Confederate statue removed from prominent spot at Ole Miss

[thetalady]

It is a shame that the people that demanded the removal of this memorial had no idea why it was placed there. Or maybe they knew and didn't give a shit. That is certainly possible, too.

Delta Gammas, just watch... they are coming for your memorial next.

[GreatGnat]

Originally Posted by thetalady

It is a shame that the people that demanded the removal of this memorial had no idea why it was placed there. Or maybe they knew and didn't give a shit. That is certainly possible, too.

That memorial was placed there to glorify an effort to keep people enslaved and further intimidate and oppress descendants of those enslaved peoples. The people who demanded that it be removed did know, and did give a shit.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by GreatGnat

That memorial was placed there to glorify an effort to keep people enslaved and further intimidate and oppress descendants of those enslaved peoples. The people who demanded that it be removed did know, and did give a shit.

I fail to note how honoring the dead intimidates and/or oppresses anyone, let alone descendants of slaves. The memorial didn't and doesn't enslave anyone.

You may believe the THOUGHTS these soldiers fought for are wrong, but THOUGHTS only enslave when they are thought to the exclusion of the memorial to the dead simply being a memorial to the dead and nothing else.

ETA: IDK who added the winking icon at the top of my original post, but am removing it. Twice.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by thetalady

It is a shame that the people that demanded the removal of this memorial had no idea why it was placed there. Or maybe they knew and didn't give a shit. That is certainly possible, too.

Delta Gammas, just watch... they are coming for your memorial next.

Wait, what? I've been reading into this memorial/monument/statue, and I don't understand why anyone would defend keeping it where it is. Why is moving it to a cemetery a problem when supposedly it was erected to honor the dead? Am I missing something?

Also, the debate over moving this statue did not just crop up in the last few weeks. This seems to simply be the straw that broke the camel's back.

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Wait, what? I've been reading into this memorial/monument/statue, and I don't understand why anyone would defend keeping it where it is. Why is moving it to a cemetery a problem when supposedly it was erected to honor the dead? Am I missing something?

Also, the debate over moving this statue did not just crop up in the last few weeks. This seems to simply be the straw that broke the camel's back.

I am not sure what straw you are referring to. Yes, this has been a hotly debated issue for many years, not a new issue.

This memorial was put on campus in remembrance of the young men of Lafayette County and the University of Mississippi who died. It was paid for by their mothers, sisters, sorority women and University wives. The memorial was erected because the bodies of the sons and husbands were never returned for proper burial. Since the men fought in University regiments, they felt it proper to put the memorial on campus.

[GoldenAnchor]

Originally Posted by thetalady

It is a shame that the people that demanded the removal of this memorial had no idea why it was placed there. Or maybe they knew and didn't give a shit. That is certainly possible, too.

Delta Gammas, just watch... they are coming for your memorial next.

Personally... they can have it, I’m not going to fight them over it one bit. I can’t speak for my entire sisterhood, but I know many of my chapter sisters and member class sisters agree.

This specific “memorial” was discussed in our contextualization process and many of my sisters are deeply ashamed of that part of our history.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by thetalady

Delta Gammas, just watch... they are coming for your memorial next.

Oh please. Being dramatic and exaggerating will not make what it stands for behind it better.