Murals of bare-breasted natives in the British Columbia Legislature to come down.

[NakedGary]

ROBERT MATAS
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail
April 24, 2007 at 11:46 PM EDT

Murals in the rotunda of the British Columbia Legislature depicting native women as bare breasted and native men as subservient will be taken down more than 70 years after they were painted.

'We want this place to be inclusive,' B.C. Premier says as government adopts motion to remove art deemed offensive to aboriginals.

Link to: Globe & Mail Article "70 year old bare-breasted Murals to come down from BC Legislature.

[Boreas]

I live in BC and this has been discussed on the radio quite a bit for the last couple of days. It is my understanding that this is not a nudity issue at all. It is about pictures that are not historically accurate. As the article in The Globe says

Aboriginal leaders have being pressing to have the murals removed for decades, calling them offensive, demeaning and historically inaccurate. They have said that aboriginal women did not go topless in front of the European settlers. They also objected to the subservient manner of the chief before the judge.

The leaders of this province are trying to say that they want to have a new and more productive relationship with Aboriginal communities in the province and perhaps this is one step. I don't know enough to comment about how the pictures factor into this discussion. I do not think mere nudity is the issue.

[puffledud]

Well, if the picture is historically inaccurate that perhaps it should come down. I'm not certain from the account that the artist was a racist, but merely trying to envision what life was like during a time when he wasn't present.

I'm all for nudism, but not if it is offensive in some way. And it appears that the native Canadians are offended by what it depicts.

Dave

[shomymojo]

much ado about nothing...

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[Boreas]

I responded because I do not believe that nudity or the fact that there were bare breasts in one of the paintings in the story was the issue at all. I am not sure it even warrants being mentioned as nudes in the news.

Of course, I am interested in what others say.

[NakedGary]

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[hm0504]

From what I've heard, topfreedom is part of the issue.

Tragically, a significant number of aboriginals are now fundamentalist Christians and simply do not like themselves as being portrayed semi-nude. (To my fundamentalist Christian nudist friends, yes, I know you are out there but the fact is fundamentalist Christians as a whole vehemently oppose natursim.)

How about we replace the mural with topfree men and women of all cultures working in and enjoying beautiful British Columbia.

[Boreas]

How about we replace the mural with topfree men and women of all cultures working in and enjoying beautiful British Columbia.

Now there is a solution! Care to mention that to Premiere Campbell and his buddies?

[hm0504]

Originally posted by Still_Boreas:

quote:

How about we replace the mural with topfree men and women of all cultures working in and enjoying beautiful British Columbia.

Now there is a solution! Care to mention that to Premiere Campbell and his buddies?

Thanks but I am happy to allow BC naturists and/or artists to make my idea their idea.