Twitter Users Share Statues That Are Better Than The Ones Protesters Are Tearing Down
The recent protester-initiated takedown of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol (due to his affiliation with slave trade) has sparked much debate, forcing societies to rethink who they choose to honor through this medium.
This has also inspired the takedown of a number of other statues, namely those of Christopher Columbus, Jefferson Davis, and the Portsmouth Confederate Statue, and there are also demands to remove the Cecil Rhodes statue in the UK as well. And while this statue purge continues, it’s important to note that not all statues honor people of dubious or debatable reputation, as there are a number of them honoring political leaders, social activists, and all-around good guys in history.
Twitter has recently begun sharing photos of statues honoring people who have genuinely stood for peace, equality, and justice, speaking against structural racism, sexism, homophobia, and many other social issues.
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https://twitter.com/JustSabina_/status/1271113526506029056?s=20
Växjö Sweden.
Commemorates housewife Danuta Danielsson whacking Neo-Nazi Seppo Seluska.
That's a worthwhile subject for a statue.
Danuta's mum was an Auschwitz survivor. pic.twitter.com/sfwUPBGd7F
— Pete M. ( .–. . – . / — ) (@fastcarspete) June 10, 2020
Sir Nicholas Winton at Maidenhead Station. He organised the ‘Czech Kindertransport’, rescuing 669 Jewish children who would otherwise have ended up in Nazi concentration camps. pic.twitter.com/PEga3QgMaG
— Lady Janny Woman (@JannyWoman) June 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/corinapickering/status/1271440608167632897?s=20
https://twitter.com/Sarakimbap/status/1271237678340734977?s=20
https://twitter.com/_James_Holt_/status/1270704871373770756?s=20
Queen Lili'uokalani, the last queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii before being overthrown and illegally annexed by US marines. She fought and appealed for years afterward to re-claim the islands independence, but ultimately abdicated in order to spare her people from bloody conflict. pic.twitter.com/uSKr2hVefW
— ⚔advanced paranormal threat⚔ (@______undead) June 11, 2020
The famine memorial in Dublin is pretty powerful. Statues should honour the victims, not the oppressors. pic.twitter.com/wR4Cys8sDD
— Do you fancy a fine pirate show? 🏴☠️🏳️🌈 (@_Cailin_Corcra_) June 10, 2020
This statue is a reminder that Jewish refugees entered the U.K. through train stations helping them escape genocide. This one is outside Liverpool Street station. It’s a reminder of the lives we saved by opening our doors, if only we’d let more in. pic.twitter.com/ZXSDOJBFKs
— Emily 👾😈 (@Pip_est89) June 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/InFluxSince83/status/1271341591366639616?s=20
https://twitter.com/cnombret/status/1271252984001896451?s=20
Can I put a vote in for Sheffield’s ‘Women of Steel’? #sheffieldissuper pic.twitter.com/IwsTGBjHbD
— Kate Bottley (@revkatebottley) June 10, 2020
Anne Frank pic.twitter.com/NU7eWs0CN2
— HerefortheMerlot Wine (@HerefortheMerl2) June 12, 2020
Virginia Civil Right Memorial pic.twitter.com/05TFWBhuK9
— Judith Freedman (@JudithFreedman) June 10, 2020
can i just add.. Lapu-Lapu of Mactan, Philippines. He was the first native to resist imperial Spanish colonization and is best known for the Battle of Mactan. This datu (leader) and his soldiers defeated Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Truly a hero pic.twitter.com/qj4BoYQ9UT
— raven⁷ (@moongiggles) June 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/firendeslre/status/1271238242071908353?s=20
https://twitter.com/LaurenceL_Art/status/1271337985880006658?s=20
C.L Dellums, a Black labor activist at the Amtrak station in Oakland, California. pic.twitter.com/pdDVNYbL59
— Sterling G. Hardaway (@SterHardaway) June 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/SammSpamm1/status/1271288707174133766?s=20
Martin Luther King Jr in Newcastle and Emily Wilding Davison in Morpeth pic.twitter.com/C3PH2VZhkN
— David 🇪🇺🇬🇧 (@onthemoon69) June 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/Tweettweetter/status/1271327862423818240?s=20
Coal city Enugu Eastern Nigeria . 18th Nov 1949, 21 striking coal miners Massacred by British Government. pic.twitter.com/9jYQ3OMtsv
— Ikechukwu (@nwoke_mgbowo) June 12, 2020
https://twitter.com/CuteGal432121/status/1271298431194148864?s=20
https://twitter.com/JaneyGodley/status/1270730692712939520?s=20
https://twitter.com/ARCASH/status/1271205808022319104?s=20
mary slessor, Christian missionary work in Africa;women's rights and rescuing children from infanticide. In calabar land "Nigeria" pic.twitter.com/vvPzVV0YCI
— Hugoboss (@Hugoboss_75) June 11, 2020
And there's toussaint louverture who among others things, helped transform the slave insurgents into a revolutionary movement pic.twitter.com/UrTNHV7eEp
— sphiwe mingaz (@Sphiwe52346137) June 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/TinkerbellTinny/status/1271319672894263299?s=20
https://twitter.com/rattlecans/status/1270729087942828033?s=20
