Cynique Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 Help get this guy out of Central Park and into a medical school where he can be a horrific reminder of the continuing problem of informed consent. And thank East Harlem Preservation for warning us for years -- without being heard. BYP 100Like Page August 19 at 1:37pm · J. Marion Sims was a gynecologist in the 1800s who purchased Black women slaves and used them as guinea pigs for his untested surgical experiments. He repeated... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted August 25, 2017 Report Share Posted August 25, 2017 I know exactly where this statue is; it a short walk from where I live. I read the plaque that goes with it recently. Obviously, they left that bit of info off. Man, are the prerequisites for having a statue erected in your honor being a rich, white, male, white devil? Fortunately, also within walking distance are more prominent statues of douglass, ellington, and Tubman. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynique Posted August 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2017 I got this off of FaceBook. It was posted there by feminist, Gloria Steinem, who is ever alert for examples of abused women. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer1 Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 That is a VERY powerful image. I'm proud of these sisters for that. And I also learned something. East Harlem...... I don't know too much about New York's ethnic neighborhood but isn't East Harlem the same as Spanish Harlem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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