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Thread #159042   Message #3766174
Posted By: Kampervan
17-Jan-16 - 05:52 AM
Thread Name: BS: Cecil Rhodes controversy
Subject: RE: BS: Cecil Rhodes controversy
'He also limited it to males' Yes, but this took place many years before women got the vote or were allowed to graduate. So again he was 'of his time' and could be forgiven this.

Look, I'm starting to come across as an apologist for Rhodes, I'm not. I'm just saying that these issues are never black or white and if you resort to taking actions such as removing statues then where do you stop?

Should Penny Lane in Liverpool be re-named because James Penny was a slave trader? I would say not.