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Americans: is this an issue for you?
    #24025908 - 01/20/17 03:14 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

The US Mint has struck a gold coin in honor of its 225 year anniversary, featuring Lady Liberty in the standard $100 face value. Here it is:






Unusual about this coin is that Lady Liberty is portrayed by the US Mint as a black woman.

Americans, is this an issue for you? A lot of people were quite upset with this for various reasons.

Vote, and discuss.


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A Black Lady Liberty, Officially! Americans - how do you feel about this?
You may choose only one


Votes accepted from (01/20/17 06:14 AM) to (No end specified)
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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante] * 4
    #24025910 - 01/20/17 03:14 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

Mythological archetypes come in all forms.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: PatrickKn]
    #24025914 - 01/20/17 03:16 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

blacks didn't have myths before da white man.










*in before eurocentrists*


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: PatrickKn]
    #24025915 - 01/20/17 03:16 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

I dont see any black Woman ova heeaahh mhmm mm mm


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante]
    #24025918 - 01/20/17 03:17 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

No but I'm genuinely curious to hear why anyone would think it is.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: PatrickKn]
    #24025920 - 01/20/17 03:18 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

I voted "I'm NOT an American" because it's not my archetype so its an American matter, but I think its a good idea, personally. Liberty, in my view, has no race, so its OK to give it many faces.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante]
    #24025931 - 01/20/17 03:22 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

How do you know it's a black woman?


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: DustyBottoms]
    #24025937 - 01/20/17 03:23 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

You can tell by looking, and the US Mint has specifically declared the intent to do so.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante]
    #24025943 - 01/20/17 03:26 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

Quote:

Asante said:
I voted "I'm NOT an American" because it's not my archetype so its an American matter, but I think its a good idea, personally. Liberty, in my view, has no race, so its OK to give it many faces.



The Lady Liberty archetype is older than it's American iteration. Goes back to the Egyptian goddess Isis that I'm aware of, and probably further back than that.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: PatrickKn]
    #24025950 - 01/20/17 03:28 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

i voted "i dont care either way"


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It's just a shot away..


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: PatrickKn]
    #24025952 - 01/20/17 03:28 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

It is yes, but in this guise its American symbolism, as much as the Bald Eagle is.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante] * 2
    #24025965 - 01/20/17 03:33 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

It's an ok looking design but the star headband thing is a bit corny looking. I like the "tails" side better.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: psi] * 4
    #24025980 - 01/20/17 03:39 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

why would it be an issue? lol at asante trying his best to bait all the racist white americans so he can ban them. inauguration's got him triggered.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: mt cleverest]
    #24025988 - 01/20/17 03:41 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

17% doesn't like it.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante]
    #24025989 - 01/20/17 03:41 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

Inserting race into everything is nauseating


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante]
    #24025997 - 01/20/17 03:43 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

Quote:

Asante said:
It is yes, but in this guise its American symbolism, as much as the Bald Eagle is.



Right, but you asked if it was an issue for me. Doesn't bother me that mythological symbols older than most nations today gets a remix.

It's a little different for instance from making a coin where there is a black man and you call him George Washington.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Repertoire89]
    #24026008 - 01/20/17 03:47 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

I only got alerted to this because of the controversy that ensued.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: Asante]
    #24026013 - 01/20/17 03:48 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

Quote:

Asante said:
You can tell by looking, and the US Mint has specifically declared the intent to do so.





Looks alone would be grounds for making the situation racist so I'm glad they specified their intent.

But who gives a fuck either way


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: DustyBottoms] * 2
    #24026021 - 01/20/17 03:50 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

Quote:

DustyBottoms said:
Quote:

Asante said:
You can tell by looking, and the US Mint has specifically declared the intent to do so.





Looks alone would be grounds for making the situation racist so I'm glad they specified their intent.



To deny that people of different races have different facial features is willful ignorance, though I suppose it could be mistaken. Judging her race by her facial features and not the color of her skin does not make Asante racist for being able to tell though.


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Re: Americans: is this an issue for you? [Re: PatrickKn]
    #24026034 - 01/20/17 03:55 PM (7 years, 10 days ago)

Give me a break. She has African facial features and African style braided hair.

Apart from the mint's stated intent, ANYONE can tell her ethnicity.

Willful ignorance.


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