Columbus statues vandalized on US holiday named for him

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 3:05 pm CDT, Monday, October 14, 2019



PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Several Christopher Columbus statues were vandalized with red paint and messages against the 15th century Italian navigator Monday when the U.S. holiday named for one of the first Europeans to reach the Americas was being celebrated.

A statue in Providence, Rhode Island, was splashed from head to toe Monday with red paint, and a sign reading "Stop celebrating genocide" was leaned against the pedestal.

The word "genocide" was written in orange paint on the rear of the pedestal.

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A handful of states celebrated their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Columbus-statue-in-Rhode-Island-covered-in-red-14519847.php

[SCVDem]

1. Like the Civil War statues

It's time to consider retiring Cristoforo Colombo.

There is no truth to what we were taught. Mistakes get rectified.

Look at Pluto.

[RhodeIslandOne]

8. Pluto, the planet?

Wuz robbed! Fucking robbed!

[SCVDem]

10. When I grew up, it was a planet!

After the flyby, it is defiantly a planet!

Time to rethink this one Mr. Dyson!

I like the guy, but this was wrong!

[uppityperson]

2. Kick in memory of the "Christopher Columbus discovered America" troll

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. Right. Everyone knows it was St. Brendan who discovered America,

in the sixth century.

Of course, there were probably already some people here, hoping and waiting to be discovered.

[SCVDem]

11. Can I walk in your front door

and claim the property?

Selective laws!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. Yes, if you bring enough guns and enough smallpox virus.

North America was only the second landmass cleared of natives and settled by Anglo-Saxons.

Wait'll we find intelligent life on a habitable exoplanet.

[yaesu]

3. knowing the history of how these sadists treated the indigenous population I can understand

and share the disgust of this putrid holiday. What next, tRump day?

[SCVDem]

12. Can you imagine

a day of anarchy?!

Let them argue that America was uninhabited at the time.

Buenos Suerte!

Pendejo!

[YOHABLO]

4. Oh but then people wouldn't go shopping on Columbus Day! All those great sales.

Got to have holidays or people won't shop! Because that's what life is all about ..shopping.

[SCVDem]

13. You're killing me Larry!! nt

[Drahthaardogs]

5. Columbus Day was made a federal holiday

To pacify Italians both in and out of America for years of institutionalized racism against them.

[Flaleftist]

7. omg!

[jcmaine72]

9. All Columbus statues must go.

That there are still (albeit shrinking, thank goodness) portions of this country that still celebrate this genocidal scum is a stain on the whole nation. This needs to end.

[MichMan]

14. Vandalism is cool

[tenderfoot]

15. Was Columbus ever in the continental US?

Didn't think so.