Lady Liberty Will Be a Black Woman on a U.S. Coin

[MarAzul]

Fine with me.

At least it isn't running up the debt even more.

Keen eye!

 

[riverman]

“The 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin is the first in a series of 24-karat gold coins that will feature designs which depict an allegorical Liberty in a variety of contemporary forms-including designs representing Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Indian-Americans among others-to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States,” reads a press release from the Mint.

 

[MarAzul]

“The 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin is the first in a series of 24-karat gold coins that will feature designs which depict an allegorical Liberty in a variety of contemporary forms-including designs representing Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Indian-Americans among others-to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States,” reads a press release from the Mint.

Wow! Everyone except the most numerous.

 

[riverman]

Wow! Everyone except the most numerous.

uh....it say's "including designs portraying minorities...not exclusively...not like we have zero coins with Caucasian features eh?

 

[MarAzul]

uh....it say's "including designs portraying minorities...not exclusively...not like we have zero coins with Caucasian features eh?

Well if your mission is to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States, how do you leave out the most numerous?

 

[riverman]

Well if your mission is to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States, how do you leave out the most numerous?

They didn't....but one black woman gets a nod and you feel left out?

 

[MarAzul]

you feel left out?

Get off your fuck high horse. It is what you posted.

 

[riverman]

Get off your fuck high horse. It is what you posted.

I pasted that from a news feed from the US Mint about the coin.....read it and you'll see the ridiculousness of saying I'm on a high horse.....Liberty Coins celebrating 225 years of diversity and you bitch about a black woman represented.....then say the majority of the population are getting ignored...who's on a high horse? We have commemorative coins featuring birds....ships....buffalos...lots of imagery. Look up Liberty coins and see how many of them are white folk.....it's not even close..

 

[MarAzul]

you bitch about a blac

A comment is not a bitch. It was a comment pertinent to what you posted. I don't want to read the figgin thing. If what you posted is not correct, then my comment is probably off the mark.
Yes you jumped on a high horse, why I don't know, but I am willing to leave you there now. Ta ta.

 

[julius]

Damn, if only white people were represented on coins..or bills..or most tv shows, movies, songs and broadcasters.

 

[MarAzul]

Damn, if only white people were represented on coins..or bills..or most tv shows, movies, songs and broadcasters.

I am not getting many "like"s today. Being obtuse is not going to get you many either.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Great idea, except for the part about making her an “allegorical figure”, I would much rather honor a real black woman. (If “black” is still the PC term to use? Not trying to offend, just can’t keep up with the latest PC terms that change so quickly)

Honoring a real person on a coin or bill is an excellent way to expose our kids to our history. I am sure we have plenty of black women in our history that made an impact, and could be honored.

Instead of building on our own traditions, we appear to be removing the ones we had.

Black Americans have been honored on US gold coins.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Now I finally understand the black Santa controversy. Guess we better put Lady Liberty up there with Santa as characters that can only be white.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Now they've put an afro on Bess Truman! When will this end?!?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

OMG, this one has Lady Liberty wearing a Muslim turban, it's so offensive look how sickly the eagle looks. :MARIS61:

And yes, it's called the Turban Head eagle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Head_eagle

 

[MarAzul]

OMG, this one has Lady Liberty wearing a Muslim turban, it's so offensive look how sickly the eagle looks. :MARIS61:

And yes, it's called the Turban Head eagle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Head_eagle

That might be the hat you stuck a feather in and called it Macaroni, back in the day.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That might be the hat you stuck a feather in and called it Macaroni, back in the day.

Lady Liberty is not a wop, dammit!

 

[julius]

I am not getting many "like"s today. Being obtuse is not going to get you many either.

What are you talking about, being obtuse is the only way I get likes!

 

[julius]

OMG, this one has Lady Liberty wearing a Muslim turban, it's so offensive look how sickly the eagle looks. :MARIS61:

And yes, it's called the Turban Head eagle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turban_Head_eagle

You sure that's not something from Robin Hood (the Disney cartoon movie at least)?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

You sure that's not something from Robin Hood (the Disney cartoon movie at least)?

Lady Liberty was not a Merry Man, dammit!

 

[julius]

I have come here to read common sense and conspiracy theorists...and we're all out of common sense.

(see, @HCP , this is in reference to a movie called "They Live", where Roddy Piper said "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum"

 

[julius]

Lady Liberty was not a Merry Man, dammit!

She is so married, who do you think is Uncle Sams wife?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

She is so married, who do you think is Uncle Sams wife?

 

[MarAzul]

What are you talking about, being obtuse is the only way I get likes!

Oh!

 

[dviss1]

Great idea, except for the part about making her an “allegorical figure”, I would much rather honor a real black woman. (If “black” is still the PC term to use? Not trying to offend, just can’t keep up with the latest PC terms that change so quickly)

Honoring a real person on a coin or bill is an excellent way to expose our kids to our history. I am sure we have plenty of black women in our history that made an impact, and could be honored.

Instead of building on our own traditions, we appear to be removing the ones we had.

The term African American is offensive. There's not a black person on the planet that will be offended if you say black. That is what we want to be called. Yes, I will go ahead and speak for my entire race on this one.

 

[blue32]

The term African American is offensive. There's not a black person on the planet that will be offended if you say black. That is what we want to be called. Yes, I will go ahead and speak for my entire race on this one.

Offensive? Not sure I completely agree with that due to this form, however the US Census form does affirm your notation for the group "black" is an applicable choice. Interesting they don't break out the white race types like they do the black ones. Perhaps it should? Or are African Americans and Negros black? And thus should squish that grouping to just "black"?

http://www.census.gov/2010census/pdf/2010_Questionnaire_Info.pdf

Eventually, they wont even put race or gender if the crazies have their way. Everyone will identify as whatever they want. lol.

 

[dviss1]

Offensive? Not sure I completely agree with that due to this form, however the US Census form does affirm your notation for the group "black" is an applicable choice. Interesting they don't break out the white race types like they do the black ones. Perhaps it should? Or are African Americans and Negros black? And thus should squish that grouping to just "black"?

http://www.census.gov/2010census/pdf/2010_Questionnaire_Info.pdf

Eventually, they wont even put race or gender if the crazies have their way. Everyone will identify as whatever they want. lol.

What? Fuck that form... How in the actual fuck are you going to tell me what's offensive to us? We're the only demographic whose name is a trend... This exemplifies how we feel on what we should be called:

 

[Sinobas]

I think this is stupid. You can just see people getting together in a board room saying, "Hey, let's put a black person on a coin, oh and we can have it be a woman to boot". What's next, a Caitlyn Jenner coin so we can have a transgender person on a coin? Fuck this shit, seriously.

If they really wanted to have a black person on a coin, why not put Barak Obama on there? At least there would be a legit reason since he was a PRESIDENT.

 

[dviss1]

I think this is stupid. You can just see people getting together in a board room saying, "Hey, let's put a black person on a coin, oh and we can have it be a woman to boot". What's next, a Caitlyn Jenner coin so we can have a transgender person on a coin? Fuck this shit, seriously.

If they really wanted to have a black person on a coin, why not put Barak Obama on there? At least there would be a legit reason since he was a PRESIDENT.

Shameful post... You just compared black people to Caitlyn Jenner... What the fuck dude!?