willzyx01 t1_j4ii8m0 wrote
Reply to comment by jojenns in ‘Woke’ MLK ‘penis’ statue insults black community: Coretta Scott King kin by Bnaker
THEY SPENT HOW MUCH ON THIS SHIT?
jojenns t1_j4iic5v wrote
10 million TEN
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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jojenns t1_j4liflt wrote
No it wasnt
5teerPike t1_j4m6y77 wrote
Bother to look a thing up if you're going to express such strong feelings about it ok?
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
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.
Oblivious-abe-69 t1_j4n28pn wrote
Punked
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
tilehinge t1_j4jb1h7 wrote
It was privately funded, afaik.
LonelyAccountantCPA t1_j4jbb5x wrote
Oh good, someone else’s problem.
tilehinge t1_j4je1e5 wrote
Not exactly, cause now it's in our space and we have to see it.
5teerPike t1_j4k6m8s wrote
Privately funded by an entrepreneur & donations.
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