Robert the Bruce statue at Bannockburn defaced by 'BLM' graffiti

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Could somebody please explain how Robert the Bruce is racist?

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18513715.robert-bruce-statue-bannockburn-defaced-blm-graffiti/

THE Battle of Bannockburn site has been vandalised overnight with graffiti calling Robert the Bruce a “racist king” and calling for his statue to be removed. Images on social media appeared to show markings on the wall at the visitor centre and the statue.

National Trust for Scotland bosses, who operate the centre, said they were “disappointed” by the act. The general manager for Edinburgh and East, Stuart Maxwell, said: “We are very disappointed by the vandalism of the iconic Bruce statue at Bannockburn and the A listed rotunda.

It comes after campaigners Topple the Racists identified more than a dozen statues in Scotland with links to slavery and colonialism which they say should be removed. However, the Bannockburn site was not identified on that interactive map.

The removal of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol at the weekend has sparked a conversation about what the UK’s public statues represent.

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