represents, it should be made from the recycled melted down and recast bronze from the Colston statue.
Sexist !some iconic female with a enormous pair of bristols would be appropriate.
We should be looking at the future, two children holding hands, one black one white.
That's a good shout. Although those of asian ethnicity may feel aggrieved
That could also represent a celebration of the end to coronavirus a great idea.My elder brother works in the Bristol area I will put that suggestion to him.I feel sure he will like it and he has a little bit of a say in that area so might be able to put that forward at some point.We should be looking at the future, two children holding hands, one black one white.
There should be a monument to slavery where the statue stood. the statue should be rescued from the drink and put in a heritage centre with full chapter and verse as to how Bristol, along with other UK cities, got rich on the back of slavery. That's one small step but much, much more has to be done to ensure equal opportunity even if it means direct positive action.