Petition for monument to be replaced with statue of Missy Elliott

[struggle4progress]

Staff , WVEC 5:57 PM. PDT August 18, 2017

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WVEC) -- The debate over whether or not to take down Confederate monuments has been a hot topic across the country, and Hampton Roads is no exception.

One person from Portsmouth hopes to not merely take down a Confederate monument in Olde Towne, but to replace it with a state of rapper and Portsmouth native, Missy Elliott.

Nathan Coflin started a petition on Change.org to gain support for the swap.

Coflin writes, "Who better to encapsulate the culture and spirit of the city enshrined in a new monument than Grammy Award winning rapper, dancer, and record producer Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott?" ...

http://www.abc10.com/news/petition-calls-for-confederate-monument-to-be-replaced-with-statue-of-missy-elliott/465506665

[hlthe2b]

1. Statues/commmoratives of living figures has long been considered problematic

--even the USPS won't do so on stamps. And, I tend to agree. Some principles are inherently wise...

Otherwise our current egomaniac will initiate his own "great pyramid" of commemorative...

[Warren DeMontague]

2. Jimi Hendrix, then.

....okay, he's not a Portsmouth native, but he still deserves a statue.

[hlthe2b]

3. Works for me..