Harriet Tubman Replaces Jackson on the $20 Bill

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Harriet Tubman Replaces Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill


Ain't that keen on removing statues and such, but if Dems want to knock down statues of Dems, so be it.

And the Susan B Anthony coin fiasco truly pee'd me off, don't know how much money I lost in dimly lite bars because: "One and a half billion coins were struck in anticipation of considerable public demand, but the Anthony dollar was poorly received, in part because of confusion caused by its similarity in size and metallic composition to the quarter." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony_dollar)

If Harriet Tubman did half of what this article claims (https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/watch...e-about-gun-toting-republican-harriet-tubman/) then heck yah, dump Jackson.

As for Jackson, am still a fan. :)
 
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Jeez, another Trump bashing thread.

How about Harriet Tubman, a national hero?
 
My personal preference would be too keep Andrew Jackson on the bill (mostly because he hated paper money), but to show a young Harriet Tubman holding a gun up to his head.
 
Since I have no idea who is on the American money, here's my question: Are the people who oppose this upset because:

A. They think Andrew Jackson should never be replaced, period?

B. They don't think women should be on the money?

C. They don't mind a woman on the money but don't think it should be Harriet Tubman specifically?

D. Is this a racial bias - ie. they'd be okay with a white woman on the money, but not a non-white woman?

E. They have some other specific favorite to replace Jackson?


This reminds me of the bitter back-and-forth on the Canadian news sites when Viola Davis (a black woman who was arrested for supposedly not paying for a ticket in the theatre - she actually had bought one - but the real reason was that she chose to sit in the "white" section) was chosen to replace Sir John A. Macdonald (Canada's first Prime Minister) on our $10 bill.

It's currently fashionable in Canada to despise Sir John A. (admittedly he was racist toward natives, the Chinese laborers who helped build our national railroad, and he declined to grant mercy to Louis Riel - the only Member of Parliament to ever be executed). He's off the $10, his statues are being torn down, schools are being renamed, and there's a movement of teachers in Ontario who would love to see his name scrubbed from our country's history.

Of course there are those who don't see why any woman should be on the money. They say, "The Queen's a woman, why isn't she enough?" It whooshes over their heads that the only reason she is on our $20 bill and coins is because she's the current monarch. When she dies, Charles will take her place on the money (that should encourage more people to use plastic...).
 
Mostly A. The racism angle is a tad over-exagerated. In this case it's mostly just change. Some people can't handle change. They also see removing Jackson as a slight to his legacy. Like an insult.
 
Socrates99 said:
Mostly A. The racism angle is a tad over-exaggerated.
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He was a slave owner.

When the Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokees had a constitutional right to stay on their farms and villages, he responded "The Supreme Court has made its ruling; now let it enforce it," and ordered the army to march the Cherokees down the Trail of Tears to the desolation of Oklahoma.

His army unit was ordered to the southern border of Georgia to put an end to Indian raids, He ended the raids by invading and conquering Florida. Illness prevented him from carrying out his plans to conquer Cuba as well.
 
Socrates99 said:
Mostly A. The racism angle is a tad over-exagerated. In this case it's mostly just change. Some people can't handle change. They also see removing Jackson as a slight to his legacy. Like an insult.
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Why can't it be both?

A black woman is replacing a white man.
 
I think the dollar should have Cobra Commander on it :)

cobra-commander-gi-joe-8.57.jpg
 
AmazonQueen said:
Lots of non-Presidents have appeared, some of them minor footnotes in history now.
Very few women or non-whites though.

edit: much the same as in the UK if you substitute PM for President.
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I don't know who what's her name is.

Not American but basically expect presidents on US currency. So yeah that might be an issue people don't like it for that reason not sexism as such. Although of course all presidents have been male but the expectation might be presidents on the currency.
 
Cloud_Strife said:
Why can't it be both?

A black woman is replacing a white man.
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Seeing it in everything undermines when you call it out for real. I'm sure there are some people who see it as the primary factor but the question was more aimed at the larger group in general. I really only like calling racism out when I know it's there for sure.
 
Zardnaar said:
I don't know who what's her name is.

Not American but basically expect presidents on US currency. So yeah that might be an issue people don't like it for that reason not sexism as such. Although of course all presidents have been male but the expectation might be presidents on the currency.
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There have been more non-Presidents than Presidents on US currency and who remembers Thomas Andrews Hendricks or William Windom now?
 
Socrates99 said:
Mostly A. The racism angle is a tad over-exagerated. In this case it's mostly just change. Some people can't handle change. They also see removing Jackson as a slight to his legacy. Like an insult.
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I actually agree with this but the race issue also baits the base the as well. I don't think Trump is going out of his way to be a racist on this issue, it is just a happy coincidence that it makes the racists in his base happy. I wouldn't be surprised if he also thinks Tubman is too ugly to be on money as well.
 
Zardnaar said:
I don't know who what's her name is.

Not American but basically expect presidents on US currency. So yeah that might be an issue people don't like it for that reason not sexism as such. Although of course all presidents have been male but the expectation might be presidents on the currency.
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Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin weren't presidents, and they're on bills.
 
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