Martin Luther King: The Angry Asian??...

[High_Gravity]

Growing up in the 60s in Southern California I always had friends that were all races. My father was a boy scout leader and our troop had about every ethnic group represented and we all shared everything. I didn't know what racism was about until I joined the Air Force and was stationed in South Carolina in '65-'67. What a wake-up call even for a white guy from California. My black friends and I could do nothing together off base. Martin Luther King was much respected by me and I don't think the sculpture does him justice. For AMERICAN MONUMENTS only AMERICAN and in this case BLACK AMERICAN artist should have been considered.

You must have missed the Watts And L.A Roits

I was 18 in '65 when the Watts Riots took place and at the time it didn't seem like a race riot as much as poor people rioting. I don't recall whites being beaten or targeted. I seem to remember a white face or two in the crowds looting stores. I had to make a delivery to a business just a couple of blocks from the rioting at the time and at no time did I feel threatened by anyone I came in contact with. It just seemed like a poverty rebellion. Maybe I'm wrong, It's a 50yr old memory. I lived about 20 miles south of the rioting and it didn't seem to involve anyone I knew, black or white.

I appreciate your objective posts.

 

[Tank]

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[USArmyRetired]

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Yep, King was the creator of chimpouts.

 

[High_Gravity]

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Yep, King was the creator of chimpouts.

Why don't you try stickin your head up your ass, see if it fits.

 

[Unkotare]

Statue is an embarrasment. If MLK was alive, his reaction would be, "Yikes, my likeness was outsourced!".

Yes it was outsourced and the Chinese Artist tried to present him as an angry Mao-like Revolutionary zealot. He of course wasn't about that at all. He preached Peace,Love,and Unity. This statue should be ordered torn down immediately. It's a sad disgrace.

Got yourself a little agenda going there? How many times do you want to repeat that?

 

[Unkotare]

Growing up in the 60s in Southern California I always had friends that were all races. My father was a boy scout leader and our troop had about every ethnic group represented and we all shared everything. I didn't know what racism was about until I joined the Air Force and was stationed in South Carolina in '65-'67. What a wake-up call even for a white guy from California. My black friends and I could do nothing together off base. Martin Luther King was much respected by me and I don't think the sculpture does him justice. For AMERICAN MONUMENTS only AMERICAN and in this case BLACK AMERICAN artist should have been considered.

Surprise! YOU are a racist!

 

[asedeL]

Embarrassing....

 

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Chinese sculptor Lei Yixin is the creator of the monumental tribute to Martin Luther King and many are very unhappy with his finished product. The statue portrays Martin Luther King in a very angry Asian/Mao Tse Tung-like pose and facial expression. Obviously Mr. Yixin is a big fan of Mao Tse Tung and Marxism. He was clearly the wrong choice to create this memorial tribute. The statue does not capture the true essence of Martin Luther King in any way. It's very sad.

You ought to look at the China connection as an opportunity ...

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