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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jul 4, 2020 16:19:35 GMT
A trending online petition is calling for a statue of Christopher Columbus in Cleveland, Ohio, to be replaced with a figure honoring the life of Chef Boyardee. The recent Change.org appeal is urging Cleveland City Council to remove the statue of the controversial explorer located in Tony Brush Park, in the Little Italy neighborhood, and erect a statue of Ettore (Hector) Boiardi in its place. The pitch has since received over 2,600 signatures.
Boirardi emigrated from Italy at age 16, later moving to Cleveland and opening a restaurant, WKYC reports. His sauce was so popular that he began bottling it for sale, which grew to become the Chef Boyardee brand of pasta and sauces today.
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Post by M. Hawbaker on Jul 4, 2020 16:46:51 GMT
Hector Boiardi is a true American immigrant success story, and I would not be at all opposed to his legacy being honored with a statue in his adopted home town.
But I do not see how it would be necessary or right to destroy an existing monument, especially one of such historic significance, to make room for it.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana
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Post by barb43 on Jul 4, 2020 17:15:05 GMT
Hector Boiardi is a true American immigrant success story, and I would not be at all opposed to his legacy being honored with a statue in his adopted home town.
But I do not see how it would be necessary or right to destroy an existing monument, especially one of such historic significance, to make room for it. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." ~ George Santayana
I agree with you on this. I don't support a 1-for-1 replacement of Columbus with Boirardi. But, I do think it would be honorable to erect a monument to Boirardi. Cleveland is a good place to do it. |
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