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T_i_B

(14,738 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2020, 01:00 PM Jun 2020

BLM protesters topple statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston (UK)

Source: Guardian

Black Lives Matters protesters in Bristol have pulled down a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston.

Demonstrators attached a rope to the grade II-listed statue on Colston Avenue on Sunday before pulling it to the ground as crowds cheered.

They then jumped on it and rolled it down the street to the harbour before pushing it into the river Avon.

The 18ft bronze statue, erected in 1895, has long been a focal point for anger at the city’s role in the slave trade and the continued commemoration of those who were involved in it.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/07/blm-protesters-topple-statue-of-bristol-slave-trader-edward-colston

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BLM protesters topple statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston (UK) (Original Post) T_i_B Jun 2020 OP

Good job. eShirl Jun 2020 #1

That's the way to do it! Talitha Jun 2020 #2

That is amazing! Politicub Jun 2020 #3

Kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol... jpak Jun 2020 #4

...when they do the Bristol Stomp! scarletwoman Jun 2020 #7

Hee hee jpak Jun 2020 #11

Oh, THAT Bristol. Iggo Jun 2020 #5

Good job not fooled Jun 2020 #6

Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #8

I want to zero in on this apologetic statement Miguelito Loveless Jun 2020 #9

+1 dalton99a Jun 2020 #12

England's history of racism is what we modeled. We share that for sure. Good to see it toppled into Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #10

Gary Clark Jr said it best alfredo Jun 2020 #13

I guess I'll be the person to say it: Blue_Tires Jun 2020 #14

It's been fished out T_i_B Jun 2020 #15

eShirl

(18,494 posts)

1. Good job.

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 01:22 PM

Jun 2020

Talitha

(6,593 posts)

2. That's the way to do it!

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 01:25 PM

Jun 2020

Politicub

(12,165 posts)

3. That is amazing!

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 01:26 PM

Jun 2020

jpak

(41,758 posts)

4. Kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol...

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 02:07 PM

Jun 2020

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

7. ...when they do the Bristol Stomp!

Reply to jpak (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 02:47 PM

Jun 2020

jpak

(41,758 posts)

11. Hee hee

Reply to scarletwoman (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:52 PM

Jun 2020

Iggo

(47,558 posts)

5. Oh, THAT Bristol.

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 02:38 PM

Jun 2020

Good.

not fooled

(5,801 posts)

6. Good job

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 02:42 PM

Jun 2020

please melt down and recycle the bronze.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,035 posts)

8. Good

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:01 PM

Jun 2020

Miguelito Loveless

(4,465 posts)

9. I want to zero in on this apologetic statement

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:10 PM

Jun 2020

“The statue is of particular historical interest, the subject being Edward Colston, Bristol’s most famous philanthropist, now also noted for his involvement in the slave trade.”

You cannot wash away the blood on your hands with blood money.

This is a fundamental truth that conservatives never understand.

dalton99a

(81,516 posts)

12. +1

Reply to Miguelito Loveless (Reply #9)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:54 PM

Jun 2020

Evolve Dammit

(16,743 posts)

10. England's history of racism is what we modeled. We share that for sure. Good to see it toppled into

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2020, 03:16 PM

Jun 2020

the canal. Jolly good.

alfredo

(60,074 posts)

13. Gary Clark Jr said it best

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:51 AM

Jun 2020

“This Land“

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

14. I guess I'll be the person to say it:

Reply to T_i_B (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2020, 12:20 PM

Jun 2020

I don't like seeing waterways polluted more than they already are... Hopefully the city will fish it out and recycle/scrap it

T_i_B

(14,738 posts)

15. It's been fished out

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #14)

Thu Jun 11, 2020, 07:30 AM

Jun 2020

To be honest, I'm more concerned about river pollution in Bristol from coke bottles and crisp packets than from bronze statues

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-53004748

A statue of a slave trader that was thrown into a harbour by anti-racism protestors has been retrieved from the water.

Black Lives Matter demonstrators tore down the statue of Edward Colston during a protest in Bristol on Sunday.

Bristol City Council said it needed to be removed from the water because the city had a "working harbour".

The statue will be taken to a secure location to be hosed down before becoming a museum exhibit.

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