It is unclear if the video was made out of satirical intentions, but it is surely upsetting a significant number of conservatives on X. Furthermore, X users are saying that the Black TikToker needs to be educated on this situation further. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to America in the late 1800s.
According to the National Park Service, despite their exclusion from the statue’s conception, Black Americans fundraised for its pedestal and joined public celebrations at its dedication. However, the Statue of Liberty has held dual symbolism for Black Americans, representing both hope and America’s civil rights failure. This ambiguity sparked varied artistic expressions, political debates, and even violent protests.
The Immigration Museum’s construction, debated for seventeen years, further tackled the portrayal of enslaved African Americans as “immigrants.” The myth of Liberty’s original model as a Black woman lacks evidence, dissociating it from Bartholdi and Laboulaye’s anti-slavery vision. The statue’s tribute to the Civil War’s end of slavery intertwined with Laboulaye’s broader idea of liberty’s realization in history.
Black TikToker says Statue of Liberty was supposed to be a Black woman
What a surprise the education system has failed another person.
— Eden Prime (@Spartan_Eden) November 14, 2023
X users are reacting to this situation by stating the woke education is failing Americans. They feel that proper history lessons are important to preserve our culture. Following that, the ultra liberal ideologies are meant to rewrite history in order to make it more inclusive. However, there are a number of powerful and remarkable Black Americans in history that deserve more limelight.
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In addition to this, X users are sharing several offensive opinions regarding the situation. They state that they’re refusing to be blackwashed by “historians.” Furthermore, others claim that the TikToker is delusional for thinking that. A simple Google search will show the exact origins of the Statue of Liberty.
Wasn’t the reason it was made of copper so it would eventually turn green? Meaning it wouldn’t have a represented skin color and would therefor represent everyone?
— Vortonian (@Vortonian) November 14, 2023
Others state that the statue was initially made of copper that would eventually turn green in order to represent everyone. Regardless, the Blackwashing of certain historical monuments in America is having an increase due to the rise of ultra liberalism.
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