National Trust Virtue Signalling

[fender62]

could historical artifacts be ready for the bonfire of virtue signalling woke, who's running the asylum..
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8658855/National-Trust-sparks-row-tweeting-buildings-linked-slavery.html

[woofgang]

Is any of what they said untrue?

[Mamyalynne]

Some folk have a phobia about learning don't they?

Sad really.

[jno]

goodness me, how many threads is that this week containing "virtue signalling" and "woke"?

[naomi24]

The National Trust is overly concerned with political correctness - the very reason I cancelled my membership a couple of years ago. ‘Woke’ and ‘virtue signalling’ say what they mean - which appears to create a problem for those who would rather others refrain from saying what they mean.

[THECORBYLOON]

"dozens vow to cancel membership over historical 'virtue signalling'"

As their 2019/20 Annual Report shows they have 5.95 million members, will they notice those dozens?

[Mamyalynne]

There'll no doubt be many who support this and many who don't and people vote with their feet and their money - thank goodness for difference.

[tamborine]

When the woke brigade give up slavery products ie sugar/tea/tobacco & rubber for bike/motor tyres, I might sympathise. Slave progeny exist thanks to their forefathers masters.

[Old_Geezer]

They'll be safe if they have a LGBTQIA+ connection and can be coloured in rainbow stripes.

[Gromit]

NT Tweeted some educational facts, and people are upset?

Get a grip people and stop being cry babies. If objects have a history, their stories should be told.

[Theland]

The scourge continues.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/25/british-museum-removes-founder-hans-sloane-statue-over-slavery-links

[ToraToraTora]

more LibFacs jumping on the bandwagon, first sign of any shenanigans and I'm cancelling my membership as I believe thousands will. Then they'll can virtue signal all they like as they go down the Illy Nastase.

[eve1974]

@tamborine. Gd point

[woofgang]

nooooo I agree with Gromit! This cannot be.

[woofgang]

I had to get up at 6am this morning to put the rubbish out in pouring rain and a howling gale. I won't be woke until I have had at least another cup of coffee.