Maybe She Has A Point, But Replacing It With That Hideous Lion Picture, Which Will Be Totally Out Of Keeping With It's Surrounding Decor.

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5859955/Lord-Mayor-Bristol-removes-portrait-slave-trader-Edward-Colston-office.html

[dannyk13]

What a hideous painting of a (supposed) lion.

[Zacs-Master]

Quite right too.

[ummmm]

3 lions on a shirt.

[Mamyalynne]

I too agree it's a bit out of place, though a fabulous picture of the Lion - it will only be for the duration of her term of office.

[anotheoldgit]

I bet she instantly recognised the portrait of Edward Colston as soon as she saw it, not to mention knowing of his association with the slave trade?

[Zacs-Master]

(ah, now we get to the crux of the post)

[ummmm]

Zacs - you didn't know that from the beginning? :-D

[Jackdaw33]

Instead of a portrait of a lion she should have installed a portrait of a cow (of the silly variety).

[Zacs-Master]

I thought AOG had turned over a new leaf. Shouldaknownbetter.

[Mamyalynne]

As a Bristol Councillor I should hope she did know of Colston - would be most odd not to.

[Bazile]

//Maybe She Has A Point..//
Are you sure you wanted that in your heading ?

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master

/// (ah, now we get to the crux of the post) ///

And pray what would that be, kind sir?

[woofgang]

Its actually not uncommon for officials to make some changes to their official rooms for the duration of their office. I think that moving the painting of a well known slave trader to a museum about the slave trade is quite appropriate. I can't see the pictures on the mail link, just get blank placeholders so can't comment on the lion picture.

[anotheoldgit]

Bazile

//Maybe She Has A Point..//
Are you sure you wanted that in your heading ?

You see when one puts something positive in one's post, there are some who still get upset, because they can't turn the post into yet another anti-AOG thread.

[Zacs-Master]

The fact that the lady in question is mixed race, AOG. It wouldn't have been a story for you otherwise.

[Zacs-Master]

Ah, but then you reverted to type 5 mins later, AOG.

[anotheoldgit]

woofgang

And that is why I put "Maybe she has a point" (which it seems has ruffled a few feathers, for reasons only known to them).

But if you could see the Lion picture and the surrounding area, you would know where I was coming from.

[anotheoldgit]

Zacs-Master

It is only you who has mentioned the ladies colour, which says much more of you, than it ever could of me.

[Cloverjo]

I don't think it matters what she replaces the Colston picture with. It was quite right for her to get rid of it.

[Zacs-Master]

The direction you're coming from is the same one as always AOG......just to the right of Enoch Powell.