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Add a tutu petition…

By on August 18, 2017

Further to my blog earlier today on Trump and Confederate statues in the US, the artist Rita Duffy has suggested ‘artistic intervention’ rather than destruction, and has given the example of Carson’s statue at Stormont having a Degas’s ‘Little Dancer’ style tutu added for a few weeks. If you think this is a good idea, sign the petition…

 

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/All_interested_parties_and_people_That_Carsons_statue_at_Stormont_have_a_DegasLittleDancer_tutu_added/?pWDfDab&utm_source=sharetools&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=petition-440491-All_interested_parties_and_people_That_Carsons_statue_at_Stormont_have_a_DegasLittleDancer_tutu_added&utm_term=WDfDab%2Ben

8 Responses to Add a tutu petition…

  1. giordanobruno August 18, 2017 at 12:11 pm #

    Good idea
    And for the Raymond McCreesh playpark maybe a bouncy prison cell?

  2. fiosrach August 18, 2017 at 1:51 pm #

    And whatever you are having yourself.

  3. Colmán August 18, 2017 at 2:52 pm #

    There are many streets here named after war criminals such as Chichester (Marquess of Donegall), Cromwell and Cook. I hope to see the names of these streets changed in my life time.

    • Tam August 18, 2017 at 7:25 pm #

      What war crimes did these three commit? (Bearing in mind the norms of warfare at the time they were around). And who is Cook?

      • "Buachaill Ón Éirne" August 19, 2017 at 9:25 am #

        Ah yes .. Moral/ethical relativism nods its understanding head. God was delegating authority to Kings and Rulers to do more or less as they wished and slaughter and/or enslavement of native populations was entirely acceptable ..!!

        In Captain Cook’s case the Hawaiian natives had a God of their own and the insensitive Captain and a lot of his crew were the ones who got slaughtered … It could be another Cook Colman is referring to, but I rather like that little bit of English history..!!

        • Tam August 19, 2017 at 9:50 am #

          You didn’t answer the question but I didn’t realise there was a street named after Captain Cook. Where is it?

  4. gaz August 18, 2017 at 9:14 pm #

    Lots of statues can be removed in the 26 county state as well Jude
    Equality and Respect works both ways-or had you forgotten?

  5. Pointis August 20, 2017 at 1:22 am #

    I see the Avaas website put a little union flag beside your name Jude. You need to edit your details to say Ireland.