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Columbus City Council Wants It Kept Quiet

The Christopher Columbus statue fiasco shows how scared they are of media attention.

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D.J. Byrnes
Jul 27, 2022
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black statue of man holding yellow umbrella
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Christopher Columbus was a rapist and sexual trafficker who was so dumb he thought he landed in India. Naming our humble attempt at a city after a guy like that makes sense in the Land of Les Wexner, who at least has stepped foot in Columbus.

We used to have a statue of him outside City Hall, like he was some Greek god an…

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