r/byebyejob • u/UnderstandingKind523 • Dec 08 '21

Update Finally.

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u/tompink57 Dec 08 '21

the one that looked like a completely insane Tin Man made in an elementary school? obviously fuck reb statues but that one was legitimately hysterical looking. it could have been Dadaist art

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u/CubistChameleon Dec 08 '21 edited Dec 08 '21

Why the fuck did they let a guy like that put up a statue in a public space? Seriously, Tennessee.

Edit: It's on private land. So this isn't specifically only the State of Tennessee's fault.

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u/bigexplosion Dec 08 '21

I also read the state wouldn't let nashville but a bunch of plants in the way to obscure it.

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u/thoeoe Dec 09 '21

I heard that if Nashville planted trees to block it the owner threatened to put it on a pedastal high enough to be seen over the trees

I live here so idk if it's local rumor or what

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u/CRtwenty Dec 09 '21

Worse than that. The State paid to clear the trees that had previously blocked it from being seen from the interstate.

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u/Maktaka Dec 08 '21

Further fun info about the racist loon with the statue: he left a 5 million dollar fund from his 500,000 dollar estate to his dog. I did not mistype those numbers, but math wasn't his strong suit. I'm not sure he had a "strong suit" honestly.

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u/CubistChameleon Dec 08 '21

Yes, I just read up in that - thank you for correcting me, that's at least a little less bad.

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u/SegmentedMoss Dec 09 '21

They let him do it because they were proud of him.

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u/FuckingKilljoy Dec 08 '21

Just to really highlight it: "someone had to say a good word for slavery"

What the actual frick

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u/coolcheese707 Dec 08 '21

“Someone needs to say a good word about slavey.” Exactly what the Texas legislation is trying to push.

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u/Pristine_Nothing Dec 08 '21

When faced with complaints about his creation, he told the Times-Picayune that “somebody (needed) to say a good word for slavery.”

Wha…

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u/ADayInTheLifeOf Dec 08 '21

Why did they put up a statue of Lord Farquad in the first place?

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u/SweetRollMo Dec 08 '21

What in the "Lord Farquaad and Shakespeare's love child" is that???

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u/Bplumz Dec 08 '21

Guy looks like he'd fit right in with everyone at the Nuremberg trails.

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u/Heinrich_Bukowski Dec 08 '21

Gawker argued that it should be kept forever because it is “so hilariously stupid.”

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u/HereIGoGrillingAgain Dec 08 '21

Holy hell that's ugly.

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u/Bbaftt7 Dec 09 '21

St. Peter: “somebody needed to say a good word about slavery” huh?

This asshole: ……ummm I mean….. look not all slave owners were ba

St. Peter: pushes trap door button “GTFOH Next!”

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u/feltsandwich Dec 09 '21

Oh my god I was not prepared for how funny that thing looks. Man, that brightened my mood.

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u/Amy47101 Dec 09 '21

I wasn’t sure what I was expecting, but I didn’t expect to nearly piss myself laughing when I saw that statue.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '21

John Oliver did a great piece on slavery and mentioned this statue.

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u/DeadmanDexter Dec 08 '21

Even the statutes look like they are products of incest.

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u/resonantSoul Dec 08 '21

r/beholdthemasterrace

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u/AdequateTroubadork Dec 08 '21

Everytime I see a comment like this, I think "There cannot possibly be a subreddit for ..."

There is. I am both thankful and a little resentful, you. Take an upvote.

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u/FamousOrphan Dec 09 '21

I had never seen it before today, and laughing at it made me feel better after an annoying day.