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The statue of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. showed an image of him with his arms folded and a stern serious look in his face.    The US Commission of Fine Arts felt that the "stiffly frontal image, static in pose, confrontational in character..."  was inappropriate and sugested to have it reworked.  No project can continue without the commission's approval by law.

Are you kidding me?

The image that is/was currently under construction was one of him taken out of a magazine. 

I understand that many people have their own image of MLK through speaches and pictures in many different articles.  So you can't please everyone.  But come on now!  It's considered "confrontational" when he is standing with his arms folded with a serious look on his face?  What do they want?  Him smiling and dancing?  He couldn't be passive back when he was fighting for civil rights for all. 

What do you think?  Is this another stall tactic? Do you think The US Commission of Fine Arts feel that this statue would make "other people" feel a little "uneasy?"