Well, not him directly just his statue. The students at UCT have been been protesting for the removal of Rhode's statueto be removed off the University grounds. Shortly after 5pm the statue was taken away.
My concerns, I am aware of what reminders the statue has for black South Africans. It has to be very painful to have to watch a statue of one of the men responsible for putting blacks in a position where they are always having to fight to be recognized due to their skin tones. I am very pleased with the fighting spirits of the students too.
1. Yes the statue will no longer be there, does this mean that we are a step closer to reconciliation?
2. Was this action an emotional or will it be replaced by yet anothe expensive statue? I would rather they sell the statue to smelters and have the material make something worth and use the money for a worthy course.
3. Does it mean that the white people ( Surely he must have fam in RSA) are now deprived of part of their ruling history?
4. Why do CT people like throwing poo at things they don't like? How does one go about the logistics of collecting and throwing poo?
Does the currently colonial leaders' statue defacing and call for them to be removed mean anything to you?
By Queen Troll
