@HallowellNash@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agoRobert E. Lee statue being melted down; bronze to be re-used for new more inclusive artwww.npr.orgmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1557 cross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
arrow-up1557external-linkRobert E. Lee statue being melted down; bronze to be re-used for new more inclusive artwww.npr.org@HallowellNash@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square66fedilink cross-posted to: news@hexbear.net
minus-square👁️👄👁️linkfedilinkEnglish19•11 months agoI’m glad they broadcasted that completely unnecessary detail just to rub it in lol
minus-square@yata@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink4•edit-211 months agoIt wasn’t an unnecessary detail, it is integral to the story because it is deliberate positive symbolism. To counter that the original statue stood for deliberate hateful symbolism.
I’m glad they broadcasted that completely unnecessary detail just to rub it in lol
It wasn’t an unnecessary detail, it is integral to the story because it is deliberate positive symbolism. To counter that the original statue stood for deliberate hateful symbolism.