California NAACP, Black Artists Protest Asian Sculptor for King Memorial

[nhboy]

"The California chapters of the NAACP have joined several black artists in protesting the selection of a Chinese artist as the lead sculptor of a giant statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, D.C, instead of a black artist.

In a unanimous vote two weeks ago, the California State Conference of the NAACP passed a resolution accusing the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation of "outsourcing" the statue project to China by awarding it to Lei Yixin.

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[ImnoMensa]

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

They should pay more attention to Martin's words and less attention to who designs his statue.

 

[Dork]

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

They should pay more attention to Martin's words and less attention to who designs his statue.

Excellent response. Looks like they are protesting this artist based on the color of his skin, doesn't it?

 

[ImnoMensa]

Sure looks like it to me. Blatant racism.

 

[hvp05]

Sure looks like it to me. Blatant racism.

They do not have a very strong case.

What would Dr. King think of their idea of "unity"? Hmm...

 

[rack'm]

Sure looks like it to me. Blatant racism.

Kazackly

 

[GreenHornet]

NAACP, Keeping America racist since 1909. Martin Luther king was a great man who no doubt would be appalled by what the NAACP and organizations such as the Rainbow Coalition have done in the so called fight for "equality". What a shame!