Poll of the Day > Grave for a DEAD DOG in 1902 has been REMOVED cause his name was the N-WORD!!!

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As outrage around the world over the death of George Floyd and the call for Black Lives Matters causing removal of racist monuments and statues of racist figures, now it's reached one at a CEMETERY for a Dead DOG that was named after the N-WORD...and it died in 1902!!

Dailymail revealed the gravestone of the offensive dog name in the United Kingdom as officials have removed the gravestone with that name as it was at a cultural attraction site displaying the name of a dog with the date of its death for over a century

The city council refused to remove it when it was discovered last year but it was finally voted out following outrage on protests

A councilperson said "We can confirm the historical gravestone in memory of a loved pet was removed. Our stance on racism is clear and although the gravestone was from another time it is not appropriate today"

The reason for it not being removed back then was because they believed it could educate locals and tourists about racism but that word offended many members of the community

One person said "I have looked it online and a lot of people defend it being there as it was "acceptable at the time". They fail to see that it was acceptable only to white people and black people would have, and still are, hurt to see this world immortalised into stone in such a public place"

Only one person opposed who said "Why don't we just flatten the whole of British Empire to eradicate the memory of imperialism completely?. Get all of the history books and blank all the pages up until today's date"

Another resident said "This is just getting beyond an absolute joke now. I remember seeing that name when i was 5 and i'm 34 now. Leave history alone whether it be a grave or a statue"

Would you have removed this gravestone with that word on it?

https://i.imgur.com/jV7pQMP.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/UqbgB1g.jpg
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Kinda outrageous, tbh. I mean, who gives a dog a headstone?

Full Throttle posted... Would you have removed this highly offensive gravestone?

It's something nobody's going to really see anyway, so what's the point?

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Ah, so the values of the individual are less than that of the modern gestalt

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Is this dog important?

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Why was that his name?

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There was a dog with the same name in The Dam Busters, which is based on a true story of RAF members destroying Nazi dams in WWII.

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Just remove the name instead of completely removing the gravestone. Or replace the gravestone. Somebody wanted to honor their dead dog.
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Tom Sawyer banned, Mark Twain declared massive racist :v

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Lokarin posted...

Tom Sawyer banned, Mark Twain declared massive racist :v

I doubt that will happen.
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Apparently theres lots of dogs named n*****.

If you google it I found at least three or four different tombstones like this.

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aMeRiCa iS sO rAcIsT

wAiT, yOuRe tElLiNg Me ThIs HaPpEnEd iN tHe Uk? ThAtS iMpOsSiBlE!

is that dog dead??????.


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or just ur Career

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it's come to my attention that PotD needs me very berry badly

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My friend has a dog whose name is that. With one G. Doesn't see it a an issue at all. She'll wander around the park just calling his name.

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Not all dogs go to heaven.
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History is history and can't be changed. If we erased what wasn't offensive then as it is now we wouldn't have much left. Also this is a grave. It doesn't matter if it's just a pet. The stone should be left in place.

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This is actually interesting if you think about it.

Isn't desecration of graves frowned on? (Unless in the pursuit of knowledge, but I'm not getting into that one right now.) I realize the grave isn't for a human being, but it's still interesting to see what cancels what out I guess.

JOExHIGASHI posted...

Is this dog important?

He was a good dog.

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wwinterj25 posted...

History is history and can't be changed. If we erased what wasn't offensive then as it is now we wouldn't have much left. Also this is a grave. It doesn't matter if it's just a pet. The stone should be left in place.

Also at this rate we're going to have no statues left standing in most of the country.

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i would smother that grave off the face of the earth anyway,

that is a <i>sjw</i> promise

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p.s.

i wear a cowboy hat

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You're also a alt account.

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wut r u trying to say boomer

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u want in my to-do list boi

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ChaosAzeroth posted...

This is actually interesting if you think about it.

Isn't desecration of graves frowned on? (Unless in the pursuit of knowledge, but I'm not getting into that one right now.) I realize the grave isn't for a human being, but it's still interesting to see what cancels what out I guess.

I think there would be more outrage if it was actually a person's name and they removed it.
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defnotanth0ny posted...

u want in my to-do list boi

That probably sounds more hotter than intended.

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Revelation34 posted...

I think there would be more outrage if it was actually a person's name and they removed it.

I thought that for a moment, which is why I brought up that I realize it's not a human grave. But I'm not 100% sure. There'd be a lot of outrage at a human grave having that on it, that's for sure.

I do deeply suspect they'd tear it down either way. Maybe alter it if they could. Maybe actually replace it. But I'm honestly not sure either way.

ChaosAzeroth posted...

I thought that for a moment, which is why I brought up that I realize it's not a human grave. But I'm not 100% sure. There'd be a lot of outrage at a human grave having that on it, that's for sure.

I do deeply suspect they'd tear it down either way. Maybe alter it if they could. Maybe actually replace it. But I'm honestly not sure either way.

Well doing shit like they did is a reason why some legends about ghosts have formed.
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Poor dog, it wasn't his fault he was named that.

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