{"id":1805926,"date":"2023-01-14T19:49:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T00:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1805926"},"modified":"2023-01-14T19:50:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T00:50:31","slug":"mlks-the-embrace-statue-unveiled-in-boston-and-people-have-thoughts-hideous-and-depressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlks-the-embrace-statue-unveiled-in-boston-and-people-have-thoughts-hideous-and-depressing\/","title":{"rendered":"MLK\u2019s \u2018The Embrace\u2019 Statue Unveiled In Boston And People Have Thoughts: \u2018Hideous And Depressing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmlks-the-embrace-statue-unveiled-in-boston-and-people-have-thoughts-hideous-and-depressing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1805926&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>A statue to honor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/martin-luther-king-jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin Luther King Jr.<\/a> After it was revealed in Boston on Saturday, Coretta Scott King, his wife, received mixed online reactions.<\/p>\n<p>The bronze statue of 22 feet tall, nicknamed \u201cThe Embrace,\u201d The camera was set up to capture a hug Dr. King shared after he received the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/monument-honoring-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-coretta-scott-king-unveiled-boston-the-embrace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the statue cost $10M and was designed by Hank Willis Thomas as well as MASS Design Group. It can be found in Freedom Plaza on the Boston Common.<\/p>\n<p>Imari Paris Jeffries is the executive director of Embrace Boston. He said that he cried the first time he saw the statue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd someone said to me, before I saw it for the first time, \u2018Imagine when you see it, you\u2019re going to cry,\u2019\u201d Jeffries said. \u201cAnd I said, \u2018I\u2019ve seen monuments before. I\u2019m not going to cry when I see a monument.\u2019 And I actually did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd despite the fact that we\u2019re in the middle of the city, it is a quiet place. And so it\u2019s a place of both contemplation and joy simultaneously,\u201d He said. \u201cAnd so I think it\u2019s one of America\u2019s most miraculous pieces of public art.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING \u201cThe Embrace\u201d The Boston Common has unveiled a plaque honoring Martin Luther King Jr., and Coretta Scott King <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/7news?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#7news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLKWeekend?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLKWeekend<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLKDay2023?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLKDay2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IckphP15FL\">pic.twitter.com\/IckphP15FL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amaka Ubaka (@AmakaUbakaTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmakaUbakaTV\/status\/1614002232180998145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While some liked the statue, many did not \u2014 especially from certain angles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a sculptor somewhere giggling uncontrollably,\u201d political commentator T. Beckett Adams tweeted. \u201cYes, yes, yes I know what you all think it looks like, you sickos and degenerates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Allan Richarz tweeted, \u201cIs it really that hard to get a decent MLK statue?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a terrible sculpture,\u201d content creator Jay D. Cartere tweeted. \u201cIt looks like someone grabbing a thigh [a] very different kind of \u2018loving embrace.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah I thought it was fake at first,\u201d political commentator Mike Cernovich responded. \u201cLike a racist wanted to mock MLK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reporter Jim Stinson tweeted, \u201cBoston has some of the least impressive outdoor art. They could have done much better for the memory of MLK, who got his doctorate from BU.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould have been lovely &#038; inspiring\u2014instead it\u2019s hideous and depressing,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHSommers\/status\/1614333815932993537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Christina Sommers, Senior Fellow, AEI.<\/p>\n<p>Former Pentagon official Amber Smith tweeted, \u201cThis is a horrible sculpture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the record, the big unveiling yesterday was only for VIPs and political hacks,\u201d radio host Gerry Callahan tweeted. \u201cCops told us the public doesn\u2019t get to see this monstrosity until February. Until then, the fences stay up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NYT best-selling author Morgan Jerkins tweeted, \u201cThis looks like\u2026.I\u2019m tryna be respectful here but you\u2019re making it hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m not even going to say what I thought it was. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bitY40U6qc\">pic.twitter.com\/bitY40U6qc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maggie \ud83d\udc33 (@The_Vent_Line) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Vent_Line\/status\/1614100260292546561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2023<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A statue honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was met with mixed reactions online after it was unveiled Saturday in Boston. 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