A mural challenging the negative stereotypes associated with travellers has sprung up in Basildon.
The town centre mural, delivered by non-profit art organisation Things Made Public, celebrates the town’s travelling communities and heritage. Painted by Irish artist Irish artist Aches, the mural depicts two children tending to a horse – long part of traveller culture and history.
I think they are missing something from the mural - the bit where the animal is maltreated and dumped like rubbish on someone's field for taxpayers to face disposal costs.
That's equally 'part of traveller culture'.
Artist Aches said: “This piece was painted to challenge the negative stereotypes associated with the travelling community.The concept appealed to me because it helped shine a light on a minority group who might not have a big voice in the community and can be wrongly stereotyped. ”
Can be rightly stereotyped too. Stereotypes, after all, exist for a reason.
I would like the "positive aspects of traveller culture" to include the number of times a cricket pitch, football field, car park, village green, etc, were left in as good as, or even better, state when the travellers left than when they moved on to it. Also, the number of times the crime rate dropped during their residency.
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"...include the number of times a cricket pitch, football field, car park, village green, etc, were left in as good as, or even better, state when the travellers left ..."
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