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The image shows a social media post by an individual named Michael Joel Hall, expressing strong feelings about the implications of historical statues and their impact on personal experiences. The mood is confrontational and reflective, addressing the emotional weight of history.
Text in image: So much “can’t erase history” stuff, and I am gonna take it on face value that y’all don’t really understand (a VERY charitable read rn). Lemme break this down for ya: Say you came over and put a statue up in my front yard– one that was in the image of the men who have verbally and physically assaulted me over the years. How do you think it would make me feel? Now, let’s make it spicy: that statue, let’s say it was built to highlighting the virtuousness of the men who harassed, hospitalized, and hurt me? Do you think I’d wanna come home? Do you think I’d wanna be anywhere near it? Would you like to see the face of your tormenters every day comin’ and goin? “History is history” really feels like “suffer, bitch.”