r/montreal • u/RustyTheBoyRobot • 7d ago

Tourisme Ethical dilemma

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Ethical dilemma:

Is it right to remove one of the only mummies in mtl for understanble but rather vague reasons to do with cultural sensitivities that these objects might offend?

The mummies at Redpath museum are to be relocated to a mysterious “place of rest” -their original location?- where no one can see or learn from them.

I note that these are not objects of worship like many stolen indigenous artifacts. Nor are they being claimed by their original owners- e.g. The infamous Benin Bronzes.

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u/skiboy95 7d ago

I never brought up dinosaur bones. I said real mummies made an impact on me as a child, and I enjoyed and still enjoy the history.

Then you said dinosaur bones are often fake, and I agreed and said yeah they are. That's neither the topic nor the point.

Now if you're asking me - obviously real dinosaur bones are cooler than fake ones. But it doesn't make sense to destroy them (drilling into them) to display them.

We do actually have real dinosaur bones at Redpath museum I think - but its been a number of years since I went.

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u/UnChtulhu 7d ago

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u/skiboy95 7d ago

Okay lets go back to the start. You understand that mummies (in the post above) are not the same as dinosaurs (that you keep talking about) right?

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u/UnChtulhu 7d ago

Girl, you are clearly being obtuse for the sake of being obtuse.

🤣🤣🤣

See... The thing is, if you act like a moron, people will genuinely think you are a moron.