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hamburgheftig ( hamburgheftig@feddit.org )  to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 8 months ago

What’s worth more: Churchill or a woke badger? Welcome to Britain’s banknote culture war

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What’s worth more: Churchill or a woke badger? Welcome to Britain’s banknote culture war

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hamburgheftig ( hamburgheftig@feddit.org )  to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 8 months ago
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What's worth more: Churchill or a woke badger? Welcome to Britain's banknote culture war | Jonn Elledge
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Self-appointed patriots are up in arms about a plan to replace historical figures with cute wildlife. The Bank of England shouldn’t duck this debate, says author Jonn Elledge
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  • germanatlas ( germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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    “The Bank of England is proposing replacing Winston Churchill with a picture of a beaver on our banknotes. This is the definition of woke.”

    Definition #1305 of the word ‘woke’

  • TheFeatureCreature ( TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Imagine if these people had the emotional maturity to say they simply don’t like something.

    They often remind me of very young children who stomp their feet and shout “this is so stupid” when something happens that they don’t like or when they don’t get their way. Now they’re grown adults stomping their feet and shouting “this is woke!”

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    That depends. Are we sure the badger is woke? Not all badgers, but some of them can be quite small-minded.

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      • kbal ( kbal@fedia.io ) 
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        What do I look like, an RSPCA Badger Inspector?

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          I mean, yeah. You do. Look in the mirror!

          And how else would you know how small-minded some badgers can be!?

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    The obvious solution to make everyone happy is furry beaver Churchill.

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