Sad Irony, J Jackson makes fuss about MLK statue going to chinease sculptor

[Nocturnal]

http://wilmingtonjournal.blackpressu...ID=13198&sID=3

$100 million dollar project to build a MLK memorial has been awarded to a chinease sculptor. Jesse Jackson has publicly lamented the fact that the contract was not given to a black guy, and that it should at least be a partnership.
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What an asshole. Has he even read King's speeches? Jackson makes a point to say "part of King's dream was uplifting black people... etc." Gee, and all this time I thought King's dream was more like this;

"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."

[jn_powell]

What!? I am shocked....SHOCKED!

[OLIAX]

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WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The top official of the project to construct a $100 million memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall has promised significant Black inclusion in the project, despite controversy over a major contract that’s already gone to a Chinese man.

“We want to make sure that African-Americans get the bulk of the work on this memorial,” says Harry E. Johnson, Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc.

“We’re going to make sure that when we select the team to construct this memorial and win a $50 million or more contract, that they have the right look of this community and this country when they build the memorial.”

Johnson made the promise in response to NNPA questions that followed an announcement of another million dollar donation to the project, now at $79 million.

Art Ryan, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial, Inc., a multi-billion dollar insurance company that gave a million dollars to the project last week, says he trusts the project leaders to make fair decisions in contracting and hiring.

Pointing to Johnson as being among the chief decision-makers, Ryan says, “We are here, obviously to support Dr. King. And we have a lot of faith and trust in the foundation and the decisions that they’ll make. There are times when you want to make sure that you’re working with the right people. I’m very confident that I’m working with the right people and I will support their decisions.”

The Rev. Jesse Jackson publicly lamented that a Chinese sculptor, Master Lei Yixin, had received the contracts for two sculptures, the “Mountain of Despair” which will be two pillars at the entry of the site and the “Stone of Hope,” which will hold the image of Dr. King.

“If they think that the Chinese guy is the best, it at least should be a joint venture,” Jackson says in an NNPA interview. “Part of Dr. King’s dream was uplifting African-American people and lifting the world up at the same time. Whoever does this gets a great boost to their reputation. Even with a joint venture, that is a great boost to their career.”

Johnson says that a majority Black Design Committee makes decisions on who will ultimately construct the memorial.
“The design committee is actually made up of 90 percent African-American,” he says. “As a matter of fact, it was an African-American artist that led us to the Chinese sculptor and said, ‘That is the man that can best do it.'”

But, Johnson says Yixin won’t be doing it alone.

“The Chinese sculptor would actually be in collaboration with two African-American sculptors; so he will not be out there by himself doing that.”
The monument will be built on a four-acre site near the Lincoln Memorial, where King delivered his famous ''I Have a Dream'' speech during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

According to the Memorial staff, the majority of the contracts and sub-contracts, including construction for the crescent-shaped walls with quotes from Dr. King and the rest of the four-acre site, have not been decided.
U. S. Rep. Donald Payne of New Jersey, where Prudential is headquartered, recalled during the conference that Prudential invited King to Newark to speak in l965.

In prepared remarks, Ryan says he has not forgotten the principles for which he says his company stands.

“We still have a ways to go to fully eradicate prejudice, discrimination and injustice in our society and the world,“ Ryan says. “But with the lasting influence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are keeping our eyes on the prize and we will achieve Dr. King’s dream – which is in reality the dream of every American.”

I think it's only fair to let negros build a negro that chink would end up fucking it up by putting him in a chinese robe or some shit

[Sketcher]

The great hypocrite strikes again. No one should be surprised.

[sl33per]

Originally Posted by Nocturnal

What an asshole. Has he even read King's speeches? Jackson makes a point to say "part of King's dream was uplifting black people... etc."

Yet, if they'd commissioned a black man, Jackson would likely have bitched about always giving the menial, slave-style labor to blacks. We're damned if we do or don't with that fucking tool. And I doubt he's read King's speeches, he thinks he IS King.

[j.elohim]

Originally Posted by OLIAX

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I think it's only fair to let negros build a negro that chink would end up fucking it up by putting him in a chinese robe or some shit

Or the negro could give him corn-rows and gold teefs and a crack habit. MLK pimpin' out his bling.

Seriously though, I am not surprised to hear this from him. It's fairly obvious there is a standard us white people must be missing; the one where people are hired by how qualified they are for the job... unless of course they are black when they should be given a free-ride so they can get "a great boost to their career". The Chinese was the best candidate end of, or maybe they should draw up a new short-list where race matters.

[kevinsmith]

I always thought the whole point was to make it so anyone can get any job anywhere if they are qualified, regardless of the color of their skin. I think it's great the project is to include people of all races, since MLK wanted a "color blind" society. Maybe Jackson truly is color blind, all he can see is black and white.

[YouEnjoyMyself]

What a joke that guy is.

[Sketcher]

Originally Posted by kevinsmith

I always thought the whole point was to make it so anyone can get any job anywhere if they are qualified, regardless of the color of their skin.

Except, of course, when it comes to Affirmative Action.

[Face Plant]

What a douche.

This sounds similar to the controversy over the Vietnam memorial that was designed by Maya Lin.

[Systemofa Noun]

Originally Posted by Face Plant

This sounds similar to the controversy over the Vietnam memorial that was designed by Maya Lin.

This sounds similar to the memorial they wanted to build in honor of the WTC Towers. They were all white guys who were supposed to be or were sculpted. I remember minorities were screaming how they should be represented. Thanks to political correctness, this is the shit we now have to put up with.

[baumy300]

People never cease to amaze me.

Imagine the conversation between those two....

J-Jack: Yo, lil' yellow man. Whatcha doin' making a mockery of mah people? You think Mista King had you people in mind when he gave dat speech?

Chinese dude: Ahh, butchu see Meesta Jackson, Mahtin Rootha beweeved in equality and

J-Jack: Yo shuh up mutha fucka. Dis aint bout no eqaunity or whatever shhhit. Dis about da black man and his ongoing oppression from da white folk. Ya dig?

Chinese dude: Me no dig.

J-Jack: Bitch ass nigga.

[droogsteve]

Originally Posted by Systemofa Noun

This sounds similar to the memorial they wanted to build in honor of the WTC Towers. They were all white guys who were supposed to be or were sculpted. I remember minorities were screaming how they should be represented. Thanks to political correctness, this is the shit we now have to put up with.

Yep. They wanted to build a statue of THIS PICTURE. However, it was decided that it wasn't "inclusive" enough, so they decided to make one of the firemen black and one hispanic. Fortunately, it's a copyrighted picture. When the photographer heard about the changes, he revoked permission to use his photo for the statue.

This goes well beyond your ordinary political correctness. This was an attempt to actually change a documented historical event. Will depictions of George Washington crossing the Delaware soon show black, hispanic and Asian soldiers in the boat with him?

Changing history to suit the political climate is a terrifying concept. It was a favorite tactic of both Hitler and Stalin, who would simply excise "undesirables" from historical photos and records and replace them with good Aryans or loyal party members. It cannot be tolerated, no matter what the PC fascists say.