The Governor-General Of Jamaica Will No Longer Wear The Medal With The White Angel And Black Devil

Sir Patrick Allen (Sumber: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The Governor-General of Jamaica Sir Patrick Allen will no longer wear the medal from the United Kingdom because it depicts the angel Saint (St) Michael trampling a black demon. This response was carried out in relation to the solidarity action of Black Lives Matter (BLM) which voiced anti-racism.

Reported by CNN, Allen, who is the representative of the British Empire in Jamaica, officially stated that he refused to reuse the Order of St. Michael and St. George on Monday, June 29. Allen thinks the medal offends Jamaicans and the world.

Illustration containing a picture of the angel St. Michael stepped on a demon so the main problem. In this case, the demon is depicted as resembling a dark skinned man who is under the feet of a white angel. The Jamaicans were furious and did not accept the presence of the medal on their land.

Allen also revealed that Jamaicans' rejection of the medal was quite heavy. Moreover, in various parts of the world, the BLM solidarity action was increasingly widespread as a result of the death of black George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police.

YASSS !!! @ GGSirPAllenJamaica's Governor-General has suspended personal use of a royal insignia which depicts the archangel St. Michael "trampling Satan" who is drawn with black skin. pic.twitter.com/KxsYj4fwNk

- charisma shackelford (@gottahavkarisma) June 28, 2020

Due to this, Allen then stopped using the medal. "Jamaican citizens' concern for the image on the medal, and the increasing global resistance to the use of objects continues to the degradation of people of color."

Not only that, Allen also provided a solution to the Chancellor of the Order of St. Michael and St. George to have them revise the drawing if they want the medal to stay on. At least, in the medals there will be a reflection that humans can live together and be equal.

Good Afternoon, I welcome and acknowledge concerns expressed in response to the Insignia of The Order of St. Michael and St. George. Please see my full response here: pic.twitter.com/0L0wAU1fRu

- King's House (@GGSirPAllen) June 24, 2020

"It is a recommendation that the medals reflect an inclusive image of humanity above all nations," Allen said in the statement.

Coat of arms of the Order of St. Michael and St. George himself was created in 1818 after the end of the Napoleonic wars. By the Queen of England, the medal was awarded to ambassadors and diplomats for their services and dedication. This medal is the sixth highest honor in the UK awards system.