Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 24, 2023 7:14:25 GMT 12
'FANATICISM AND BARBARISM': 'OFFENSIVE' WHANGANUI WAR MEMORIAL TO BE REMOVED
The country's oldest war memorial will be removed from an historic Whanganui reserve following objections to an inscription condemning upriver Māori for "fanaticism and barbarism".
Whanganui River iwi representatives say the language on the 158-year-old Weeping Woman monument is offensive and a blight on the history of Whanganui.
Representatives also say the white marble statue supports "on-going racist stereotyping" and could cause intergenerational harm to tamariki and mokopuna of Whanganui River iwi....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/505406/fanaticism-and-barbarism-offensive-whanganui-war-memorial-to-be-removed
The country's oldest war memorial will be removed from an historic Whanganui reserve following objections to an inscription condemning upriver Māori for "fanaticism and barbarism".
Whanganui River iwi representatives say the language on the 158-year-old Weeping Woman monument is offensive and a blight on the history of Whanganui.
Representatives also say the white marble statue supports "on-going racist stereotyping" and could cause intergenerational harm to tamariki and mokopuna of Whanganui River iwi....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/505406/fanaticism-and-barbarism-offensive-whanganui-war-memorial-to-be-removed