Why is new Martin Luther King Jr monument in Boston labelled obscene

The statue entitled The Embrace, designed by Brooklyn-based artist Hank Willis Thomas, was inspired by an image of Dr King and his wife Coretta embracing when they learned that he had won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. The reactions range from people calling it ugly to obscene A new Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Boston is being mocked on social media and has drawn mixed emotions from the civil rights leader’s family. pic.twitter.com/8zRnCkfOsJ — Michael Knowles January 15, 2023 That MLK statue looks obscene from certain angles, but when you see the whole thing you realize it’s supposed to depict the result of Martin Luther King Jr. and Corretta Scott King having gone through the teleporter in The Fly together. “It’s subjective, everyone has their opinions,” Martin Luther King III told CNN. “Let’s make it a great day of community service; a day of brotherhood, a day of sisterhood; a day of using your platform for good; a day of love and healing in the spirt of this wonderful monument.” City newspapers While the Boston Globe’s Adrian Walker in a piece called the monument “stunning, impressive up close in a way photographs struggle to capture” due to its size, the rival paper Boston Herald’s Rasheed Walters called the statue “aesthetically unpleasant” and a “huge swing and miss in honouring the Dr & Mrs King.” With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here.