How many people are waiting on HIS marble likeness on The Mall?
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How many people are waiting on HIS marble likeness on The Mall?
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Martin Luther King Junior had a positive message. He dreamed our society would improve. It seems that many of the so called Civil Rights leaders that followed him do not have a positive message. They do not have a dream of a better society. All they have are complaints and accusations. Dialogue is a one way street.
I do think our society has improved on Civil Rights. We can still improve but we need a leader with a positive message.
Posted by Craniac | August 26, 2013 1:11 PM
Posted on August 26, 2013 13:11
There may be a statue of MLK on the mall, but I don't think it is a good representation of him - at all. It looks communist - a rigid dictator type of personality. And it was created by a Chinese who would have intimate access to that type of personality. That's not MLK.
Posted by Principlex | August 26, 2013 4:02 PM
Posted on August 26, 2013 16:02
On its own, I like this. It makes me think of some of the edgier late 60s to 70s caricatures--I get a "Pink Panther" kind of vibe. The ethereal shading effect kicks it up a notch.
I appreciate the irony of this one on more than one level.
No further comment.
Posted by Terwiliger | August 26, 2013 8:50 PM
Posted on August 26, 2013 20:50
Hey T
Once again, thanks for chipping in an insightful take on this. I tend to go back and forth on how much "slickness" or "texture" is in my caricatures. I let the caricature subject suggest the approach.
Posted by John Cox | August 26, 2013 8:57 PM
Posted on August 26, 2013 20:57
A very curious person, this X fellow. Particularly that after more than a decade of being a militant leader of the Nation of Islam, he moved away from it, denounced it.
In the aftermath, he was under constant threat from the Nation of Islam - death threats, bombs placed in his car, his house burned to the ground. He eventually was murdered by 3 Nation of Islam members.
It's very hard to predict what would have happened had he lived.
The Wikipedia entry for X is very interesting - explains a lot about N of I.
Posted by Dr. Bob | August 26, 2013 10:56 PM
Posted on August 26, 2013 22:56
He is very interesting, his thoughts and ideas changed when he came here.
His former "brothers" killed him. Black on black hate crime, something we don't hear very much about -- I've often wondered about that!
Posted by Yo | August 27, 2013 9:05 AM
Posted on August 27, 2013 09:05