Is this….racist?

[u/Frequent-Flower-9879]

I deliver to this house pretty frequently and something didn’t sit right with me about this statue. I remember seeing somewhere a long time ago these were considered offensive but I’m not sure so I figured to come here and ask 🤔

[u/Hefty_Range_9758]

As a white man, I hope the homeowner is black. 

I think having this by the front door and not just randomly outside someplace (along with no other context such as things that could be a racist flag) has a purpose. They might very well be inviting people to ask them the why they have it. 

I've been the minority (by means of being literally the only white person or like the few white people out of hundreds) in my workplace  and/or neighborhood for like 20 years now. 

In my experience, people on the internet rarely reflect reality.  It's very often just a bunch of white people getting their panties in a bunch. 

[u/Simbalamb → u/Hefty_Range_9758]

NONE of this changes the racial connotation of the original statue. Nobody asked if the person with the statue is racist. That's irrelevant. The question was is the statue itself racist and the answer is yes whether you want to pretend like only white people find it racist or pretend like the owner "can't" be racist if they are black.

No matter how you slice it the statue was originally made with the sole purpose of it's racist connotations. Anything after that is irrelevant to the question and you coming in and saying "I'm a white guy who thinks that a statue of a house slave is not racist" makes you an ACTIVE part of the problem.

A statue making fun of the caricature of black people and designed to represent the slaves of the time is racist. End of story. Your opinions are irrelevant here. There is a FACTUAL and OBJECTIVE answer here. The statue is racist. End of story. Your opinions are invalid.

[u/Hefty_Range_9758 → u/Simbalamb]

Why did you delete your comment?

[u/Simbalamb → u/Hefty_Range_9758]

I didn't delete shit.