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14. It does resemble the cover of a pulp sword and sorcery novel. [nt]

Sat Jul 10, 2021, 06:27 PM

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Please forgive the historical ignorance. [View all] Nexus2 Jul 2021 OP

Here is one reason. Yonnie3 Jul 2021 #1

Her descendants found it offensive Yonnie3 Jul 2021 #18

Pffft Triloon Jul 2021 #7

It does resemble the cover of a pulp sword and sorcery novel. [nt] Nexus2 Jul 2021 #14

Thanks for the question. elleng Jul 2021 #3

Sounds like the iconoclast movement in the Byzantine empire Bucky Jul 2021 #19

To me personally, it was how Sakakawea was depicted. Budi Jul 2021 #5

In this case, it was the depiction. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #6

Why not excise the offending Sacagawea from the statue? Sneederbunk Jul 2021 #8

Cause then you'd be censoring a/o butchering a work of art Bucky Jul 2021 #20

A long read but perhaps it might help Yonnie3 Jul 2021 #11

I don't see a problem with it pandr32 Jul 2021 #12

The fact that legend is not history, she was a person not a character. marble falls Jul 2021 #13

The statue tells a story pandr32 Jul 2021 #15

Art is symbolic speech. It doesn't just tell WHAT but also HOW Bucky Jul 2021 #21

Various interpretations, I suppose DFW Jul 2021 #17

How familiar are you with their Western expedition? Bucky Jul 2021 #22

In my admittedly limited understanding DFW Jul 2021 #23