WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

(On one hand, I& #39;m shocked. On the other hand, I hate that statue so much.) https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1274816919250636801">https://twitter.com/nytimes/s...

Like, it really is WILD disrespectful as far as statues go. It& #39;s not like some dude just chilling on a pedestal.

I first came across that statue as a child and for all the talk about what kids are and aren& #39;t ready for in regards to our culture, nobody thinks about how these images impact Black and Native children.

Those children aren& #39;t learning history. They aren& #39;t being provided any context. They are being taught that their subjugation is something that was good and should be glorified and laughed at. And that is damaging.

I don& #39;t believe in censorship because I think pretending that this demonization in art or that real-life horrific events never happened just makes it easier for us to repeat them. But providing these images without context almost makes it a certainty that we will.