So, british mumsnet, how do you feel about statues of Queen Victorian and QEII torn down in Canada?

[Evangeli]

www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57693683

While we're talking about statues, curious to hear opinions on this. Are you shocked, outraged or just "meh"? I feel this is different from the slaver captain who was torn down last year (in Plymouth?) or the military/politician men who have been toppling across Canada- it feels even more iconoclastic?

Personally I'm anti-monarchist, so it's all good to me, but would like to discuss it. fwiw, I grew up in the UK but immigrated to Canada as an adult.

I literally don’t care.

Don't give a shit. I think statues should be chosen as signposts to where we want society to go, not memorials to people who had more than their fair share for no good reason.

First thought?
Price of scrap metal is excellent at the mo.

I can't even imagine anyone caring about this

Meh, they're statues. Nobody was hurt. There are so many more important things to worry about. I really couldn't care less.

Your options are qwhite interesting...'shocked, outraged or meh'. Not expecting anybody to be supportive or happy. Check your bias

Don't care at all. Statues are just statues. And Canadians can do what they like with them..

Monarchist at heart, but who cares. I agree with them. Smashing statues doesnt help, but whatever

Don't care. It's not a place I personally would like to visit and this hasn't changed my mind on that.

Not outraged at the statues at all. Outraged at the atrocities that have been waged against indigenous peoples, and understand (as much as i can, as a Brit), the anger.

I'm very pro- peaceful protests and also a bit of a republican, for context.

Given the cause, and that the residential schools were still in operation until 1998, I think it's a reasonable action.

@HmmmmmmInteresting fair point! I think I used "shocked" and "outraged" for opposing viewpoints, but of course I have my own biases.

I am actually surprised at people saying they don't care, I would have thought there would be more shock/outrage in Britain! at least going by social media here, there are lots of heated opinions.

You really don't want to discuss it at all. Go you.

I'm more worried about the masses of dead indigenous children tbh.

I think the protesters are right to be angry and understand why they have targeted these statues.

I also feel that the Queen has had a shit year and would have preferred it if she didn’t have anything else to upset her right now.

They're statues. It doesn't matter. They're Canadians. I don't think they'd give a fuck what I living in the UK might think.

I think it's the right thing (although even fewer statues of females is not great) but I would prefer no Monarchy - just keep the palaces and trappings for the tourists and nostalgia.

The statue of slave trader Edward Colston was toppled in Bristol. Read up about it. I agree with KenAdams and similar comments. Politics is life and death.

Don't care.

It just seems over dramatic and silly to me. Like they don't care about the dead indigenous children, they just wanted some aggro.

And still the statue gets more recognition that the indigenous children.

Can't get excited about QV. Feels a bit odd at the statue of QE2 because she's alive and has no real power. Also feels like displacement over the people who made the policies that led to those children dying.

I don’t care personally. I don’t have any attachments to statues.
Like many others I’m appalled and upset by the discovery of the graves of indigenous children, so I understand why tensions are running high.

I'm more outraged at what happened to those poor children. I can barely imagine the anger their First Nations must feel. Toppling a couple of statues hardly figures does it?