Nagel Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Reading this story made me cringe with embarrassment. There's a mural in a Scottish primary school that's been refurbished with the help of a Heritage Lottery grant. It's from 1936 and is loosely based on Alice in Wonderland. It contains a golliwog as you might expect from 1936, but it's a lovely piece of art and reminiscent of other British painting of the period. A mother of one of the children reported it to the police who are investigating and said: "Police in Edinburgh have received a complaint in relation to a mural at a primary school in the Trinity area. Officers are now liaising with Edinburgh City Council education department with regards to this matter. Police Scotland treats all reports relating to hate incidents extremely seriously and will thoroughly investigate whenever a report of this nature is made." I really hope that this mural can remain in place and isn't defaced by order of the police. The idiot who reported it needs her head examined. BBC story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24999917 And more on the mural and its restoration here - http://thedecoratedschool.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/wardie-school-edinburgh-and-its-alice_21.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothybabe Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Reading this story made me cringe with embarrassment. There's a mural in a Scottish primary school that's been refurbished with the help of a Heritage Lottery grant. It's from 1936 and is loosely based on Alice in Wonderland. It contains a golliwog as you might expect from 1936, but it's a lovely piece of art and reminiscent of other British painting of the period. A mother of one of the children reported it to the police who are investigating and said: "Police in Edinburgh have received a complaint in relation to a mural at a primary school in the Trinity area. Officers are now liaising with Edinburgh City Council education department with regards to this matter. Police Scotland treats all reports relating to hate incidents extremely seriously and will thoroughly investigate whenever a report of this nature is made." I really hope that this mural can remain in place and isn't defaced by order of the police. The idiot who reported it needs her head examined. BBC story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24999917 And more on the mural and its restoration here - http://thedecoratedschool.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/wardie-school-edinburgh-and-its-alice_21.html Agreed, what a dimwit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Reading this story made me cringe with embarrassment. There's a mural in a Scottish primary school that's been refurbished with the help of a Heritage Lottery grant. It's from 1936 and is loosely based on Alice in Wonderland. It contains a golliwog as you might expect from 1936, but it's a lovely piece of art and reminiscent of other British painting of the period. A mother of one of the children reported it to the police who are investigating and said: "Police in Edinburgh have received a complaint in relation to a mural at a primary school in the Trinity area. Officers are now liaising with Edinburgh City Council education department with regards to this matter. Police Scotland treats all reports relating to hate incidents extremely seriously and will thoroughly investigate whenever a report of this nature is made." I really hope that this mural can remain in place and isn't defaced by order of the police. The idiot who reported it needs her head examined. BBC story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24999917 And more on the mural and its restoration here - http://thedecoratedschool.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/wardie-school-edinburgh-and-its-alice_21.html Sorry but that is sadly life now, some people just seem incapable of leading one, it's 77 years old FGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeMac Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 They will struggle with some of the great works of art and literature if they retrospectively apply today's standards to them. It is a ridiculous response, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothybabe Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 They will struggle with some of the great works of art and literature if they retrospectively apply today's standards to them. It is a ridiculous response, I agree. History is history, it should never be buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hans Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Where is the gollywog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Reading this story made me cringe with embarrassment. There's a mural in a Scottish primary school that's been refurbished with the help of a Heritage Lottery grant. It's from 1936 and is loosely based on Alice in Wonderland. It contains a golliwog as you might expect from 1936, but it's a lovely piece of art and reminiscent of other British painting of the period. A mother of one of the children reported it to the police who are investigating and said: "Police in Edinburgh have received a complaint in relation to a mural at a primary school in the Trinity area. Officers are now liaising with Edinburgh City Council education department with regards to this matter. Police Scotland treats all reports relating to hate incidents extremely seriously and will thoroughly investigate whenever a report of this nature is made." I really hope that this mural can remain in place and isn't defaced by order of the police. The idiot who reported it needs her head examined. BBC story here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-24999917 And more on the mural and its restoration here - http://thedecoratedschool.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/wardie-school-edinburgh-and-its-alice_21.html I suspect (hope) the complaint will go precisely nowhere. If the school/education authority have any sense then they'll leave the mural as it is and use it as an opportunity to discuss with the older children the historically negative associations with the golliwog and racism generally. I'm more concerned that a mural depicting scenes from Alice in Wonderland contains a golliwog, as far as I can remember Lewis Carroll never wrote about them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeMac Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 History is history, it should never be buried. I re-read Breakfast at Tiffanys a couple of weeks ago. A classic piece of literature. Some passages in the book were quite shocking in today's context. A lot of language from the 1950s that would be classed as racist today. I still managed to read the book without any emotional damage:D Go and read it yourself, if you haven't already. It is a great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey104 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Oh my god! Are we to erase everything that is not of today's thinking in order not to offend anyone? Maybe they should get a preservation order on it before it can be erased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I re-read Breakfast at Tiffanys a couple of weeks ago. A classic piece of literature. Some passages in the book were quite shocking in today's context. A lot of language from the 1950s that would be classed as racist today. I still managed to read the book without any emotional damage:D Go and read it yourself, if you haven't already. It is a great book. The Yellow Diamond wasn't a reference to a sparkling Oriental geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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