Oh Kew, not you too.......

[menopausalmare]

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Haha, I saw that too. I do wonder if the people involved in queering everything will feel just a tiny bit embarrassed at some point in the future when fashion has moved on.

I assume these places now all have DEI requirements that must be met (however fatuous the relevant offering) or the top brass are in trouble/don’t get their bonuses.

They got into hot water for decolonising the plant collections. The desparation to be thoroughly modern is overwhelming.

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Those amazing glass houses would look a bit sad with just a few wilted bluebells and primroses inside!

@Imnobody4 They did what??

Hilarious. What on earth, and who asked them? I actually would like to see some flora native to my carribbean cultural heritage.

So, what did they do? Return the flora? What? I don't get it?

Are they going to return the exotic seeds from the seed archive too?

What have we come to "decolonising the plant collections" - unbelievable!

Oh god no.
Mind you I miss when it cost just 10p to get in!
But, why, just why !

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10351565/Plan-Kew-Gardens-decolonise-displays-breach-law-think-tank-warns.html

Maybe it's not quite as barmy as it sounds but close.

Oh is it classed as 'cultural appropriation' to plant them in an English garden?! How miserable this new world is - no women gathering, no comedy, no music and now 'only gardening in the approved way' 😞

Good Lord. When did it cost 10p to get into Kew?

Who is that celebrity gardener who says that the focus on native gardening is racist? I can picture him but not remember his name.

It seems like damned if you do, damned if you don't.

@menopausalmare

it should not sorry you one bit.
if it does ask yourself why.

Perhaps looking inside my help you or perhaps consider advise.

I really can't grasp what you are trying to say here, sorry.

Back to the OP, it seems a bit band-wagon-y.

Didn't Kew accept a shit ton of money from the Sacklers (the pharmaceutical company said to be at least partly responsible for the opioid crisis)! They had a bridge with the Sackler name on it.

The bridge still exists.

I think all of the big museums in London have the Sacklers as donors.

Fgs, it's scary how these people have these things sewn up.

I know it's not the point but I'm feeling old remembering when it cost 2p to get into Kew.

I remember when it was 3d in old money to get in. My Dad was horrified when it went up to sixpence. God knows how I could have explained all this to him.

RHS better not be getting any ideas

James Wong. The same bloke who in his book 10 A Day the Easy Way cheerfully describes his mother's version of Singapore recipes with nary a worry about cultural appropriation in sight. And did a bit of his own, as well.

@AmbleInAnnBoleyn

i am saying why would any one worry about this thing.

i would worry about bigots
brexit hate etc etc

now do you understand ?

Most of us can worry about more than one thing, do you understand that?

James Wong is a friend of Alice Roberts, I believe.

'Nuff said.