Colston Vandals Cleared

[fender62]

the judge just greenlighted it's ok to vandalise, if you don't like a statue or painting just knock it down or rip it up, history is there to be trodden on if it offends you...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10371949/BLM-protestors-not-guilty-criminal-damage-toppling-Edward-Colston-statue-Bristol.html

[pixie374]

By what means, spice? Are you genuinely suggesting that these few people override all history and popularity?
Bless you x

[pixie374]

5/7 white, not worried about racism. OK.

[ynnafymmi]

But you said white men decide policy in Bristol,pixie374.Doesnt look like it to me.Looks like they are outnumbered.

[pixie374]

Look at the photo then....! In any case, it's unlikely they have completely free rein, without having to appeal to others.

[Spicerack]

Gromit
//Posters are still calling the BLM protestors even though they were acquitted.//

You need to rethink that one, gromit.

[ynnafymmi]

I think there are two white men in that photo,pixie374.Are you suggesting that these two white men decide policy in Bristol?Are the other five just sitting there for the photo?

[pixie374]

I see two not white. As I said- do you honestly believe those handful of people, can literally override inbuilt racism? Is that what you are claiming?

[Deskdiary]

It fits the narrative ynnafmmi!

[pixie374]

Bear in mind, I never mentioned Bristol. That was spice.

[ynnafymmi]

Are you saying that the white women in the photo are actually men,pixie374?

[Spicerack]

pixie374I'
//People are not listened to, equally. Still, people who are not white, female, young, old gay and so on... are not properly represented. It will take a long time.//

Only one white guy in the picture, Pixie, and he sure ain't old (and I wouldn't bet the house on him being straight either)
Let's just face it, you made an assumption, probably based on 1960's Ken Loach films, and you were wrong,,,,,,,,,again.
If I, an old white guy, might make a 'helpful' suggestion. Try a little research before blundering into threads all guns blazing. x

[pixie374]

Ynnaf, where did I say that? I said 5/7 white...
And, what makes you think these fee people... are able to overcome racism by themselves. Plus, again, these are spice's narrow parameters. I said nothing about Bristol, as it is everywhere.

[pixie374]

Didn't see that spice.... sorry your presumptions were wrong again x

[ynnafymmi]

Looks like pixie374 is trying to squirm out of this one.Sorry hun,it doesnt work that way.

[pixie374]

Your speaking to the wrong person.... it's spice claiming these people are in control. Not me!

[ynnafymmi]

@20.01.I refer you to the Site Rules,pixie374.Always refer to me as ynnafymmi.OK.

[pixie374]

ynnafymmi, ok, sorry. My point is- spice is claiming they are responsible. I never said that, racism is far more widespread than 7 people in Bristol.

[pixie374]

Pixie, pix... is fine with me BTW.

[Atheist]

ynnafymmi; I think it's rather petty of you to make a fuss about your difficult name. I never reported you for calling me Steptoe. What's up with you that you keep being rude?

[Ellipsis]

This was the plaque on the Colston statue:

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/09E7/production/_99453520_dsc04052.jpg

People took offence to that, and wanted a plaque more like this:

https://www.brh.org.uk/site/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Plaque.jpg

Or even just this:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHgT30XXYAAQ9tt.jpg

But that never happened.

And that's why these people lost it, and why they were let off.