Colston Arms is a popular pub in Bristol, England. Recently they realized they had a problem. The pub was originally named after 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston, whose statue was chucked in the harbor by Bristol protesters last month. So landlord Paul Frost decided a change was necessary.
So a new banner was made with a new name, at least temporarily. The landlord has rechristened the pub and now calls it, "Ye Olde Pubby Mcdrunkface." Frost says the name is "just a bit of fun to draw attention to the issue" and he'll gladly accept suggestions before finally settling on a permanent new name.
He also added, "There's been a good jovial response to the new name which is nice to see. It's been taken in the spirit I hoped it would be." Another sign outside the pub says: We are listening. Black Lives Matter." Ye Olde Pubby McDrunkface-and pubs across England- reopened for the first time in months this past weekend.