Harriott Tubman to replace Jackson on the $20 Bill....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

White Lives Dont Matter wrote:

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/04/harriet_tubman_replacing_andre.html

Curious to hear what you white folks think about that.

Not sure why Jackson was even on the $20 bill to begin with. He would have abhorred the idea of being one of the faces of US currency given how intensely he disliked banks.

Willy Nilly wrote:

Im with the other poster, why can't there be more than one picture for a bill? Will the White House be replaced on the back of the $20?

There shouldn't be any people on money, nor parks, roads, etc. named after politicians. It is a joke to drive on a major road and see signs every so often claiming: Blah Blah memorial highway. In 20, 30, 50, 100 years no one will know who Blah Blah was. Worse, new Blah Blahs, yet to be--future millennials politicians--will be left to name obscure roads, etc., after themselves. Naming things after politicians is nothing more than Egomania.

When Caitlin Jenner graces the $3 bill all will be right with the world.

Pffffffftttttt wrote:

When Caitlin Jenner graces the $3 bill all will be right with the world.

Caitlin still has her penis and likes to use it with women. Maybe the $4 bill should be hers. $3 bills are for normal gay people, not Caitlin weirdo types.

I'll just ask for my money in $10s.

Losin money wrote:

Great, now the 20 dollar bill is only gonna be worth $12

Nice 3/5 comment.

The twenty is the most commonly used bill so she'll be everywhere.

White Lives Dont Matter wrote:

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/04/harriet_tubman_replacing_andre.html

Curious to hear what you white folks think about that.

Given the way the system works 2025 or so before we see a Tubman bill spit out of your nearest ATM.

Tubman is a good choice, and I'm glad it's the 20 and not the 10.

Jackson is important but very equivocal in his legacy. Plus, he probably wouldn't want to be remembered on a Federal Reserve note anyway.

I'm glad they left Hamilton on the 10. He wasn't always a saint, but he's a good choice to be remembered, especially on U.S. currency.

is...is this a 3/5th joke?

the choice should be put to an online vote and the winner should most definitely be BABABOOEY

DiscoGary wrote:

Wait til they find out she was a deeply religious Christian. Uh-oh. I don't think there's any evidence that she was gay or transsexual either, so the people who thought this choice was politically correct are just showing what kind of old school bigots they really are.

They blew their chance.

Can't say I'm surprised that DG found a way to twist this into complaining about how Christians are allegedly victimized in the US.

I'm a white person who thinks Tubman was the right person to add and Jackson the right person to delete. So there's your answer. That's what a white person thinks.

She would be so proud if she were alive today to see how far we have come with women's rights. Here on letsrun, we even have an entire thread about planned parenthood defending women's freedom. Check it out!!!!

You regularly bribe the Maître d'hôtel 40 bucks to get a table? You are an odd duck.

Umm..... wrote:

So now when I go to a booked restaurant and want to be seated I'm gonna have to ask if there's room for my party and 2 Ms. Tubman's. Sounds weird. Probably won't work anymore.

No matter what your racial/social/political views, I think there is one thing on which we all can agree: That was one damn ugly woman. Not just tapped with the ugly stick ugly, but thoroughly thrashed. Why subject us to that mug until the next $20 reboot? Can't we have Halle Berry instead?

DiscoGary wrote:

Wait til they find out she was a deeply religious Christian. Uh-oh. I don't think there's any evidence that she was gay or transsexual either, so the people who thought this choice was politically correct are just showing what kind of old school bigots they really are.

They blew their chance.

You so mad , so bitter

All because harriet Tubman is on some currency

Underground Railways wrote:

DiscoGary wrote:

Wait til they find out she was a deeply religious Christian. Uh-oh. I don't think there's any evidence that she was gay or transsexual either, so the people who thought this choice was politically correct are just showing what kind of old school bigots they really are.

They blew their chance.

You so mad , so bitter

All because harriet Tubman is on some currency

Nah. Sounds like she was a badass. But I do think Ru Paul was the best PC choice they could have made. I like that idea. They could have made his/her hair one of those color changing holograms... it would have been great. Ah, the missed opportunities.

Losin money wrote:

Great, now the 20 dollar bill is only gonna be worth $12

My compliments, an intelligent and witty comment.

Alms for the politicians wrote:There shouldn't be any people on money, nor parks, roads, etc. named after politicians. It is a joke to drive on a major road and see signs every so often claiming: Blah Blah memorial highway. In 20, 30, 50, 100 years no one will know who Blah Blah was. Worse, new Blah Blahs, yet to be--future millennials politicians--will be left to name obscure roads, etc., after themselves. Naming things after politicians is nothing more than Egomania.

At least the politicians should be dead and have made significant contributions. Washington and Lincoln are fine. The President George Bush Turnpike in Dallas is a bad joke - "No new taxes, just tolls."

Look at US aircraft carriers: they started out great - Lexington, Saratoga, Ranger, Yorktown, Enterprise, Wasp, Hornet, etc. Now we have the Carl Vinson and John C. Stennis. Those guys would have been lucky to have a transport named after them in WWII. Even some of the carriers named after presidents are named after 2nd or 3rd rate presidents.