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Robert E. Lee is an equally polarizing character. There is a reason that his statues have been taken down across the nation. In fact, his namesake school (Washington and Lee University) has decided to rename itself in the coming years. Lee’s legacy is inextricably linked to racism. He led the Confederate Army, an army of traitors, against the United States in the Civil War. The Civil War was conducted in an effort to maintain slavery in the United States.

This really isn’t as good a point as you think. An Abraham Lincoln statue, paid for by freed slaves, was recently taken down in Boston. The facts that statues have been taken down isn’t really indicative of anything. 

If Raider would have had his profile picture as Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or any over the founding fathers (save for a few like John Adams, Ben Rush, Franklin) I doubt you or anyone else would have been making the same complaints. Despite the fact that most founding fathers having deep connections to slavery and/or racism. 

Are you going to ban profile pictures such as FDR (Japanese Internment?) or Andrew Jackson (Trail of Tears?) 

This is an blatant overreach on your part, and a completely unnecessary thread by Jesse. This is Garrys Mod. This isn’t a political arena. You don’t get to cherry pick historical context because you don’t agree with Raider.

Do I think it’s cringe? Maybe a little. But that’s all. 

The fact that this was even brought up is actually ridiculous.

Edit: Being divisive is not a reason to force someone to change their profile picture. Am I supposed to change my profile picture because apparently Arnold groped some women and has had a couple sexual assault allegations against him?