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Wow, that angle is something else.

This has been discussed on my DC neighborhood listserv.  Seems many would support taking it down.[/quote]

It depicts an AA man in a demeaning position. If the AA community would like it to go, I support that.[/quote]

PP here.  Here's a news clip in which a couple of my neighbors were interviewed about why they don't like the statue.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/residents-call-for-changes-to-emancipation-memorial-in-lincoln-park/2335539/

However, AAs aren't a monolith.  There are at least a few who support the statue remaining in place because freed slaves funded it.

https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-lincoln-park-emancipation-memorial-freed-black-americans-paid[/quote]

Amen!  POC are one gigantic homogenous monolith. The fact that some black people don't like the statue doesn't mean that all black people feel the same way.[/quote]

Amen! The fact that some POC don’t find it offensive doesn’t mean that many more do find it highly offensive.[/quote]

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