So there's a new memorial in Washington D.C. and that is the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the famous Civil Rights Leader from the Fifties and Sixties. I have seen pictures of it, and frankly the statue does not do him any justice. Why? Because it just doesn't look like him. I have seen pictures of the statue and I don't like it. It portrays Dr. King as standing with his arms folded and with what is supposed to be a look of determination and steadfastness on his face. The attempt at trying to make him look immovable and steadfast, however, makes him look like a Chinese war god who will kill you if you make a false move. It just isn't him.
Instead of that, why not portray Dr. King with his arms outstretched and looking like he's welcoming the observer to be with him; or show him holding the cross in one hand and the scales in the other. Dr. King was a preacher and a man of deep faith. Why can't we show that? It would do him justice if we portrayed him in the memorial as a man who wanted to welcome people and be his friends. That's what he was fighting for; for people to overthrow racism and love each other as brothers. While this won't be entirely realized until Christ returns, it's a good goal. Why not show that side of him rather than make look like some stubborn creep? And the stature of him is certainly uncanny valley.
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