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.orgexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down120
arrow-up1537arrow-down1external-linkRobert E. Lee statue being melted down; bronze to be re-used for new more inclusive artwww.npr.orgHallowellNash@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareyata@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·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.
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.