Posted on 11/17/2023 4:55:22 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
Consensus at meeting: Remove Stephen Foster statue
Among the more two dozen people who spoke Wednesday evening before the city’s Art Commission Wednesday, most wanted the Stephen Foster statue along the Oakland stretch of Forbes Avenue to be taken down or moved somewhere less visible. But few speakers were as hostile as Billy Hileman.
“You should melt the metal part down and recoup a little bit of [money],” said the educator and veteran activist during the hour-long hearing. “And then maybe make gravel out of the pedestal.”
That drew laughter from a crowd of more than 60, but Mr. Hileman choked up moments later.
“Obviously I can’t speak for people of color,” said Mr. Hileman, who is white, “but I can speak for me. I’m tired of being a part of this.”
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Ha! very bizarre!
YES! I was watching this video of her a few days ago, “You should always choose the party” The party comes first above all else. Gee, who does that sound like?
I'm sure everyone in attendance were Leftist activists.
I love to rewatch the video of the blm’s tearing down the statue and it hits the guy in the head. karma
That was brilliant!
Good point. Why isn't the left offended?
Camptown ladies never sang do-dah all night long...no no.
It is time we told the left to just go fu#k themselves.
American Taliban.
They’ll be coming for Mel Brooks any day now.
Yes indeed. Remove/outlaw American history and invite in tens of millions of illegals.
We are such a cool country. What other nation in world history has voluntary and willingly and enthusiastically destroyed itself as quickly as possible.
Nah, Mel's Good. He paid the ransom.
Exactly. It’s astounding to me how many people sit back and take this crap. Me, I would be immediately in their faces, my temper is insane. Like these “non-binary” a-holes who demand you call them “they” or “zhe”...How about “F off”? lol
I grew up in New York city and there are so many statues they took down there that were beautiful, probably the best was the statue of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Teddy Roosevelt and the Marxists didn’t like it that the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES broke the height requirement when near an Indian and a black man, thus it had to be removed as if these US hating Marxists twats are the final authority when it comes to statues, nobody else gets a say except for them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_Statue_of_Theodore_Roosevelt_(New_York_City)
The truth and reality is that the banjo playing “black” man sitting beneath Foster is appropriate and complementary, as it was from such persons Foster heard musical motifs that inspired quite a number of his works. How is that truth “racist”? It isn’t.
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