• Trafalgar Square's New Statue

    From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 12, 2026 02:24:19
    Trafalgar Square is famous for its statues honoring Admiral Horatio Nelson
    with its four bronze lions guarding the base, King George IV, Charles I, and George Washington.

    But now Trafalgar Square has a new addition. The Lady in Blue by someone
    called Tschabalala Self. A gigantic black woman with exaggerated features popular among rap and ghetto culture sheathed in a neon-blue dress.

    https://ibb.co/rKDJX6H1

    The sculptor said the statue is supposed to represent "every woman" and given the demographic trend in the UK, that could very well be accurate within a decade or two.

    In reality, it's actually a perfect metaphor for DEI. To get a statue in Trafalgar Square as a heterosexual white male, you have to die heroically in
    an historic battle or single-handedly found a nation.

    But if you tick the right boxes, you don't need any real achievements. You
    just have to look like you're offended and on the way to complain to HR.



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  • From moviePig@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 22:46:41
    On 9/11/2026 10:24 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Trafalgar Square is famous for its statues honoring Admiral Horatio Nelson with its four bronze lions guarding the base, King George IV, Charles I, and George Washington.

    But now Trafalgar Square has a new addition. The Lady in Blue by someone called Tschabalala Self. A gigantic black woman with exaggerated features popular among rap and ghetto culture sheathed in a neon-blue dress.

    https://ibb.co/rKDJX6H1

    The sculptor said the statue is supposed to represent "every woman" and given the demographic trend in the UK, that could very well be accurate within a decade or two.

    In reality, it's actually a perfect metaphor for DEI. To get a statue in Trafalgar Square as a heterosexual white male, you have to die heroically in an historic battle or single-handedly found a nation.

    But if you tick the right boxes, you don't need any real achievements. You just have to look like you're offended and on the way to complain to HR.

    Per Google: Trafalgar Square has "rotating contemporary artworks".



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  • From super70s@3:633/10 to All on Friday, September 11, 2026 22:55:44
    On 2026-09-12 02:46:41 +0000, moviePig said:

    On 9/11/2026 10:24 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Trafalgar Square is famous for its statues honoring Admiral Horatio Nelson >> with its four bronze lions guarding the base, King George IV, Charles I, and >> George Washington.

    But now Trafalgar Square has a new addition. The Lady in Blue by someone
    called Tschabalala Self. A gigantic black woman with exaggerated features
    popular among rap and ghetto culture sheathed in a neon-blue dress.

    https://ibb.co/rKDJX6H1

    The sculptor said the statue is supposed to represent "every woman" and given
    the demographic trend in the UK, that could very well be accurate within a >> decade or two.

    In reality, it's actually a perfect metaphor for DEI. To get a statue in
    Trafalgar Square as a heterosexual white male, you have to die heroically in >> an historic battle or single-handedly found a nation.

    But if you tick the right boxes, you don't need any real achievements. You >> just have to look like you're offended and on the way to complain to HR.

    Per Google: Trafalgar Square has "rotating contemporary artworks".

    "...with exaggerated features popular among rap and ghetto culture,"
    you can tell he's totally unbiased from the start.

    If the UK starts covering their public statues in 23.75-karat gold leaf
    like Trump's D.C. makeover then he can start worrying.


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  • From BTR1701@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 12, 2026 04:08:06
    On Sep 11, 2026 at 8:55:44 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

    On 2026-09-12 02:46:41 +0000, moviePig said:

    On 9/11/2026 10:24 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Trafalgar Square is famous for its statues honoring Admiral Horatio Nelson >>> with its four bronze lions guarding the base, King George IV, Charles I, and
    George Washington.

    But now Trafalgar Square has a new addition. The Lady in Blue by someone >>> called Tschabalala Self. A gigantic black woman with exaggerated features >>> popular among rap and ghetto culture sheathed in a neon-blue dress.

    https://ibb.co/rKDJX6H1

    The sculptor said the statue is supposed to represent "every woman" and >>> given
    the demographic trend in the UK, that could very well be accurate within a >>> decade or two.

    In reality, it's actually a perfect metaphor for DEI. To get a statue in >>> Trafalgar Square as a heterosexual white male, you have to die heroically in
    an historic battle or single-handedly found a nation.

    But if you tick the right boxes, you don't need any real achievements. You >>> just have to look like you're offended and on the way to complain to HR. >>
    Per Google: Trafalgar Square has "rotating contemporary artworks".

    "...with exaggerated features popular among rap and ghetto culture,"
    you can tell he's totally unbiased from the start.

    Where did I claim to be unbiased?



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  • From moviePig@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 12, 2026 10:39:17
    On 9/12/2026 12:08 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
    On Sep 11, 2026 at 8:55:44 PM PDT, "super70s" <super70s@super70s.invalid> wrote:

    On 2026-09-12 02:46:41 +0000, moviePig said:

    On 9/11/2026 10:24 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
    Trafalgar Square is famous for its statues honoring Admiral Horatio Nelson
    with its four bronze lions guarding the base, King George IV, Charles I, and
    George Washington.

    But now Trafalgar Square has a new addition. The Lady in Blue by someone >>>> called Tschabalala Self. A gigantic black woman with exaggerated features
    popular among rap and ghetto culture sheathed in a neon-blue dress.

    https://ibb.co/rKDJX6H1

    The sculptor said the statue is supposed to represent "every woman" and >>>> given
    the demographic trend in the UK, that could very well be accurate within a
    decade or two.

    In reality, it's actually a perfect metaphor for DEI. To get a statue in >>>> Trafalgar Square as a heterosexual white male, you have to die heroically in
    an historic battle or single-handedly found a nation.

    But if you tick the right boxes, you don't need any real achievements. You
    just have to look like you're offended and on the way to complain to HR. >>>
    Per Google: Trafalgar Square has "rotating contemporary artworks".

    "...with exaggerated features popular among rap and ghetto culture,"
    you can tell he's totally unbiased from the start.

    Where did I claim to be unbiased?

    Well, *I* think that statue is edgy and humorous. Am I biased? (I'm
    also satisfied that it has no permanent home beside Admiral Nelson.)



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  • From Rhino@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 12, 2026 14:41:14
    On 2026-09-11 10:24 p.m., BTR1701 wrote:
    Trafalgar Square is famous for its statues honoring Admiral Horatio Nelson with its four bronze lions guarding the base, King George IV, Charles I, and George Washington.

    But now Trafalgar Square has a new addition. The Lady in Blue by someone called Tschabalala Self. A gigantic black woman with exaggerated features popular among rap and ghetto culture sheathed in a neon-blue dress.

    https://ibb.co/rKDJX6H1

    The sculptor said the statue is supposed to represent "every woman" and given the demographic trend in the UK, that could very well be accurate within a decade or two.

    In reality, it's actually a perfect metaphor for DEI. To get a statue in Trafalgar Square as a heterosexual white male, you have to die heroically in an historic battle or single-handedly found a nation.

    But if you tick the right boxes, you don't need any real achievements. You just have to look like you're offended and on the way to complain to HR.

    My first reaction was to question whether you'd been taken in by some AI nonsense but you're not that gullible so I did a quick search on YouTube
    and found a bunch of videos that are clearly NOT AI reacting to it.
    Here's just one:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqNXS6fFjrQ [2 minutes]

    It certainly seems to cheapen Trafalgar Square by being garishly
    different to everything else there in both theme and appearance.

    I wonder how the Canadian diplomats are liking it? The building just to
    the west of Trafalgar Square is the Canadian embassy so they get a front
    row view of it whenever they look out the window.

    --
    Rhino

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