To commemorate Juneteenth, New Orleans Mayor Unveils a New Art Piece

[Dr. Acula]

Why does it feel like we couldn't even go one year without corporations and opportunistic politicians cheapening what should be a important holiday for black folks in this country? An afro pick is the symbol you decided to choose for black people being freed? It couldn't be something like arms breaking chains or something that shows us gaining freedom?

Sometimes, I think these people are purposely trolling us.

bruh...

 

[315]

Tell me that’s not real

 

[stellarstella]

 

[OperationNumbNutts]

 

[Sway]

Please be photoshop. Edit: Bruh.

 

[humminbird]

here we go

 

[Nymbus]

thought that was a meme edit

 

[Dr. Acula]

here we go

but its a holiday to celebrate freedom from slavery. Why not make it a direct reference to slavery and freedom from it instead of reaching and stretching to make it about something directly not tied to that? Secondly, a year from now when these explanations are forgotten, all people are going to see is a giant afro pick and it won't be immediately obvious what it is supposed to represent.

The conspiracy part of my brain makes me think these people are agents.

 

[raul04]

Wow....

 

[Buddy]

I real life don’t understand y’all. A lot y’all talk “nikka” this “nikka” that and gladly embrace as ‘endearment’ all day but the world comes crashing down at the sight of an Afro pick— as if it hasn’t been a symbol of resistance, self determination and self love.


Where do they make y’all at

 

[stellarstella]

but its a holiday to celebrate freedom from slavery. Why not make it a direct reference to slavery and freedom from it instead of reaching and stretching to make it about something directly not tied to that? Secondly, a year from now when these explanations are forgotten, all people are going to see is a giant afro pick and it won't be immediately obvious what it is supposed to represent.

The conspiracy part of my brain makes me think these people are agents.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

 

[The Fade]

she lowkey on some

she wanted to put City Hall on Congo Square, the origin of BA Music. And she didnt wanna get rid of those confederate statues

 

[Dr. Acula]

I real life don’t understand y’all. A lot y’all talk “nikka” this “nikka” that and gladly embrace as ‘endearment’ all day but the world comes crashing down at the sight of an Afro pick— as if it hasn’t been a symbol of resistance, self determination and self love.


Where do they make y’all at

Its a holiday about freedom from slavery. Not about self-love, self-determination. Resistance is the only thing tangentially related to the holiday. Not that those aren't good things, but like I said, a few years from now when people aren't around typing up convoluted paragraphs to tell you how this is tied to Juneteenth, it in no way tells you that it was done to celebrate Juneteenth. At a minimum, its a poor choice to represent freedom from slavery. Not to mention, its historical significance is literally a century removed from what it represents. If this was celebrating black power movements in the 1960's, ok.

 

[Buddy]

Its a holiday about freedom from slavery. Not about self-love, self-determination. Resistance is the only thing tangentially related to the holiday. Not that those aren't good things, but like I said, a few years from now when people aren't around typing up convoluted paragraphs to tell you how this is tied to Juneteenth, it in no way tells you that it was done to celebrate Juneteenth. At a minimum, its a poor choice to represent freedom from slavery. Not to mention, its historical significance is literally a century removed from what it represents. If this was celebrating black power movements in the 1960's, ok.

What did you wanna see?

 

[I Really Mean It]

What’s wrong with this classic symbol of black resistance being put on the public square in commemoration of Juneteenth? I don’t understand the outrage.