Edward Colston statue is replaced by unofficial sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester who helped topple monument to the slave trader in Bristol in secret dawn installation by activists

UK Daily Mail ^ | July 15, 2020 | Henry Martin

[C19fan]

The statue of slave trader Edward Colston has been secretly replaced overnight by a figure of a Black Lives Matter protester. Last month, the 18th century merchant's statue was torn down, dragged a third of a mile and thrown into the Bristol harbour. His empty spot has been filled with a monument to Jen Reid - who was photographed on the plinth with her fist raised after the statue fell, inspiring the new installation. A cardboard placard reading 'black lives still matter' was also placed at the base.

[C19fan]

To paraphrase Peter Hitchens is it not only what statues are being torn down but what is going to replace them.

[Nateman]

Does the new statue have him tossing a brick or a Molotov cocktail?

[KobraKai]

Planet of the Apes.

[Travis McGee]

[kearnyirish2]

I like this idea because while I’d prefer the “danger zone” signs from “Mad Max”, these will serve the same purpose. A statue of a raging Simba will serve the same purpose: Normals beware!

[Truth29]

Now this statue can be pulled down and burned to continue the cycle of kill or be killed.

[Kozak]

Tear down the new one.

[PIF]

The statue of slave trader Edward Colston has been secretly replaced overnight by a figure of a Communist Black Lives Matter terrorist.

[Salamander]

[Trump20162020]

Too bad the Right doesn’t tear down statues the way the Left/ISIS do.

[Vision]

How pathetic.

[TexasM1A]

If you listen to fools, the Mob Rules.

[TexasFreeper2009]

ironically, I sort of like the new one. Didn’t expect that. Whoever the artist was was very good, putting aside the political statement and only judging it on it’s artistry.

[Alas Babylon!]

I dunno but I found a picture of it!

[11th_VA]

Maybe it gets torn down by the end of the day - this could become a new version of ‘capture the flag’

[11th_VA]

Whoever the artist was was very good

The artist was a machine:

Ms Reid went to a film production studio near London and recreated the pose in front of 200 cameras - set up to snap her from every possible angle for the new statue.

The artist then created the statue from resin following a three-dimensional scan.

[PhiloBedo]

For some reason, I’m thinking of RIgatonni Jerry.

[Vaduz]

BINGO

[mowowie]

A little full of herself she seems...

[CharlesWayneCT]

We just need to research this person’s entire life, find every non-woke thing they ever said. Then we organize a “protest” with signs of quotes that are problematic, and go pull down the “offensive” statue and throw it in the harbor.