Twitter Users Share Statues That Are Better Than The Ones Protesters Are Tearing Down – Design You Trust

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.

h/t: boredpanda

https://twitter.com/JustSabina_/status/1271113526506029056?s=20


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


https://twitter.com/InFluxSince83/status/1271341591366639616?s=20
https://twitter.com/cnombret/status/1271252984001896451?s=20


https://twitter.com/firendeslre/status/1271238242071908353?s=20
https://twitter.com/LaurenceL_Art/status/1271337985880006658?s=20


https://twitter.com/SammSpamm1/status/1271288707174133766?s=20


https://twitter.com/Tweettweetter/status/1271327862423818240?s=20


https://twitter.com/CuteGal432121/status/1271298431194148864?s=20
https://twitter.com/JaneyGodley/status/1270730692712939520?s=20
https://twitter.com/ARCASH/status/1271205808022319104?s=20


https://twitter.com/TinkerbellTinny/status/1271319672894263299?s=20
https://twitter.com/rattlecans/status/1270729087942828033?s=20

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