Twitter Users Left Scratching Their Heads After Unveiling Of MLK Statue

When the highly anticipated bronze statue, titled “The Embrace,” was unveiled in Boston days ago, spectators were unsure of what exactly was being depicted and how it related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

Designed by Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas, the $10 million sculpture is supposed to be the arms of MLK embracing his wife, Coretta Scott, after winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. However, when certain angles hit the internet, no one knew what they were looking at. Some believed it was a turd, while others thought it depicted a man performing oral sex.  

If nothing else, the statue united people from all walks of life to demand answers for such a unappealing project.

That MLK statue pisses me off more and more every time i see it. Who the fuck makes a statue of a hug? A weak ass hug at that.

— Mr.Karlous (@KarlousM) January 16, 2023

Idc what angle it’s from.
I think it’s weird to have a headless statue of Dr.MLK (especially considering his death)

— ToraShae (@BlackMajiik) January 17, 2023

They said the MLK statue look like Melvin choking out Jody and I am in TEARS 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Q47MPLrUCD

— Ms. Suge Knight 👹 (@_curvesandkickz) January 17, 2023

is it holding a giant penis? this the new mlk/coretta statue? 🥴 https://t.co/4dWC79Sox1

— 🪬god's weakest soldier (@bad_dominicana) January 14, 2023

Y’all this the right angle for the MLK statue. Those other pics WASN’T it 🥴. pic.twitter.com/nACrKeDc6B

— Shania Barr LPC, BC-TMH ✨🖤🤎 (@TherapistForUs) January 16, 2023

I do love how that MLK statue is so terrible, it united together people of all backgrounds, beliefs, and creeds to roast tf out of it.

— Black to the Future (@Adjective_J) January 17, 2023

The new MLK statue in Boston. pic.twitter.com/iNEVXUUTn8

— The Bitcoinian 🍸 (@theagentmetro) January 14, 2023