Act of Parliament.1967

[durhamplumber]

1967.Homosexuality legalised in England.Every law abiding citizen in England thought it illegal before then..
1968.....Tear down all the statues because they were homophobic,by default,if they were law abiding.No debate..just have a mob destroy them all.

 

[Notch7]

where are these homophobic statues?

 

[durhamplumber]

where are these homophobic statues?

Everyone of them erected after 1967..Because before then,they were law abiding and by default thought homosexuality illegal.

 

[JohnD]

1967.Homosexuality legalised in England.Every law abiding citizen in England thought it illegal before then..
1968.....Tear down all the statues because they were homophobic,by default,if they were law abiding.No debate..just have a mob destroy them all.

Except the ones put up before 1855, you mean.

 

[EFLImpudence]

How can you have a homophobic statue - even accepting the common misuse of the word?

 

[EddieM]

Guess the statue of Henry Ford in Essex should be pulled down as well, not that it's on public land.

 

[JohnD]

Why would anyone object to a statue of one of Adolf Hitler's fellow-travellers?

• Henry Ford was awarded the Grand Cross of the German Eagle on his 75th birthday, 30 July 1938.[2][5]

 

[EddieM]

Indeed, but conversely brought affordable transport to the masses, paid a good wage to workers including the disabled and people of colour. Ah the duality of people.

 

[JohnD]

In the same way that we should forgive the Yorkshire Ripper because he was kind to his budgie. And Jimmy Saville did a lot for charidee and was fond of young people.

 

[conny]

You can dismantle all the statues you want, but it won't change history.

 

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

You can dismantle all the statues you want, but it won't change history.

Quite right conny. But I do believe no-one is trying to or wants to change history.
We can learn form history, but the only way we'll do that is if the history is re-written from a fair and impartial viewpoint, warts and all.

 

[ellal]

Indeed, but conversely brought affordable transport to the masses

So did hitler...

 

[EddieM]

So did hitler...

Believe he might have had an issue with Jews too.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Going back to the Henry Ford quote -

How many mistakes can be made in one short sentence?

JC said Ford was a horrible man.

 

[Notch7]

Everyone of them erect

I would've thought such statues would be the opposite of homophobic