IT'S JUST A TOY: 'Racist' gorilla statue pulled from Texas playground
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Published:
March 2, 2018
Updated:
March 2, 2018 7:50 AM EST
Befuddled residents of a Dallas-area town are beating their chests over the removal of a playground prop deemed to be “racially insensitive” by members of their community.
Parents are at a loss for words after a caged gorilla statue was abruptly removed from a kids’ play area in Corsicana, Tex. after two decades.
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“We can understand this, because we have an obligation to listen to all our citizens, to determine what is offensive and not, especially in public places,” the town’s mayor, Don Denbow, told CBS affiliate KTVT in Dallas, adding there were multiple complaints.
Mayor Don Denbow (CBS Dallas)
The circus-themed playground has turned into, well, something of a circus.
Residents posted notes mocking the city’s decision while others organized a candlelight vigil.
A Facebook page “in memory of” the absent ape has been set up for community members to comment on Corsicana’s puzzling decision to deem the animal racially divisive.
“This is such an embarrassment for Corsicana,” one Facebook user responded.
“Have you ever considered that the one who cried racist is the one who is [sic] actually is racist?” asked another social media user.
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Some residents reportedly took issue with the cage surrounding the gorilla.
Bars were added after the statue was deemed unsafe for kids to play on.
Steven Lord, a counter-protester, told KTVT earlier this week he planned to sit in the cage until the ape was returned to its rightful home.
Steven Lord (CBS Dallas)
“It’s a toy for children,” he said.
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City Will Return Gorilla Statue Removed After Complaints It Was ‘Racially Insensitive’ « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
IT’S JUST A TOY: ‘Racist’ gorilla statue pulled from Texas playground | Toronto Sun
no need to go ape over the situation. could have been worse. it could have been a statue of moochelle.
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Published:
March 2, 2018
Updated:
March 2, 2018 7:50 AM EST
Befuddled residents of a Dallas-area town are beating their chests over the removal of a playground prop deemed to be “racially insensitive” by members of their community.
Parents are at a loss for words after a caged gorilla statue was abruptly removed from a kids’ play area in Corsicana, Tex. after two decades.
(Facebook)
“We can understand this, because we have an obligation to listen to all our citizens, to determine what is offensive and not, especially in public places,” the town’s mayor, Don Denbow, told CBS affiliate KTVT in Dallas, adding there were multiple complaints.
Mayor Don Denbow (CBS Dallas)
The circus-themed playground has turned into, well, something of a circus.
Residents posted notes mocking the city’s decision while others organized a candlelight vigil.
A Facebook page “in memory of” the absent ape has been set up for community members to comment on Corsicana’s puzzling decision to deem the animal racially divisive.
“This is such an embarrassment for Corsicana,” one Facebook user responded.
“Have you ever considered that the one who cried racist is the one who is [sic] actually is racist?” asked another social media user.
Change.org
Some residents reportedly took issue with the cage surrounding the gorilla.
Bars were added after the statue was deemed unsafe for kids to play on.
Steven Lord, a counter-protester, told KTVT earlier this week he planned to sit in the cage until the ape was returned to its rightful home.
Steven Lord (CBS Dallas)
“It’s a toy for children,” he said.
http://facebook.com/In-memory-of-Dobby-1981708382081521
City Will Return Gorilla Statue Removed After Complaints It Was ‘Racially Insensitive’ « CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
IT’S JUST A TOY: ‘Racist’ gorilla statue pulled from Texas playground | Toronto Sun
no need to go ape over the situation. could have been worse. it could have been a statue of moochelle.
