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A bronze sculpture honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King that was unveiled in Boston this week is already getting ripped by online ...

Others remarked that, when viewed from various angles, the piece came across as pornographic, according to one user. [one user tweeted](https://twitter.com/KirvinMoesquit/status/1614343959890825219?s=20&t=UbwYpdaFQobVew3tx-XXrQ) with a series of crying emojis. [piece has received some praise](https://twitter.com/SgtAmyBoston/status/1614039112318582787) since its crowded unveiling in the Boston Common on Friday, with members of the King family in attendance.

A bronze sculpture honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King that depicts the famous hug between the couple, was unveiled in Boston Friday, ...

One user said it was the angle that some were seeing, not the statue in its entirety, that made it appear strange. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common Du Bois and Frederick Douglass, simultaneously with this reputation of not being friendly and in some cases being described as racist. 'This is the spirt we must keep as we commemorate (the King holiday),' the 14-year-old said, as those in attendance cheered. 'It's unfortunate that our first sighting after the unveiling is the worst possible angle,' the user wrote. 'I think Boston has this reputation of being this city of heroes and abolitionists, like W.E.B. People stand near the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture 'The Embrace,' a memorial to Dr. learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 Why not just honor that with a replica instead of this horrible odd weirdly sexualized bronze blob… learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. 'The original photo this inspired was beautiful and perfect. A bronze sculpture honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

The four intertwined arms were inspired by a photo of the civil rights leader and his wife when they learned he had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Embrace Boston, formerly known as King Boston, will offer [a digital "eyes-up" audio learning experience](https://www.embraceboston.org/memorial). It was installed on the Boston Common, not far from where King led a rally and march in 1965. "The Embrace is a commemoration of their relationship and journey and represents the meaningful role Boston served in our history." Annual tributes and commemorations of the life and legacy of the Rev.

A new sculpture called 'The Embrace' depicts Martin Luther King Jr. hugging Coretta Scott King, but their heads are missing ... and some say this art piece ...

Everybody's a critic, we suppose -- and this one's in the eye of the beholder. Of course, there are those who are outright mocking it, despite the seriousness of the subject. For instance, some say it looks like one of the arms is holding onto a thigh -- which comes across as inappropriate for the select few who see it that way. Twitter Tweet Unavailable However, he decided to just show off their arms interlocking. Some King family members were also there for the honor.

The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial statue "The Embrace" was unveiled Friday on Boston Common in a ceremony involving music, dignitaries and members of the ...

"Embrace," a monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, has been unveiled in Boston, where they first met.

"This represents an incredible milestone in our journey towards Boston's future," Imari Paris Jeffries, Embrace's executive director, said in the blog post. The final statue was welded and assembled throughout December before its Friday unveiling, shared with his wife, Coretta, after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 and celebrates their time in Boston when they met as students," according to Embrace. The art piece was designed by Brooklyn-based conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas, Embrace says. The 20-foot tall, 40-foot wide statue "symbolizes the hug Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.