
The offending bench, installed in 2014 and engraved with the name of Carl von Linne (L) on the back of the seat, was found to be problematic by Hasti Hamidi (R) and her Oslo council colleagues.
The Old Oslo borough council is calling for the removal of the bench, which is located in the district's Botanical Garden and has von Linne's name inscribed on its back. The request - the latest in a wave of leftist attacks on historical figures - is expected to be sent to the University of Oslo's Natural History Museum this week after being approved in a vote by the council last Thursday.
The local socialist and communist parties called for the proposal, saying that having a bench dedicated to von Linne creates an "unsafe" atmosphere in the Botanical Garden, according to Norwegian news outlet Khrono. The Socialist Party called the bench "very problematic."














Comment: Cancel the racist bench! We hesitate to say that things couldn't get anymore ridiculous, because they probably will.
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