Yes they are..
https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/09/call...atues-buildings-memorials-across-uk-12826287/
..and it doesn't stop at just buildings
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/or...s-matter-activists-pyramids-george-floyd.html
where will this end, there is even calls to re-brand food packaging
Do you feel the same about the Britannia memorial which has calls for it to be removed? It depicts a fictitious Roman goddess Minerva, whom Britannia was based upon. The name Britannia is derived from the Latin
‘Britannicae’ , which the Romans used in reference to the British Isles. This was in turn derived from the Greek form
‘Prettanike’ or
‘Brettaniai’ . The inhabitants were named
‘Britanni’ or
‘Britons’ . To this day
‘Prydain’ , from the Greek, is the Welsh translation of Britannia. Does this mean that be can no longer be called Brits and our island no longer be called Great Britain?
I think this part is important:
"Skeptics, meanwhile, suggested that the misconception was deliberately circulated to vilify the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests decrying racism and police brutality.
"The Egyptian Pyramids are now being used to discredit protests against racism, colonialism and slavery with the argument they have been built exploiting forced slave labor. They were not,"
Jens Notroff, a German archaeologist, counter-argued on his Twitter account. "
I barely look at Twitter now, it was getting me down. However when I did, I followed a lot of activists (disabled, black, LGBT, the issues overlapped with railways, public transport, disability issues which is what I usually follow people for) and not one of them suggested destroying monuments like the pyramids. I have however seen the pyramids brought up on this forum before in an attempt to defend the removal of statues.
Sorry if I've missed it, but reading over that Metro article, it doesn't even mention buildings in the article text despite what the title and images suggest. That's really misleading and poor journalism from the Metro.
Regarding the Britannia monument, I had never heard of this one so am not the best person to ask. But reading the linked
Topple the Racists website,
"Admiral nelson was a vocal supporter of the slave trade and british imperialism. He attempted to use his influence to thwart the abolitionist movement. Writing in 1805 that while he had a tongue, he would, "launch my voice against the damnable and cursed doctrine of Wilberforce and his hypocritical allies"."
The name isn't an issue, according to the website. I'm not sure if the statue itself is an issue and if so it could be removed. Otherwise they could just dedicate the monument to something else? As I say I'm not familiar with it but I don't think anybody is seriously suggesting we can't be "British".