Reply #34: what? you're saying criticism of the sculpture or the use of unpaid chinese labor = racist? [View All]

[indurancevile]

or that criticism will succor racists who want to blow up the statue?

there was a lot of criticism when the choice of artist was announced, e.g.:

But even with these changes, some Black artists, including sculptor Ed Dwight, who had vied to be the project's sculptor, believe that depiction of King is anything but correct. Dwight has said that King would "be spinning in his grave" at the idea of a representative of the Chinese government--which once called King "a political lapdog"--being the lead sculptor of the memorial.

"This guy knows nothing about King," said Dwight of Lei, who is collaborating with Black artists James Chaffers and Jon Lockard, both University of Michigan professors, on the sculpture. "I've seen his rendering. It's not a good likeness of King. King never stood like that. He's standing with his legs spread like he's guarding something. His brow is larger than it should be. King never wore a bulky suit on that. The suit looks like the kind of suit that the Chinese people wear."

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_23_113/ai_n27500696/

http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-11-28/news/17270087_1_memorial-s-organizers-dr-king-american-granite/2





according to the reports, a chinese sculptor was chosen because no americans have the expertise.

considering that big multinationals funded the project, i wouldn't be surprised if there were other considerations.