People are sharing examples of statues that actually enhance their surroundings
Twitter user James Barr recently launched an interesting quest. One commemorating those statues that are actually good and not just huge effigies of male ego.
The horrifying death of George Floyd in police custody set in motion worldwide protests that forced modern society to acknowledge the rampant racism that's gone unchecked for centuries. While there have always been calls for racial equality, aside from making false shows of solidarity, those in power conveniently avoided taking substantial actions that would bring about a permanent change. The recent Black Lives Matter protests, however, have seen not just the downfall of their thinly veiled excuses but also numerous public statues commemorating men who stole, cheated, and murdered their way into the history books.
Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol pulled down a statue of slaver Edward Colston, dragged it through the streets, and threw it into the sea
— Nadine Batchelor-Hunt (@nadinebh_) June 7, 2020
This is so historic and iconic, I’m in awe #BlackLivesMatterUK pic.twitter.com/JlxzG1e2td
Since a closer look into the life stories of historical figures standing tall in street corners and pedestals of honor across the world would make anyone want to tear them down, Twitter user James Barr recently launched an interesting quest. One commemorating those statues that are actually good and not just huge effigies of male ego. "Name a statue that actually enhances its surroundings," he asked fellow netizens earlier this week and the Twitterverse responded to his call in spectacular fashion. Here are some popular states from around the world that actually deserve to be in the spotlight:
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Here is my favorite: in Russia there is a statue of a mouse knitting DNA, honoring their contribution to science.
— Edgar Allan Hoe🛒🦝 (@Rotzfake) June 11, 2020
Honestly I hate any kind of animal testing but we owe them little fellas so much and at least Russia seems to know this. pic.twitter.com/FVm6fjowMd
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Peanuts, St. Paul, Minnesota, hometown of Charles Schulz. pic.twitter.com/hy30PHXI4K
— ben schwartz (@benschwartz_) June 11, 2020
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I just sent this to my expat sister who walked by it within 10 minutes and passes along the best part, Columbo's basset hound pic.twitter.com/3tSZh3jBhZ
— Liam Donovan (@LPDonovan) June 10, 2020
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excuse you, lenin with a cat pic.twitter.com/fR3ITMgQ8P
— parallel woman (@MissPavIichenko) June 10, 2020
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The only 2 statues I’ve seen in person worth a damn are both dogs who waited for their owners for years after they passed: Hachikō and Greyfrairs Bobby pic.twitter.com/2JhrT0D2pu
— online nobody (@online_nobody) June 9, 2020
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I love statues of animals. The lions at the entrance to Audubon Zoo, the “Make Way for Ducklings” in Boston, and this one of the hero dog Balto in NYC. pic.twitter.com/dhx5AVmTVF
— Tim Ruppert 🌻 (@tmruppert) June 10, 2020
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Angel of The North - always a spectacular sight. pic.twitter.com/LfwlGeQtkF
— Stefan (@SZaitschenko) June 10, 2020
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Virginia Civil Right Memorial pic.twitter.com/05TFWBhuK9
— Judith Freedman (@JudithFreedman) June 10, 2020
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Mary Seacole in the gardens of St Thomas’s Hospital. pic.twitter.com/guwi1MdcNR
— Michelle Casey (@MichelleCasey76) June 10, 2020
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Can I put a vote in for Sheffield’s ‘Women of Steel’? #sheffieldissuper pic.twitter.com/IwsTGBjHbD
— Kate Bottley (@revkatebottley) June 10, 2020
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Rowan Gillespie's "Famine Statues," representing the 100 mile march by 1,490 starving Irish tenants from Mahon Estates to Dublin Docks, where they would board Coffin Ships to North America. 1/3 never made it to America. pic.twitter.com/evLUNUscWu
— Mark Hughes (@markhughesfilms) June 11, 2020
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+1 The way they are in conversation with each other is really touching pic.twitter.com/TjDiRjV0zq
— Cory Bernat (@1goodpotato) June 10, 2020
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This one from Istanbul a close second pic.twitter.com/ZUhfOMaNI2
— Akin Yucel (@YucelAkinn) June 10, 2020
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And the counterpart in Toronto on Eirann Quay: pic.twitter.com/IkFXgdkTJH
— okay, buddy (@tronnoadam) June 10, 2020
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Let’s not kid around here: This Gundam in Tokyo (Odaiba) pic.twitter.com/Xa4YGjAW5U
— Nes (@AlphaHeartt) June 10, 2020
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The Sasal Buddha at Bamiyan, Afghanistan before it was destroyed in 2001. pic.twitter.com/ACxIbM71Bh
— jorge (@antartica81) June 10, 2020
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South Dakota Indian Statue Dignity (a.k.a. Dignity of Earth & Sky) 50-foot high stainless steel statue by South Dakota artist laureate Dale Lamphere. pic.twitter.com/CGg6sCbVlz
— Tracey-anne McCartney (@jasmoonbutterfl) June 10, 2020
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a gardener, a waitress, a cleaner, a street sweeper. love how they honor otherwise invisible workers. são paulo, brazil pic.twitter.com/eTOPBOHGPE
— belga da pizza🙃 (@choracuica) June 10, 2020
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