Someone threw yellow paint on Nelson Statue in downtown Bridgetown, and Bajans pissed. Talking about Nelson statue is a tourist attraction!!!
WTF...
Emancipate yourselves Bajans!!! Surely there are other national heroes deserving of commemoration than some old English exploiter!!!
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Bajans is what really wrong with wunna?
In reply to Larr Pullo
NELSON IS NOT A NATIONAL HERO. PEOPLE ARE MORE ANGRY ABOUT PUBLIC PROPERTY BEING DEFACED.
In reply to Larr Pullo
Can you imagine what would happen if someone threw paint on a Chefette restaurant?
Fcuking riots Bro.
Watch Bajan govt create a new tax to repair public buildings and monuments now. When the last date an election can be called?
In reply to SnoopDog
Snoop a dead yuh killing me bro
In reply to SnoopDog
Snoopy
ah on the floor laughing
dats funny
Bajans well behind. Burnham took down Victoria back in 70s
In reply to Dirty Dan
he also took down several people too
In reply to tc1
Guyanese were the first of the region to get past the colonial mentality, as a % of population
In reply to Larr Pullo
Bajans love Nelson...Street!!
In reply to Larr Pullo
Some hilarious comments here,
In reply to DirtyDan
in what way?
In reply to Norm
Correct! It's Bajan mythology that Nelson ever had anything to do with Barbados. Indeed even though he managed British interests n the West Indies, he did NOTHING to be considered a national hero and have a statue erected to him. Matter of fact, they should take the statue and ship it to England so it could stand next to Nelson's column in Trafalgar square. Or at least ship it to Nevis, he at least got married there to Mrs. Nelson.
More importantly research shows that Nelson is an ENEMY of black people, having fought against William Wilberforce who spent time and money in an effort to abolish slavery, which arguably continued on until 1807, not without the critical support of people like Nelson!
Thank Haysoos for the few free minded people in Bim who would throw paint on his statue. In my view they didn't go far enough!!!
In reply to Larr Pullo & Norm
The IRA blew up Nelson's statue which stood on a 40 metre pillar one of the main strrets in Dublin back in 1966. I met the man who did the deed - Liam Sutcliffe - a few years ago. Sadly he died three weeks ago.
I know it is fashionable to make fun of Bajans on here. But recognise when that statue was commissioned Barbados was still a colony of Brits loyal to Britain.
Many prominent black Bajans including Hilary and Owen have agitated to have it removed. But the remnants of the plantocracy have convinced a number of Bajans that it would be a mistake to move it. Much like the confederate statues in the USA the government chickened out.
Not all Bajans are backwards
Most Bajans honestly don't see Nelson as a hero of any sort and they could care less. It's just a very old piece of history that is being maintained.
Move it yes but I don't think it should be destroyed.
In reply to Norm
Like tearing down a 200 year old statue will solve today's issues. DISTRACTION.
In reply to Norm Nelson did set foot on Barbados soil. Three times, while fighting the French in the Caribbean.
In reply to Norm
Fake News!!
In reply to londoner
Nelson spent more time fighting to preserve slavery when he was fighting Wilberforce! TRUTH!
In reply to Superfly
What a coincidence, seems you were going to hire him for another demolition job.
Looka when most bajans pass Nelson dem doan even look at it. We duz be more concerned wid if dem Taxi men opposite the statue gine start harassing we in dem fake accents bout taxi.
Omar Clarke
Omar Clarke
November 29, 2017 at 9:46 am
Brek it down next time
I agree Omar - let it go sleep with the birds next time,if yuh get what uh mean.
In reply to TheTrail
It probably is only a matter of time before someone tries to drag it off, chained to a heavy truck.
In reply to SnoopDog
Can you imagine what would happen if someone threw paint on a Chefette restaurant? lol
Fcuking riots Bro.
Blasphemy
In reply to Larr Pullo
Do the great people Guy have any statues from any era
In reply to tc1
Yep.Ever heard of Cuffy....
Big man dat
There is also Mohandas in the botanical gardens..
Gandhi
Why is Gandhi statue in Guy?
In reply to Norm
Why is Nelson's statue in Bim?
Gandhi fought for India Independence from British, he thought of himself as British first, Indian second and often believed that Indians were superior to black.
he fought for a specific cause - Independence of the Indians people.
Nelson Statue was in Bim as that island was a colony of GB, founded by such, however, as Bim became an independent nation, it should have removed and place at some other location.
P.S, he later colluded with the African people to fight against the apartheid system.
In reply to Norm
I haven't read it yet, but there is a recent scholarly work on which Gandhi's opinion (at least his early opinion) of black people features quite prominently.
The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire
In reply to Norm
Jeez Norm, really?
In reply to Norm
I read some of Gandhi work, but some from lectures from black scholars, in fact, they often quoted that Marcus Garvey influence Gandhi
In reply to cedaw
Thanks
Many Black scholars pointed out this trait in Gandhi early years and his refusal to join the freedom fighters in their apartheid movement during his stay in SA.
In reply to Norm
I fully agreed, even Paul did
In reply to Norm
Guyanese have a statue of a Bajan right outside Parliament Building.
Whe Clyde Walcott statue eh... he teach wunna cricket..Kanhai, Solomon, Butcher, Gibbs sat at Big Clyde feet
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