WTF is the Paris Olympic mascot?

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@boingboing

But Jefferson Davis, then-secretary of war and soon-to-be president of the Confederacy, strenuously objected, apparently fearing that a symbol that could be traced back to formerly enslaved Romans would send the wrong message, especially to enslaved Black Americans. As a result, the Statute of Freedom wears a helmet instead.

Well that was a TIL I didn’t know I needed, but am grateful to having learned.