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re: Do I have to change my name because of 'muh racist southern monuments'?
Posted on 8/15/17 at 11:46 am to Salmon
Posted on 8/15/17 at 11:46 am to Salmon
quote:Is it really?
This is jumping too far down the slope.
Sure there's a few yuck-yucks but the question is really about whether a medium actually conveys a specific message.
Does a statue of Robert E. Lee convey a specific message (i.e., one message -specific)?
Further, is that message passed through the medium of sculpture representative of a particular person's identity, thus linking that particular person to the specific message?
And is not a name (through the media of language and writing) representative of a particular person (their identity)?
Tearing down a statue is tantamount to tearing down a name so why wouldn't or couldn't someone be 'torn down' on the basis of their name and a specific message associated with it or foisted upon it?
This post was edited on 8/15/17 at 11:47 am
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Posted on 8/15/17 at 12:37 pm to Knight of Old
quote:Whatever message a statue specifically dedicated to a a person and his or her life has, the linkage between your name and that message is undoubtedly much weaker, and likely unnoticeable to most people unless told in some way.
Further, is that message passed through the medium of sculpture representative of a particular person's identity, thus linking that particular person to the specific message?
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