The government of Wales has issued guidance stating that all public statues, plaques and paintings need to be “decolonised” in order to project the “right historical narrative.”
Yes, really.
If the public art is deemed not to meet these standards it should be removed, according to the official guidelines issued to public bodies, including the country’s National Museum in Cardiff.
The guidance further states that all the art should “celebrate the achievements of our diverse society.”
The Telegraph reports that museums and galleries have been asked to make sure exhibits do not “insult or hurt” and instead fall into line with “present values”.
The government decree further outlines that any remaining “highly contentious” art will need to be “concealed” from public view.
So what are these ‘present values’?
Basically the doctrine being pushed by Black Lives Matter, because the guidelines were specifically drawn up as a response to protests by that activist group.
The guidance has been issued as part of a government policy to make Wales “an anti-racist nation” by 2030, and mandates that “the voices of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and those with other protected characteristics… are amplified and celebrated.”
Local authorities in the country will be expected to provide in their museums a “decolonised account of the past, one that recognises both historical injustices and the positive impact of ethnic minority communities,” according to the documentation.
It further outlines that the strategy will steer away from “narratives that devalue human life” and challenge the “perpetuation of racist colonial myths about white superiority.”
It also states that any new works of art and statues should “dispel the perception that the achievements that society considers noteworthy are those of powerful, older, able-bodied white men”.
The report further notes that a 2020 audit of artworks in the country resulted in a list of statues of historical figures effectively on the chopping list.
They include battle of Waterloo hero Thomas Picton and explorer Henry Morton Stanley, who are deemed to have “committed crimes against black people.”
Also included on the list are The Duke of Wellington and Admiral Lord Nelson after it was agreed that they both “opposed abolition.” Statues of Winston Churchill and even Ghandi were also identified as a “cause for concern.”
The new rules are are also intended to be extended to street names and even the names of pubs, according to the report.
Despite all of this, the new guidance claims that it is not intended for “censoring or erasure of the historical record.”
Andrew RT Davies, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives labelled the move by the left wing Labour government as “an affront to our history,” adding that it “puts extreme ideology before the facts.”
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You know you’ve lost your country when you’ve lost your country’s art.
The ” wrong historical narrative” you mean the truth?!
Stupid Brits…
(face palm)
The Foreign Nazis are writing us HUMANS out of History!
I wonder when the Humans will start to FIGHT for their survival!
Under what legislation will the Welsh government remove said ‘offensive’ art if any museum dares to defy this ‘guidance’? If I had the money, I would set up a private gallery somewhere in Wales and make a point of displaying nothing but art which breaks their ‘rules’. As I wouldn’t be doing anything illegal, not much they can do.
“…one that recognises both historical injustices and the positive impact of ethnic minority communities…”
So demonize white people who did nothing wrong and uplift minorities who didn’t do anything useful. Got it.
Their use is in supporting the globalists. But that won’t last long.
Just one step away from burning it on a pyre.
Another $$ Laundering Charade-Much Like The Climate Change Theatrics!-Scum Politicians like the Ones in D.C. Always Find a Way To Upgrade The Off Shore Accounts On Tax $$$!-Keep Your Eye On The Investments and Receipts!-Get an Accountant That Knows All the Trix!-Like Bidoom’s Yellen!!
Tell me, have all of our white countries gone to new heights of absurd levels of suicide wishes???
We’ve not gone,the commies have control and folks gave yet to refind their backbone….