Mt. Rushmore
a) National disgrace built on top of the dead bodies of Native Americans, whose sacred land was taken from them, thereby losing their spiritual connection to the Black Hills. This is an offensive memorial to two (or more) white slave holders, and should be taken back and repurposed as a site with a focus on oppression, like a holocaust museum, not a shrine to colonial democracy.
b) Oxymoronic sports or pop-culture references to lists of the greatest four of something, inadvertently dissing oppressed peoples.
More info:
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/2020/07/13/mount-rushmore-native-american-side-story-still-missing/5402909002/
- https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/espns-jalen-rose-wants-mount-rushmore-canceled-sd-governor-says-not-on-my-watch-south-dakota-kritis-noem-monument-culture-offensive-native-americans-tribes-idegenous-nba-basketball
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