@GMontegriffo@DavidLammy You are a Neanderthal, whose narrow minded way of thinking will be resigned to the trash bin of history. You’re kind of bigotry will someday be evolved out of existence. Ignoramus
@J0ePublic@kateweb Having your statue in a public space is an honour. If it is found to be that a figure doesn’t deserve that honour, then they should be removed from public space. Honouring a slave trader is an insult to many.
@GMontegriffo@DavidLammy How can you listen to all of what he’s just said and then be annoyed at him cos he’s saying it on sports programme? So ignorant. It needs to be said on things like that to reach different people. Also, using your weird logic I’m ‘paying’ for him too and I want him To carry on!
“History is written by the conqueror, not by those who are conquered. We need to go back and teach both sides of history.”
Such powerful and moving words by Michael Holding. Please listen.
@woodburyjokers@SpaJw@matthewchampion Regardless I’d urge you to focus on the bigger picture here. Why this is happening, why the black community are saying what they are saying. Listen to their experiences of life being black and learn. This is a part of history unfolding, make sure you’re on the right side of it.
@woodburyjokers@SpaJw@matthewchampion I think they got it right. It’s strong, simple, straight to the point statement. Puts the focus on their cause, which is where the focus needs to be now, as they are the ones suffering the inequality. ‘Black lives matter too’ sounds weaker. Like black people are an afterthought
@woodburyjokers@SpaJw@matthewchampion It’s not trumping. Missing the point. Read up on it. Educate yourself. No one is saying ‘Not all lives matter’. It’s saying Black lives matter ‘too’. Cos society don’t exactly make them feel like they matter the same as other demographics.
@woodburyjokers@SpaJw@matthewchampion Just read up on it please. The phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ is being used exactly for the reason you said. The desire for equality. It’s not saying other lives don’t matter. But saying ‘We Matter too’. Just take a minute to think why they might need to declare that they matter too
@woodburyjokers@SpaJw@matthewchampion How is the Black Lives Matter movement racist? If you’re response is because ‘All Lives Matter’. Please just do a quick google search about why the ‘All Lives Matter’ response is completely missing the point
@SkyNews ‘So are they gonna pull down the pyramids next’ is such stupid logic. Pyramids were indeed built by slaves, wrong of course. But they don’t explicitly honour the slave owners. Statues in a public space, honour the PERSON. So we need to question whether they deserve the honour.
@SkyNews A statue of a person being put into a public space is an honour, and that honour should be removed if their character is determined not to be worthy of it.