View Full Version : Texas City Removes Popular Gorilla Statue for being ‘Racially Insensitive’
Chris
03-01-2018, 05:01 PM
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https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2018/03/01/dobby_the_gorilla_c0-7-900-531_s885x516.jpg?3e1c14325600f89ea7b8dcc0de0af2abf ef2d352
The City of Corsicana, Texas, this week removed a popular gorilla statue from its cage in a community park playground after people complained it was racially insensitive.
A makeshift memorial cropped up Tuesday at the empty cage in Community Park, where “Dobby” the gorilla stood for the past 19 years. A Facebook page called “In Memory Of Dobby” reached more than 1,100 supporters, and a petition on Change.org calling for the statue to be returned fetched more than 2,300 signatures. A candlelight vigil took place Wednesday night and a protester sat inside the cage, vowing to remain until the statue was returned, a local CBS affiliate reported.
In response to the backlash, Corsicana city council member Jeff Smith announced on Facebook Wednesday that the city would return the gorilla to the park “as soon as weather permits.”
In an earlier post, he said the decision to remove the statue was “rushed into” and invited community members to express their opinions during a city council meeting on March 12.
Corsicana Mayor Don Denbow sent a letter Tuesday evening to the Corsicana Daily Sun, saying the gorilla was initially removed after “it was determined to be potentially racially insensitive.”
“This was brought to our attention by a few citizens,” the mayor said. “The circumstances were evaluated and determined to be valid. It was not possible to leave the gorilla without the cage due to safety reasons. The statue was top heavy and was caged initially to protect the children. The cage will be left and turned into a climbing feature. The City will look at replacing the display in the future.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/mar/1/corsicana-texas-removes-popular-gorilla-statue-bei/
Quadzilla99
03-01-2018, 05:02 PM
You spend all day worrying about this kind of stuff, huh?
monosylab1k
03-01-2018, 05:03 PM
:cry further oppression of the white race :cry so unfair :cry
koriwhat
03-01-2018, 05:07 PM
"planet of the apes... yeah i hang around gorillas!"
SpursforSix
03-01-2018, 05:10 PM
Saw this on the news last night. Seems ridiculous unless there was some missing information.
Isitjustme?
03-01-2018, 05:10 PM
:cry further oppression of the white race :cry so unfair :cry
So depressed this statue I never heard of or cared about until now is going to be gone.
If it still existed i could go back to not caring about it.
Chris
03-01-2018, 05:11 PM
For 19 years not a problem until: Liberals.
Complaining about this is beyond retarded
Pavlov
03-01-2018, 05:12 PM
"Hazardous waste of space removed from playground."
koriwhat
03-01-2018, 05:13 PM
For 19 years not a problem until: Liberals.
funny huh? so damn ridiculous... not that i care about that gorilla statue at all but everything is a "trigger" for some dipshit and thus the dipshit wins as always because our society is such a fucking pussy that bends over to the loons.
Chris
03-01-2018, 05:16 PM
funny huh? so damn ridiculous... not that i care about that gorilla statue at all but everything is a "trigger" for some dipshit and thus the dipshit wins as always because our society is such a fucking pussy that bends over to the loons.
Luckily the citizens stepped up to bat. It will be returned "when weather permits". It is funny how all it takes is one person to get triggered, and all of the sudden we have to change policy to make them feel better. Social justice - crazy shit.
koriwhat
03-01-2018, 05:18 PM
It is funny how all it takes is one person to get triggered, and all of the sudden we have to change policy to make them feel better. Social justice - crazy shit.
less funny and more abhorrent.
Chris
03-01-2018, 05:19 PM
Complaining about this is beyond retarded
Yet here you are complaining about it.
SpursforSix
03-01-2018, 05:19 PM
Complaining about this is beyond retarded
It's not as retarded as being offended by a fake gorilla in a cage.
SpursforSix
03-01-2018, 05:20 PM
Luckily the citizens stepped up to bat. It will be returned "when weather permits". It is funny how all it takes is one person to get triggered, and all of the sudden we have to change policy to make them feel better. Social justice - crazy shit.
The problem is that now people won't look at the gorilla the same way again.
Yet here you are complaining about it.
True. I even took the time to post an article, some pictures, even a youtube .... oh wait ...
"First, they came for my playgrounds, but I said nothing ...."
Chucho
03-01-2018, 05:40 PM
It's not as retarded as being offended by a fake gorilla in a cage.
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monosylab1k
03-01-2018, 06:03 PM
Saw this on the news last night. Seems ridiculous unless there was some missing information.
Sure it’s ridiculous, but who cares? Government does stupid shit all the time and nobody bats an eye, but there’s one specific reason why Chris is being a whiny bitch about this.
monosylab1k
03-01-2018, 06:04 PM
And I guarantee you a white person is the one who complained about the statue in the first place.
Trill Clinton
03-01-2018, 06:04 PM
white people shouldn't have been racist in the 1st place and that gorilla could have stayed there. y'all are paying for the sins of your fathers unfortunately.
spurraider21
03-01-2018, 06:06 PM
Was this you chris?
A candlelight vigil took place Wednesday night and a protester sat inside the cage, vowing to remain until the statue was returned, a local CBS affiliate reported.
monosylab1k
03-01-2018, 06:08 PM
Chris needs to be a Proud Boy who isn’t ashamed to be a white male! But unfortunately he tries to hide his blatant homosexual tendencies because he is clearly ashamed of that.
Chris
03-01-2018, 06:11 PM
Endless projection is endless. :lol
koriwhat
03-01-2018, 06:44 PM
Endless projection is endless. :lol
seems to be the ST way unfortunately...
monosylab1k
03-01-2018, 06:49 PM
seems to be the ST way unfortunately...
20 hours ago
and i bet you'd love to finger hillary's ass why you're tossing bernie's salad all while having obama jack you off and mccain fuck you from the back.
:lmao projection seems to be the spurstalk way unfortunately :cry
SpursforSix
03-01-2018, 06:53 PM
And I guarantee you a white person is the one who complained about the statue in the first place.
Or Patrick Ewing.
koriwhat
03-01-2018, 08:03 PM
20 hours ago
:lmao projection seems to be the spurstalk way unfortunately :cry
we all love to poke(no pun intended) fun at each other around here. unfortunately, i am not excluded in joining in on the fun. i'm not sure most said here is projection tbh if at all. we're all just spurs fans shitting on other spurs fans. lol
Spurtacular
03-01-2018, 09:27 PM
You spend all day worrying about this kind of stuff, huh?
:cry further oppression of the white race :cry so unfair :cry
"Hazardous waste of space removed from playground."
Was this you chris?
A candlelight vigil took place Wednesday night and a protester sat inside the cage, vowing to remain until the statue was returned, a local CBS affiliate reported.
:lol The chumpettes with their predictable aspersions. :lol
Chris
03-01-2018, 09:52 PM
:lol The chumpettes with their predictable aspersions. :lol
I prefer Hive Mind. Chumpettes is giving Pavlov a lot of unwarranted credit :lol
monosylab1k
03-01-2018, 10:10 PM
I prefer Hive Mind. Chumpettes is giving Pavlov a lot of unwarranted credit :lol
:lmao the lack of self awareness
Spurtacular
03-01-2018, 11:02 PM
I prefer Hive Mind. Chumpettes is giving Pavlov a lot of unwarranted credit :lol
Funny. I'd say "mind" was giving them too much credit. :lol
Chris
03-01-2018, 11:03 PM
Funny. I'd say "mind" was giving them too much credit. :lol
touche' :lol
Blake
03-01-2018, 11:52 PM
You guys are really stupid.
Spurtacular
03-02-2018, 01:12 AM
You guys are really stupid.
Say hello to your wife for me.
Say hello to your wife for me.
Yes, I'm sure she wants to know all about the life of an awkward derpy transexual obssessed basement dweller.
Smooth move. :tu
Spurtacular
03-02-2018, 03:06 AM
Yes, I'm sure she wants to know all about the life of an awkward derpy transexual obssessed basement dweller.
Smooth move. :tu
:lmao Reck and Blake : The two gimpy white guys in glasses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilCmywMin8I
ElNono
03-02-2018, 04:58 AM
What's this about? Reverse racism?
boutons_deux
03-02-2018, 08:20 AM
You guys are really stupid.
but who is engaging in multi-page stupidities with The Stupids?
Blake
03-02-2018, 09:55 AM
but who is engaging in multi-page stupidities with The Stupids?
Lol. It's entertainment.
Blake
03-02-2018, 09:56 AM
Say hello to your wife for me.
That showed me.
DisAsTerBot
03-02-2018, 10:37 AM
but who is engaging in multi-page stupidities with The Stupids?
Ooh boutons got y’all there
DeadlyDynasty
03-02-2018, 10:45 AM
y'all are paying for the sins of your fathers unfortunately.
Everyday. The struggle is real
Spurtacular
03-02-2018, 07:57 PM
What's this about? Reverse racism?
Cucks at any rate.
Spurtacular
03-02-2018, 11:45 PM
That showed me.
As much as it could show your lil cuck brain, anyways.
Will Hunting
03-03-2018, 12:32 AM
funny huh? so damn ridiculous... not that i care about that gorilla statue at all but everything is a "trigger" for some dipshit and thus the dipshit wins as always because our society is such a fucking pussy that bends over to the loons.
Yeah, you clearly don’t care about it and that’s why you’re posting in this thread.
Blake
03-03-2018, 12:37 AM
As much as it could show your lil cuck brain, anyways.
You're pretty obsessed with "cuck". Not sure I've ever seen anyone talk about it as much as you.
Spurtacular
03-03-2018, 12:40 AM
You're pretty obsessed with "cuck". Not sure I've ever seen anyone talk about it as much as you.
When in Rome.
Blake
03-03-2018, 12:43 AM
When in Rome.
Wow. I figured you were a deviant but nobody was asking for admission of it.
Spurtacular
03-03-2018, 12:45 AM
Wow. I figured you were a deviant but nobody was asking for admission of it.
Is that what you figured, cuck? I was speaking of you. If I'm dealing with a cuck, I'm not gonna dance around it.
SnakeBoy
03-03-2018, 12:58 AM
:lmao <b><a href="http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=14412" target="_blank">Reck</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=3460" target="_blank">Blake</a></b> : The two gimpy white guys in glasses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilCmywMin8I
better version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQSZRrJcdE
Blake
03-03-2018, 01:02 AM
Is that what you figured, cuck? I was speaking of you. If I'm dealing with a cuck, I'm not gonna dance around it.
Uh huh
Spurtacular
03-03-2018, 01:10 AM
better version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQSZRrJcdE
Funny thing either way is that tranny Reck surely relates to this guy. :lmao
When in Rome.
Wow. I figured you were a deviant but nobody was asking for admission of it.
:lmao
Admitting to being obssessed with the word "cuck" and for that matter "tranny" as well and not realizing he just outed himself in the process. :lol
:lol speaking of you
:lol when in Rome
:lol using a term and not knowing what it refers to
:lol derp
Spurtacular
03-03-2018, 02:35 AM
:lmao
Admitting to being obssessed with the word "cuck" and for that matter "tranny" as well and not realizing he just outed himself in the process. :lol
:lol speaking of you
:lol when in Rome
:lol using a term and not knowing what it refers to
:lol derp
When talking to a cuck, I'm not gonna ignore the reality. If you want to get into semantics and think you have something, well a tranny's got to manufacture something I guess.
Was this you chris?
A candlelight vigil took place Wednesday night and a protester sat inside the cage, vowing to remain until the statue was returned, a local CBS affiliate reported.
In the image in the OP, is the protester in the cage or is that the statue?
When talking to a cuck, I'm not gonna ignore the reality. If you want to get into semantics and think you have something, well a tranny's got to manufacture something I guess.
I somehow made you misuse an idiom even though I wasn't here for when you said it? :lol
Do yourself a favor and google what you want to say from time to time, just to double check you have it right. :lmao
Spurtacular
03-03-2018, 02:53 AM
I somehow made you misuse an idiom even though I wasn't here for when you said it? :lol
Do yourself a favor and google what you want to say from time to time, just to double check you have it right. :lmao
If I didn't use a term in a fully prescribed manner, I'll have to live with that. Anything else, tranny?
koriwhat
03-03-2018, 02:41 PM
Yeah, you clearly don’t care about it and that’s why you’re posting in this thread.
so replying to a thread means i have a stake in this fight huh? yall trolls are clearly fucking retarded without any help in sight.
benefactor
03-03-2018, 05:39 PM
:lol using a term and not knowing what it refers to
It's like an endless cycle with him:lol
monosylab1k
03-03-2018, 06:21 PM
When in Rome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9jaEvjrmlQ
Spurtacular
03-03-2018, 06:24 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9jaEvjrmlQ
Good one, tbh.
Galileo
03-03-2018, 06:32 PM
If I keep hearing stuff like this, I will go ape!
Splits
03-05-2018, 05:09 PM
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An elementary school. Good job Tennessee
Fake news. It's not a lynching. The guy is hanging by his shirt, rival team.
spurraider21
03-05-2018, 06:35 PM
Fake news. It's not a lynching. The guy is hanging by his shirt, rival team.
why wouldn't that be a lynching?
Blake
03-05-2018, 06:41 PM
Fake news. It's not a lynching. The guy is hanging by his shirt, rival team.
Good point. It's just white on white hanging. He probably deserved it.
Chris
03-05-2018, 06:48 PM
CNN - what a joke.
why wouldn't that be a lynching?
https://d2gg9evh47fn9z.cloudfront.net/800px_COLOURBOX4363750.jpg
Oh no someone lynched a baby!
spurraider21
03-05-2018, 07:46 PM
yup totally the same thing
yup totally the same thing
Hanging by shirt is hanging by shirt.
How is that not the same as lynching?
The pressure is under the arms, that's your answer. Put a rope around your neck and pull on it, then grab the back of your shirt and pull it up, See where the difference lies.
There on the ground in that image is a bird and a tiger and a few more critters, likely mascots of teams they face. That covered wagon has a surrender flag on it.
But go ahead, create a narrative out of a fake news tweet. No one knew shit about it until it was removed.
Good lord.
Why am I not surprised you decided to be a lawyer?
"The detailed mural showing the hanging man features a Caucasian-toned figure dangling in the air by his blue jersey from a tree branch. It also depicts a nearby covered wagon with a white flag and a second figure in a red jersey holding a Confederate flag. School officials said critics of the painting are overlooking that the hanging man represents the South Cumberland Rebels' athletic rival, the North Cumberland Patriots."
Blake
03-06-2018, 10:35 AM
CNN - what a joke.
That's so rich
Blake
03-06-2018, 10:38 AM
Hanging by shirt is hanging by shirt.
How is that not the same as lynching?
The pressure is under the arms, that's your answer. Put a rope around your neck and pull on it, then grab the back of your shirt and pull it up, See where the difference lies.
There on the ground in that image is a bird and a tiger and a few more critters, likely mascots of teams they face. That covered wagon has a surrender flag on it.
But go ahead, create a narrative out of a fake news tweet. No one knew shit about it until it was removed.
Good lord.
Why am I not surprised you decided to be a lawyer?
The baby was no match for us
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