Harriet Tubman Will Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill

Can't wait for people to go nuts about this. It is a good thing. Harriet Tubman is (should be) more of a national hero than Jackson. I still think Martin Luther King Jr should have that honor. He's the best this country has ever produced.

 

Heard the earliest it could happen is 2030. Would be nice to see it sooner, but a great move regardless.

 

When I first saw this, I didn't know if it was true or not. I guess I just sort of thought that our currency is something that I wouldn't see changed in my lifetime. Very glad that this is happening. Certain people will undoubtedly lose their shit over this, but great move by the Treasury Department.

 

I mean, we'll see the design in 2020. I can't believe it takes a decade for it to be in circulation.

 

Not sure if it's just my modern bias but I feel like someone from the 20th century should have gotten the honor. Eleanor Roosevelt or Rosa Parks would've gotten my vote.

 

I mean my vote was for Sarah Silverman personally, but it's nice to see this happening regardless.

 

people mad about this should just boycott the Treasury. That'll really stick it to them.

 

Harriet Tubman is hardcore. This is pretty cool!

 

Andrew Jackson is easily my least favorite president. It will be great to see Harriet Tubman replace him.

 

Well, what do you know.

 

Can't wait for my dad to only read headlines and freak out over American values being replaced or something.

 

She had some dope ass shit planned out.

 

FWIW Jackson will still be on the bill, but he'll be moved to the back of the bill with the depiction of the White House.

He is also my least favorite president. Huge racist and really cruel to Natives. I'm stoked on Harriet being on the front but I wish the treasury had the balls to take him off altogether.

 

I think people on both sides are blowing it way out of proportion, and getting upset and defensive over some trivial bullshit.

Nobody asked for my opinion, but I'll give it anyway: we should remove everybody from our currency, and they should be replaced with national monuments, national parks, and excerpts from our founding documents (Declaration of Independence and the Constitution namely). America has historically been a meritocratic country, where anybody could make something of themselves if they put in the effort; it is in this nature that I make this suggestion - honoring ideas on their merit and not because of their source.

Our founding fathers were brilliant men, and their ideas have lasted much longer than they did, and it is their ideas that we should honor.

 

Are people really upset?

 

I haven't seen a single upset person

 

Yea, usually this is the type of thing that makes you want to avoid social media, but honestly I haven't seen anyone expressing anger. Very refreshing.

 

Racists were upset that the hunger games cast a black child to play the part of a black child because they didn't read the book thoroughly. The racists sure will freak out about this.

 

I've honestly seen way more people assuming that people will be pissed off about this than I have people actually upset about it. I'm sure there are plenty out there but other than some dumb-dumbs on Facebook I haven't heard anyone complaining about this. I mean, my friends and the people I associate with also aren't racist assholes for the most part so maybe that's partially why.

 

I mean, isn't this the issue of today though with white privelege and everything? America still isn't 100% a place where anyone can do anything within reason and be on a level playing field, though we'd like to believe it. I get where you're coming from about using monuments and ideas, and I really quite like it but I think it's important to honor these people as we as we have with less honorable ones like Andrew Jackson.