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On June 18th, 2020, political cartoonist Pat Cross posted [2] [3] a cartoon titled "Statue Down Statue Up" that depicted protestors tearing down a statue of Christopher Columbus, simultaneously erecting a statue of Karl Marx attached to its bottom. The cartoon received over 540 reactions and 460 shares on Facebook in two years (shown below). Spread
One of the earliest known examples was tweeted by user @IanBoothby, who on March 22nd, 2017 suggested replacing all statues of Christopher Columbus with fictional detective Lieutenant Columbo, gaining over 150 retweets and 300 likes (shown below).
Columbusing is an Internet slang term used to describe the act of white people appropriating non-white culture for themselves without recognizing its true origins. The term is named after the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, who was credited with discovering the Americas while it was already inhabited by indigenous people.
Jul 10, 2020 · Indigenous protests. Native American activists have long seen Columbus as a villain, an agent responsible for the invasion, conquest and subsequent occupation of the Americas. He represents the ...
19 Spicy Memes That Make A Mockery Of Christopher Columbus - Memebase - Funny Memes. Once again, it's that tense time of year when Americans argue over whether venerating Columbus is an important part of Italian-American heritage, or whether it's the same thing as celebrating genocide and the spread of infectious disease.
Oct 12, 2015 · A campaign to rename "Columbus Day" to "Indigenous People's Day" has been particularly vocal, with a hashtag, external of the new name appearing 16,000 times, on Twitter. A Spanish equivalent...
Jul 12, 2020 · “Christopher Columbus was a murderer of indigenous people, mainstreaming the genocidal culture against indigenous people that we still see today. Bring your sage, drum, jingle dress, and mask!”...
