Can statues being pulled down in #BlackLivesMatter be called 'iconoclasm'?

During the worldwide protests of #BlackLivesMatter, a large number of statues commemorating colonial conquest in the modern era have been pulled down by protesters.

Is it appropriate to call them 'iconoclasts' in the original meaning of the term?

If not, is there a more appropriate term? Or has a new one actually been coined by either protesters or commentators?

It's reasonable to equate this action to "iconoclasm". By most standards the individuals represented are metaphoric icons, and their statues can similarly be considered icons. And the etymological source of "icon" is "image". Plus the "clasm" part derives from a Greek term meaning "to break".

Some people will tell you that the terms only apply to religious symbols, but in fact they apply to any object of veneration.