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Cameron_james t1_j4ih58k wrote

Reply to comment by Grid1ess in ‘Woke’ MLK ‘penis’ statue insults black community: Coretta Scott King kin by Bnaker

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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