Talk:Sam Houston Monument

2017 Rumors of Possible Removal

It appears that last year, there were rumors about this statue of Sam Houston in Hermann Park, Houston, Texas possibly being removed according to KTRK-TV ABC 13. "After we have this one removed, we can then work on getting the 67-foot Sam Houston statue outside of Huntsville turned into parking lot gravel, and the forest renamed."

I got this information from the Monument and memorial controversies in the United States article. I'm not even sure why some people want this statue to be removed, it's not hurting anyone and it isn't offensive. I just think idiotic people just want to erase and ruin history. I would have added this to the article myself, but I don't know who said "After we have this one removed, we can then work on getting the 67-foot Sam Houston statue outside of Huntsville turned into parking lot gravel, and the forest renamed." I guess it was one of the protesters.

--JCC the Alternate Historian (talk) 14:45, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

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Excuse me, but please keep your opinions like the following to yourself: "I'm not even sure why some people want this statue to be removed, it's not hurting anyone and it isn't offensive. I just think idiotic people just want to erase and ruin history." This is not appropriate, and believe it or not, offensive to some people. Constructive improvements to Wikipedia are encouraged, but comments like this are not. Thanks, ---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:20, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

According to the Click2Houston source, the quote came from a series of social media posts by Texas Antifa which sparked a small protest. This seems like the typical back-and-forth between political opponents and I'm not sure if it even belongs in Monument and Memorial Controversies. –dlthewave ☎ 18:53, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

I agree that it should not be anywhere. “In the wake of the story below reporting on the nightmare scenario of the beloved Hermann Park-area Sam Houston statue being under fire from an anti-fascist group, a few more details about the individuals behind the Facebook page were uncovered. Originally, this event and controversy was covered in a tongue-in-cheek manner, which was probably lost on a few people. Texas Antifa is not a real group of radicals looking to get 'ol Sam taken down, but an alt-right troll job.” Carptrash (talk) 19:02, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for info, Dlthewave and Carptrash! I knew it looked a little fishy being on the article. If the information about the Sam Houston statue doesn't belong on this article, should it be removed completely? Oh, and Another Believer, sorry for my comment and possibly offending you. --JCC the Alternate Historian (talk) 14:57, 15 January 2018 (UTC)