Gwar have lent their support to a campaign wanting to replace a statue of Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate States of America’s forces during the American Civil War, with one of their late frontman Oderus Ungerus.A petition was launched yesterday (June 12) to change the statue in Richmond, Virginia, where the band were formed.
At time of publication it has over 36,000 signatures, and was started following a viral image of Ungerus was photoshopped in Lee’s place.Robert E.
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Lee is a failed war general that supported a racist cause,” the petition states. “For too long, the city of Richmond has been.
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