The mad protesters behind the furious waves of anti-racism, fueled by the death of George Floyd last month have now crossed the Atlantic and has called on the purging of most racism-related artifacts to be eradicated from the British soil.
And now, the people behind the British political correctness movement have spotted several old pubs named ‘The Black Boy’ across the Isles, and they are being harrowed down by the protesters both online and offline. The anti-racists have denounced the name as having racist undertones, with undeniable connotations behind the illustration that accompanies most of these pubs showing African America children at the head sign. Those who are blighted by the idea of a cultural purge have called the petitions completely off the point, and having no effort to understand the historical concept.
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According to those behind the conservation of the names, King Charles II has had the nickname ‘Black Boy’ in his reign during the 17th century due to his rater dark, ‘black’ hair.point 282 |
Historically speaking, the older pubs were inspired by having their sovereigns as their titular character, hence the spreading of the name, with some unremarkable variations along the way as observed by the pictures below:point 189 | 1
The name is not only in one place, but literally scattered all over.point 357 |
One owner from Oxford said he will definitely not change the name and submerging under public opinion.point 86 | He claimed there was more social benefit to conserving the title rather than deserting altogether.point 170 | A similar sign at a hotel fro Derbyshire was taken down yesterday due to the heinous charges of having ‘resemblance to a racist doll’.point 295 | 1
One social commentator from the Oxford area has enunciated his feelings about ‘The Black Boy’ pubs and other entertainment facilities saying: ‘In this day and age with a multicultural setting, I wouldn’t describe it as appropriate.point 335 |
’ Another person added: ‘It has always made me uncomfortable too.point 67 | It should be changed – I’m sure it puts lots of people off.point 122 | ’ A spokesperson for Everards told the Oxford Mail: ‘It’s a 16th century pub which was rebuilt in the 1930s and therefore is an important part of the local story.point 269 |
We understand that the pub has been called The Black Boy since at least 1805 and wherever possible we prefer to keep each pub’s history alive and retain the original name.point 143 | ’point 150 | 1
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