The problem as I see it, is that it feels disingenuous.
There are many still suffering similar attitudes in the UK, and the health service is still dealing with issues of identity and sexuality in the wrong ways based on those I know who've experienced it and from what I've seen/read.
Don't get me wrong, things are improving, and putting Turing on a bank note will bring discussion, but I don't believe for a second that this is the goal, it's a PR stunt (for lack of a better term). Just because Turing is in the past doesn't mean it should be forgotten though and more effort needs to be made not just to apologise but to condemn the behaviour from others.
Anyway, I'm just having a discussion, I think my point was that standalone, Alan Turing on a bank note is great, but I don't think I can look at it in isolation without thinking/discussing how it's not quite good enough. I hope that makes sense since I'm struggling to articulate my meaning.
We have lots of issues with that where I live. But our current politicians are not even willing to make gestures in that direction.
So in my mind was that they (uk politicians) were at least
doing something, even if its mostly just a gesture.
The problem as I see it, is that it feels disingenuous.
There are many still suffering similar attitudes in the UK, and the health service is still dealing with issues of identity and sexuality in the wrong ways based on those I know who've experienced it and from what I've seen/read.
Don't get me wrong, things are improving, and putting Turing on a bank note will bring discussion, but I don't believe for a second that this is the goal, it's a PR stunt (for lack of a better term). Just because Turing is in the past doesn't mean it should be forgotten though and more effort needs to be made not just to apologise but to condemn the behaviour from others.
Anyway, I'm just having a discussion, I think my point was that standalone, Alan Turing on a bank note is great, but I don't think I can look at it in isolation without thinking/discussing how it's not quite good enough. I hope that makes sense since I'm struggling to articulate my meaning.