A new sculpture of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King unveiled in Boston was blasted by onlookers as 'hideous,' 'horrible' and 'awful.'
The Fox News contributor joined 'Fox & Friends First,' remembering her uncle on a day that honors his legacy.and Coretta Scott King was blasted by some onlookers as"hideous" after it was unveiled on the grounds of Boston Common over the weekend.
Amaka Ubaka from 7 News Boston tweeted,"BREAKING: The bronze sculpture called ‘The Embrace’ honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has just been unveiled on the Boston Common #7news #MLKWeekend #MLKDay2023.""Should have been lovely and inspiring - instead it's hideous and depressing," Christina Sommers, a conservative author, tweeted.Some shared the actual photograph to express their confusion over why the sculpture removed the couples' heads.
Youtuber Jay D. Cartere tweeted,"This is a terrible sculpture. It looks like someone grabbing a thigh. A very different kind of ‘loving emrace’". Others took their frustration directly out on the artist. The sculpture was created by Hank Willis Thomas, who was selected in a competition by local nonprofit Embrace Boston.ALVEDA KING SAYS OF MLK'S ICONIC SPEECH, 57 YEARS LATER: 'WE STILL HAVE A DREAM'
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