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anubus72 t1_j4icdyv wrote

Oh they used the word "woke" in the title so it must be true

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Any_Let_9589 t1_j4jvi9n wrote

Oh they used the word "woke" in the title so you think it must be biased and fake news. Nevermind that the King family is the source for the news, and people all over the world agree. Yea, you do you.

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Bnaker OP t1_j4ievp9 wrote

It’s a quote from the article

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Educational-Pea-7573 t1_j4igbel wrote

Not really. The Post is using it for clickbait and so are you. There’s much better quotes from this distant cousin in the article btw.

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Cerberus73 t1_j4jf046 wrote

It literally is a quote from Seneca Scott. Sure the Post brings it front and center but if you read Scott's actual piece on the matter the word appears several times.

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jojenns t1_j4iblc9 wrote

“You’re spending $10 million on a bronze statue without heads on it? Man, it’s a joke.” Best comment about this statue by a lot so far i say

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tschris t1_j4iqblj wrote

Other than being ugly, my main issue with the statue is that if you didn't already know it was an MLK statue you wouldn't know it was an MLK statue.

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willzyx01 t1_j4ii8m0 wrote

THEY SPENT HOW MUCH ON THIS SHIT?

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jojenns t1_j4iic5v wrote

10 million TEN

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in_finite_jest t1_j4ilwnx wrote

Fucking hell! I'm an artist too, but that's way too much.

We have more colleges per capita than any city in the US -- why not have a student design an MLK statue as their doctorate or something? King was only 6 months out of school when he led the Montgomery bus boycott, having a student design a statue of him would be appropriate. Plus, the only way a student's project would come out looking like a dick is on purpose.

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[deleted] t1_j4k6o1c wrote

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jojenns t1_j4liflt wrote

No it wasnt

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5teerPike t1_j4m6y77 wrote

What is now called the Embrace Boston Fund was established at the Boston Foundation in 2017, with an inaugural gift of $1,000,000 from local entrepreneur Paul English...The Boston Foundation manages and invests the assets of the Embrace Boston Fund as they are raised. The Foundation houses the office of Embrace Boston and provides a fundraising platform for donations of all sizes.

Bother to look a thing up if you're going to express such strong feelings about it ok?

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felonious-_monk t1_j4tnygn wrote

Lmao you know it still costs money to make even if it's donated right ?? First article on Google says 10 mil statue so you're wrong You know it doesn't make you less than human to be wrong right ? Like it's okay to admit it bro 🤣

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jojenns t1_j4m9jhv wrote

That doesnt tell you if city put money into it it shows a 1 mil donation. I dont care either way the govt wastes way more on way less. Im simply saying no one so far has produced financials beyond newspaper articles that dont break it down. So to say its all donations wouldnt be correct

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5teerPike t1_j4mb40a wrote

It literally says the Boston Foundation handled the donations for this project. This also isn't a newspaper article.

It was all donations, you're just mad you're wrong.

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LonelyAccountantCPA t1_j4ikt6h wrote

It’s like the people in charge said “how can we line our pockets without making it seem like we’re stealing?”

The answer is corruption and pocketing the funds by money laundering through an ugly statue that “costs” 10mil

Edit: I hope this monstrosity wasn’t made with tax payer funds

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5teerPike t1_j4k6m8s wrote

Privately funded by an entrepreneur & donations.

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p0rkch0ps t1_j4idojq wrote

the fuck is this title? how is this a “woke” statue. so sick of hearing this stupid buzz word

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Cerberus73 t1_j4jf9na wrote

It came from the piece written by Seneca Scott, Corretta's cousin, who criticized the sculpture

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p0rkch0ps t1_j4ji0p0 wrote

thanks for clearing that up. i think he has some valid points about the statue and the performative nature around it (or most any MLK celebrations). but I just get so annoyed when people use “woke” these days. sometimes I think I’m too online for my own good

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Conan776 t1_j4izxqy wrote

In some circles "woke" has become equated with doing something purely symbolic or performative. It seems redundant to say that about public art though, obviously.

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Grid1ess t1_j4ifb2g wrote

Some are just more woke to the woke word.

Hopefully we woke up from all this tho…

I guess leaving the /s is important. Lol

Edit: additional thought added.

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PapaJack2008 t1_j4lmst4 wrote

A NY ragloid reports what a CA person said about a MA statue? OK, nothing to see here, move along.

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WorknForTheWeekend t1_j4igwry wrote

Is the quoted cousin the same Seneca Scott that ran for Oakland mayor this year? If so, that guy is a character; has a gun charge for chasing down two crackheads stealing his water heater, amongst other colorful history.

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chimpanzeesustainer t1_j4l4751 wrote

I think it looks stupid -- but I don't really get the point of complaining. Art is subjective, I can't really blame whoever approved this for having different taste from me. If you believe in public art you will just have to accept that you won't like some of it. Personally, I don't think the city should spend $10,000,000 on any statue.

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Professional_Win_332 t1_j4izyi1 wrote

Everyone should go see the statue in person. Then look at it from behind. Then report back.

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45sChamp t1_j4lbgqq wrote

Ugly waste of money. Embarrassing

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bigditka t1_j4j8oui wrote

Just put the whole thing on a horse and it’ll fit right in.

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Visible_Bandicoot863 t1_j4lc4x2 wrote

Article says public/private funding? I thought it was all private?

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DooDooBrownz t1_j4laxjj wrote

> “If you had showed that statute to anyone in the ’hood, they’d have been like, ‘No, absolutely not.’ “

i didnt't realize the hood has a flourishing art critic community. i wonder what the hood would say about Michelangelo's David and his todger

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Grid1ess t1_j4ib7w1 wrote

“Art”

Now go get it appraised so it can be “donated” for a trillion billion tree fifty’s.

Idiots.

Edit: typo and clarity.

For the down voters… if you walked past this piece of bronze hunk of metal, would you think MLK?

Be honest with yourself.

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Cameron_james t1_j4ih58k wrote

If you saw the Statue of Liberty would you think "welcome immigrants"? If you saw the Washington Monument, would you think "George Washington was a pretty cool president"?

It's art. You can enjoy it for the art itself and you can enjoy it for the story it tells. It's up to you, not the artist.

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RailRoad_Candy t1_j4ihzlq wrote

These are good examples because those things also look like hands holding a giant turd or horse penis.

Art is not sacrosanct and neither are artists. Art can be bad. It can resemble things its not supposed to and can have unintended interpretations. Art can be amazing, it can also be trash.

This is a $10 million dollar piece of art that many feel resembles hands holding a turd. That POV has garnered national attention because that POV is not uncommon.

Art can be trash. That's statue is trash.

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Grid1ess t1_j4ihpg9 wrote

It’s “Art” is too commonly used these days, IMO

However, the Statue of Liberty isn’t a real person.

The Washington monument doesn’t have human features and isn’t meant to look like a person, but a tribute. Not sure why I would think he is a pretty cool President seeing as I’ve never personally met the guy tho…

Point is, this cost $10 million dollars to make.

How much of that is in raw bronze? How much to transport it to artist and to display location?

How much did it cost to pay for the building it was housed in before being delivered?

Etc, etc…

Then let’s figure out why this thing cost $10m dollars.

Edit: typo and clarity.

Moreover, how much would you pay to see this statute if it wasn’t displayed in public?

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Cameron_james t1_j4j8c1n wrote

> Then let’s figure out why this thing cost $10m dollars.

Why is the cost significant if it was money raised from donors?

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Grid1ess t1_j4jyc8j wrote

Donors can come in larger than needed. If a hamburger costs 5$ to make, but gets $2,000 to make it, wouldn’t you wonder where the rest went?

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Littletampabeans t1_j4iiv8k wrote

Yes? Because it literally states it’s the plaque on the state of liberty. And the obelisk is because it’s meant to copy the Egyptians in making something timeless. Why are you stupid

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Cameron_james t1_j4j8444 wrote

But you only know those things because you read and learned about them. You learned what an obelisk was (and it's historical significance) and what it says on the statue's plaque. You can't read the plaque from standing at the base or a ferry ride.

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Littletampabeans t1_j4iixio wrote

People just mad because they know they paid 10 million for it and they gotta like it now

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Grid1ess t1_j4ilcch wrote

Melt that bronze down and try again… maybe with the peoples’ input this time.

Mock some designs. Get the people invested in it too!

Hell, it’s probably some of their money in that $10m being spent anyways. Lol

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Littletampabeans t1_j4j9laz wrote

That bronze will probably get them 1 million back. The other 9 million is in the cayman

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Grid1ess t1_j4jdrnv wrote

Man, don’t wanna be I have Reddit guy, but really wanna ask they did the math. Lol

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[deleted] t1_j4igl6h wrote

Art has been used to funnel and wash money for decades. The city paid 10 million dollars for that "statue", go look who got those 10 million and look where that money will end up. They will end up donating a large portion of it to people and NGOs close to Democrats. Using tax payer money to directly fund partisan orgs and individuals.

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TouchDownBurrito t1_j4iojk6 wrote

> The city paid 10 million dollars for that “statue”

The city paid $0 for the sculpture, it was gifted to the city by Embrace Boston. Try reading up on it before having a meltdown in the comments.

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[deleted] t1_j4iq0b3 wrote

10 million went somewhere buddy. Keep shilling for politicians, they care so much about you, right?

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tschris t1_j4iqlv5 wrote

I like how you read a fact that didn't agree with your stated position and then insulted the person that posted that fact.

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TouchDownBurrito t1_j4iqpm5 wrote

> 10 million went somewhere

Yes, 10 million that was donated by private individuals to a private organization. It was not 10 million of tax payer money.

Do you understand the difference?

> Keep shilling for politicians

What politicians were involved and in what way? Be specific.

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TheColonelRLD t1_j4lfrpc wrote

Bruh you're giving cannabis a bad name with that nonsense

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[deleted] t1_j4ih8p3 wrote

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Littletampabeans t1_j4iizir wrote

He isn’t wrong. There’s an entire Netflix docu on it

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Grid1ess t1_j4ioadi wrote

Who’s gonna go tell them to “touch your remote”?

Don’t wanna steal any thunder…

Edit:

Also, I’m in the art is for laundering side just in case. Lol

You replying off me is confusing me.

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Grid1ess t1_j4ijb20 wrote

Ohh look, some one else copying the touch grass thing. So exciting!!!

Not an original thought in this place. Cheese and rice.

Edit: typo

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