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Curse of the Mummy: Woke Scottish Museum Puts Ancient Egyptians Under Wraps
Red State ^ | October 23, 2026 | Bob Hoge

Posted on 10/23/2026 6:09:16 AM PDT by Red Badger

n January of 2023, I wrote about a story where I thought, “This might be the most absurd thing I will ever cover."

Here’s the short version:

The Brits are no strangers to woke insanity themselves, as the British Museum has now decided to no longer refer to wrapped-up long-dead ancient Egyptians as “mummies” because it might offend them—even though they’re no longer alive to be offended.

But I was wrong; things, especially when leftists get their hands on them, can always get more ludicrous, and indeed they did at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Scotland. My DNA markers show that I’m heavily Scottish, but I can’t lie, I almost feel a little embarrassed about it after noodling on this one.

You see, not only must we not refer to “mummies” as well… mummies, because their (long dead) sensibilities might be hurt, but now we should not display them at all because... they didn’t give their consent. And people wonder why many conservatives say Europe is racing toward the dustbin of history.

🚨NEWS: THIS MIGHT BE THE WOKEST THING I’VE EVER HEARD

Glasgow Life has REMOVED the Egyptian Mummies on display at Kelvingrove Art Gallery because the deceased mummies DID NOT CONSENT to be on display

I wish I was joking

Absolutely true pic.twitter.com/yAiKWCIAMt

— Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) October 22, 2026

Here’s the skinny on the idiocy:

Indeed, visitors to Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum will notice new signs at certain exhibits declaring that curators "removed human remains from this display as a mark of respect," the Telegraph reported.

The so-called canceled artifacts included a mummified male head, a mummified foot, a mummified right hand recovered from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt and the remains of a priest called Nekt.

Glasgow Life, a publicly funded non-profit that oversees the Scottish city's cultural institutions, claimed that the unorthodox move "reflects contemporary museum practice," the Daily Mail reported.

Dinosaur advocates have yet to weigh in, but many natural museums around the world may have to permanently shut their doors because the ancient reptiles did not agree to have their bones displayed. Also, there are many venerated paintings around the globe in great museums like Paris’ Louvre and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art which depict individuals — some famous historical figures, some not — that we do not have signed consent forms for.

That is clearly an affront to their privacy and their legacy, even though they are not currently breathing, and the exhibits must be shut down. (Yes, I am being sarcastic.)

The leader of the Scottish Conservative Party (the Tories), Russell Findlay, had thoughts:

Egyptian mummies removed from display because they didn't 'consent'👇

🤯 Welcome to idiotically woke SNP-run Glasgow.https://t.co/LU7tRvPAoP

— Russell Findlay (@RussellFindlay1) October 22, 2026

When he refers to the “SNP,” he is calling out the leftist Scottish National Party. British historian Tom Rowsell, meanwhile, had this to say:

We need to have a national conversation about deranged, woke, mask wearing neurotics dominating museum curation. They cannot be trusted with such valuable artefacts.

The movie Jaws 2 had a great tagline: “Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water…”

In this case, we can say, “Just When You Thought the Woke Left Couldn’t Get Any Dumber…”

As Elon Musk once pointed out, the “woke mind virus” is real, and it's tenacious — but it has no brain. When your liberal friends, if you still have any left at this point, ask you why you find the far left deplorable, this is a great example of their mindless insanity to point to.


TOPICS: Education; History; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: egypt; glasgowlife; godsgravesglyphs; kelvingrovegallery; wokemindvirus

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1 posted on 10/23/2026 6:09:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: SunkenCiv

PinGGG!..................


2 posted on 10/23/2026 6:09:40 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger
PICTURE OF THE NOW REMOVED MUMMIES..................
3 posted on 10/23/2026 6:12:01 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

In fairness, they are concerned that some of the mummies may have identified as daddies, and they don’t want to misgender them. That would be inexcusable to a woketard.


4 posted on 10/23/2026 6:13:47 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Red Badger

There was a comedian back in the 80s who made a joke about how you could do the sickest, most twisted things if you just did it to people who have been dead for a long time. He mentioned mummies. You can display a dead corpse of an ancient Egyptian. So why do people get bent out of shape if you keep your dead husband or wife sitting in the kitchen for a year or two after they died?


5 posted on 10/23/2026 6:28:04 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

bttt


6 posted on 10/23/2026 6:31:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

What’s the difference between an archaeologist and a grave robber, besides time?.................


7 posted on 10/23/2026 6:33:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

If the museum wants to be really respectful, why don’t they return the mummies to their country of origin?


8 posted on 10/23/2026 6:35:38 AM PDT by tlozo (“Russia war-Either money today or blood tomorrow," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk)
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To: Red Badger; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
People who worry about the feelings of mummies are just not wrapped too tight.

9 posted on 10/23/2026 6:45:56 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills and jihadists anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Red Badger; Opinionated Blowhard; BenLurkin
Grave robbers are thieves. So are jokers who think anything they dig up belongs to themselves. Archaeologists aren't and don't.

10 posted on 10/23/2026 6:49:49 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills and jihadists anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: Red Badger
"Europe is racing toward the dustbin of history."

Europe is in freefall.

Just when you think they can't get stupider, they do.

All this woke idiocy is a Gordian Knot. An Alexander is in the wings. He will slash through it. The wokies won't like it. It will be painful for them. Truth is always painful when it shatters delusion, and woke is nothing but delusion. Its advocates are among the most delusional and stupid ever to make fools of themselves on this earth, and that's saying plenty!

11 posted on 10/23/2026 7:02:18 AM PDT by Savage Beast (When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the people are ready, the hero appears.)
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To: bk1000

Did you hear about the Egyptian Princess who got laid in a tomb and became a Mummy…


12 posted on 10/23/2026 7:05:42 AM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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To: Red Badger

Do the zoos have signed consent forms from all the animals?
Can an animal even give consent?

Do doctors need consent forms from viruses and bacteria?


13 posted on 10/23/2026 7:08:02 AM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: Red Badger

What ever happened to the mummy of King Rooten Tooten?


14 posted on 10/23/2026 7:12:29 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (AI to humans..."You misunderstand. I am the master.")
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To: Red Badger
IMG-6626
15 posted on 10/23/2026 8:18:08 AM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Prayers answered!)
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To: Red Badger
What’s the difference between an archaeologist and a grave robber, besides time?

"It takes only a nudge to make you like me; to push you out of the light."

Regards,

16 posted on 10/23/2026 9:03:26 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Red Badger

Mummies...under wraps...I get it!


17 posted on 10/23/2026 9:45:21 AM PDT by chickenlips (Congress, it's more profitable than the other form of prostitution)
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To: Fresh Wind
What ever happened to the mummy of King Rooten Tooten?

As I recall, Curley fell on it while running and flattened it, making it worthless.

18 posted on 10/23/2026 9:45:31 AM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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