GWAR Fan Launches Petition to Replace Robert E. Lee Statue with Oderus Urungus
Josh Millican
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Significant change is happening all around us. After weeks of consistent protests, many Confederate memorials around the country are being dismantled. A statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is one example. While removing the memorials of America’s shameful past may seem like an easy decision, a more complicated question emerges: What should replace these relics?
One GWAR fan has an idea, and he’s launched a petition entitled: “Richmond, Erect A GWAR Oderus Urungus Statue In Place of Robert E. Lee Statue.” It reads, in part:
“We the scumdogs of the universe call on the city of Richmond to erect a statue of great local leader Oderus Urungus in its place. While Oderus comes from the planet Scumdogia, he called Richmond his home, working with the local art community and employing local artists and ladies of the night.”
He also encourages fellow scumdogs to donate to the Richmond COVID-19 Arts and Culture Relief Fund, HERE.
The idea started when Slymenstra Hymen posted this image on Facebook.
GWAR vocalist Oderus Urungus was born David Murray Brockie in 1963; he passed away in 2014 from a heroin overdose.
Are you a GWAR fan? Would you like to see the Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia replaced with a memorial to Oderus Urungus? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! You can also carry on the convo with me personally on Twitter @josh_millican.
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