Thank-you, Tim &:) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 4:36 PM Subject: Re: Bronze statue a moving tribute or PC run amok? > Andrea, > > Bravo! > > Tim > > Timothy S. Bottoms > Museum Registrar > Cape Fear Museum > 814 Market Street > Wilmington, North Carolina 28401-4731 > 910.341.4350 x 3011 > 910.341.4037 (fax) > > > > > Sorceress > <[log in to unmask] To: > NET> [log in to unmask] > Sent by: Museum cc: > discussion list Subject: Re: Bronze statue a > <[log in to unmask] moving tribute or PC run amok? > LSOFT.COM> > > > 01/13/2002 04:25 PM > Please respond to > Museum discussion > list > > > > > > > "The truth shall set you free"...And this country is all about Freedom. We > were attacked for having and loving Freedom. What in god's name is so > politically incorrect about just being honest? These 3 heroes (whatever > color they are) are alive to be honored by this statue (as well as everyone > else). But don't they deserve this bit of 'visual healing', as well? Of > course they do! This is a slap in their face. > > America's been through so very much. The raising of that flag had nothing > whatsoever to do with race, why should the statue? It had to do with being > a proud AMERICAN. This is much larger than racial, IMHO. I think changing > the truth diminishes the importance of the act. I also feel that if this > country is about Freedom, it must then be about Truth, or we're all > hypocrites. > > Political Correctness be damned. > > Andrea Silverman > > [log in to unmask] > A woman who sources for a living > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jay Heuman > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 3:51 PM > Subject: Re: Bronze statue a moving tribute or PC run amok? > > Hi All: > > As a member of two different 'minority groups', I find the notion of a > so-called "politically correct" version of reality sickening. > In many cases, the participants celebrated by a monument are unknown. > Most monuments, as another article (by Kimmelman, forwarded by Indigo) > indicates, are not erected until long after the event(s) unfolded. By > that point, truth gets clouded. That monuments are seldom historically > accurate implies, sadly that our society values and chooses to commemorate > falsehood over truth. [Should we accept that?] > Now is an inappropriate time to debate the 'subjectivity of truth' as, > in this case, everyone knows who raised that flag. Let the monument be > truthful in representing the three who performed this act. If people are > offended by a realistic -- not "politically correct" -- monument, they > ought to be shown a photograph of the event. That's undeniably true. > Additionally, there will be no negative result to African-American or > Hispanic firefighters in representing the truth. Three firefighters, who > happen to be Caucasian, performed this patriotic act. It's an open and > shut case . . . clouded, as is so often the case, by those who wish to be > "politically correct." > > Sincerely, > > Jay Heuman, Visitor & Volunteer Services Coordinator > Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE, 68102 > 342-3300 (telephone) 342-2376 (fax) www.joslyn.org > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On > Behalf Of Piper Severance > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:33 pm > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Bronze statue a moving tribute or PC run amok? > > While it is easy to see PC run amok in the creation of this > statue, we must remember that images such as this are seldom historically > accurate (at least not in that way). The image of the flag raising on Iwo > Jima was staged and restaged. It was entered into the popular lexicon and > been manipulated endlessly and yet for most Americans it retains an > authenticity. > While I personally find the reworked statue a bit sickening, it > reveals far more about our nation and our society during the time of > tragedy then the photo does. > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should > read "help" (without the quotes). > > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . 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