{"id":146861,"date":"2023-01-16T09:29:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=146861"},"modified":"2023-01-16T09:32:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T17:32:18","slug":"the-10-million-martin-luther-king-penis-statue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=146861","title":{"rendered":"The $10 million Martin Luther King \u2018penis\u2019 statue"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the New York Post<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Even some kin of Coretta Scott King hate the new $10 million sculpture just dedicated to her and her iconic civil-rights-leader husband in Boston \u2014 with a cousin claiming it \u201clooks like a penis\u201d.<\/p>\n

The massive bronze piece, titled \u201cThe Embrace\u201d, features two sets of arms holding each other, an artistic interpretation of the classic photo of Coretta and hubby Martin Luther King Jr. hugging after he won the Nobel Peace Price in 1964.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mainstream media \u2026 was reporting on it like it was all beautiful, \u2019cause they were told they had to say that,\u201d Seneca Scott, Coretta\u2019s cousin, told The New York Post, referring to the new artwork in The Boston Commons.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut then when it came out, a little boy pointed out \u2014 \u2018That\u2019s a penis!\u2019 and everyone was like, \u2018Yo, that\u2019s a big old dong, man\u2019,\u201d said the 43-year-old Oakland, California, resident.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you had showed that statute to anyone in the \u2019hood, they\u2019d have been like, \u2018No, absolutely not\u2019.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The New York Times treats this statute reverently<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This 10 million dollar monument, dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, has just been unveiled in Boston. Designed to depict the two of them hugging, looks more like arms around a penis. It\u2019s titled \u201cEmbrace\u201d but many are calling it a disgrace. pic.twitter.com\/SMgLLfcAYq<\/a><\/p>\n

— First Words (@unscriptedmike) January 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n