Akala (the U.K. wrapper) has been saying for a while that Jesus statues have been Whitened in the West which is part of what leads to a white superiority complex, (Jesus was Middle Eastern so probably had some form of tanned complexion).
Anyway this would trample on freedom of worship. So not acceptable. But I dont think anyones actually gone into Churches and done anything yet. And id be pretty shocked if they did.
I think anyone offended over a statue is pretty f*cking stupid.
As is anyone who thinks a jesus statue somehow furthers white supremacy.
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Destroying public property, perpetuating violence, and looting in the name of fighting racism, all actually increase racism.
The most racist generation I have ever seen, beyond the 'Greatest Generation' are the Gen Z and younger. This country is in for a rude awakening when the median millennials are middle aged.
It's gone from not wanting to be murdered by police, through googling the names of people on statues then getting offended by them despite spending their entire lives not knowing who the statues were of, all the way to demanding every TV show with blackface gets erased from entertainment history.
I'd say that's progress if their problems have changed so dramatically in such a short period of time.
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Are saying it's a high time for hypersonic missiles
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And some can't even claim ignorance. There is an ongoing attempt to bring down the emancipation memorial. Despite it being explained what it is, who paid for it, etc.
People are actually going out, with guns, to protect it. And not just whites, armed black americans too.
And now Trump has made it so federal charges are being brought against 4 guys who tried to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson. Jackson as a president did terrible things, but now the consequences of going after any and every statue has created an excuse to keep around the terrible ones. "Where does it end, will they go after Washington and Jefferson next?" Trump asked years ago. He was mocked and told no. Spoiler: they went after Washington and Jefferson
I say only statues of perfect people. So...no statues at all. FDR put Japanese people in camps. He can't have any statues. JFK lied about russians having more missiles and f*cked anything with a pulse. Was also probably racist cuz...hello, white male.
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And this is why Styletimes well intended beliefs on race can't really diffuse the tension.
Because he IS earnest, and speaks of real problems.
Calling for a tearing down of religious iconography, and accusing "white people" of a superiority complex is divisive by comparison. He is attempting to anger people, on purpose.
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That's probably true. He was from the middle east so most likely had medium brown skin. I also highly doubt He had long hair as He is so often portrayed as having in paintings and other images.
But, how He looked shouldn"t really matter. True Christianity is not about how He looked. It's about His message.
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Jesus was magic. He could probably change skin color at will.
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Jun 26th, 2020 10:46 PM
Thanks Scribble!
