You're both right. Lately, a lot of obvious jokes and innocent statements have been posted here, and have somehow drummed up Discourse^TM instead of honest engagement and good times. Also, although it's not a particular banger,, I'm just glad another statue honoring a Civil Rights icon has been erected.
I think a legitimate artistic interpretation of the statute is that the seat was excluded to honor Parks as a person and not simply the famous action she took. Itâs about her, not about the bus, though having her seated in the sculpture still alludes to her character in that moment.
Flipside to that is the joke is out there just waiting to be made đ
I think the whole point of the statue is to show nothing has changed, but some folks haven't learned how to critically think. 30-35% of Americans are included in the category.
Thereâs blood on everyoneâs hands. Hell, even the Irish had to battle these fucks for equality at one point and theyâre the whitest MFers on the face of the planet. Theyâre racist but the real root of our modern problem is classism.
"Her lack of something to sit on, but still in a sitting position represents her sitting wherever the hell she wants! Even air!"
-Statue Designer probably
This was my interpretation immediately, before seeing all the funny quips!
Alternatively, the designer did NOT want to draw that loud-ass shitstain-disguising pattern every bus seat has had since the dawn of time đŚ
Always. I also hate when they gotta colorize it. Like âClaudette was too dark skinned for people to careâ as if Rosa didnât have coworkers in high places & the NAACP cherry-picked her case because it had the best chance of challenging the courts.
>Always. I also hate when they gotta colorize it. Like âClaudette was too dark skinned for people to careâ
I always thought it was because she was single and pregnant.
>Rosa didnât have coworkers in high places & the NAACP cherry-picked her case because it had the best chance of challenging the courts.
I mean, they were being strategic which is a good thing.
Whatever the reason, there might be truth in both, they went with the person that they saw as most likely to garner the support and sympathy needed to fight an unjust law and win. This is not a bad thing no matter the reason used. They had to be strategic in order to help give themselves the best shot at victory for all black people and the results speak for themselves.
https://preview.redd.it/cxk9l2wlxc9d1.jpeg?width=1299&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b75f8529e6802d012b756e9731fc86a365110c6
me showing the Internet I know about Claudette Colvin
>It occurred nine months before the similar, more widely known incident in which Rosa ParksâŚ
*9 months* She literally gave *birth* to what would become Rosaâs pivotal event.
That would have been nice
Rosa has at least one other statue and a museum dedicated to her within a mile of the one in the OP, the mural is the only thing around that Claudette has that I know of
I get the Claudette story, but people need to stop only associating Rosa with the bus sit in, this woman did incredible and dangerous work for civil rights before the sit in and after. She was in the heart of Klan country carrying the blick fighting for rape victims, she organized multiple bus protests before the famous one, let her have her statue without Claudette being brought up. Malcolm doesnât get brought up with MLK celebrations.
Hmmm. Well, itâs better than the MLK Coretta âembraceâ statue in Boston. Would have loved to be at that design meeting too. https://x.com/phil_lewis_/status/1615356103050633217?s=46
I mean her whole thing is that she refused to get off of the "Whites" seats. Her decision to stay seated is one of the things that stated the civil rights movement. This is a perfect statue to honour her with.
Design meeting mightâve gone like:
âIt would be nice to have her posing as if she is sitting on a seat, since that is the single most iconic moment of her activism, but maybe we could actually omit anything other than Parks herself, so as to emphasize the importance of her as a person.â
âOh yeah that could work. But what if people on social media act like thatâs some vaguely outrageous insult to her?â
âI canât imagine that would ever happen, people are pretty level-headed on the internet.â
This is the âRosa Parksâ memoriam, and itâs symbolized her plight to sit in the front of the bus was âall in her mindââŚ. Hence the non-existant seat đ
Itâs where their brains should have gone as well. When making public installations you have to consider the worst outcomes because the world has terrible people. Look up Victor Noirâs grave as an example.
https://preview.redd.it/ygmigx87lc9d1.jpeg?width=906&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62ebbbdfe330d6e546f64e62e4b227e4fb8d8203
Thatâs the conclusion you came to?
I like it. I think the social media has just conditioned us to be pessimistic for humor. đ¤ˇđžââď¸
I think it's less pessimistic and just a funny observation framed as outage.
You're both right. Lately, a lot of obvious jokes and innocent statements have been posted here, and have somehow drummed up Discourse^TM instead of honest engagement and good times. Also, although it's not a particular banger,, I'm just glad another statue honoring a Civil Rights icon has been erected.
I think a legitimate artistic interpretation of the statute is that the seat was excluded to honor Parks as a person and not simply the famous action she took. Itâs about her, not about the bus, though having her seated in the sculpture still alludes to her character in that moment. Flipside to that is the joke is out there just waiting to be made đ
But the story is that she wouldn't get up, not that she couldn't sit down/didnt have a seat, no?
I think itâs hilarious because I now see her as forever taking a shit on Alabama đđ
It's nice, however I can definitely see certain individuals abusing the way she's sitting and posting it on the internet.
Just say what weâre thinking - she gonna be sitting on some faces
This reminded me of a joke I heard in college: âWhen you really think about it Rosa Parks never stood up for what was rightâ
Really, it makes you angry, which is the point.
I think the whole point of the statue is to show nothing has changed, but some folks haven't learned how to critically think. 30-35% of Americans are included in the category.
Her quads must be monstrous
They're made of steel.
Better than some random statue of some confederate war lord or slave owner.
> Confederate war lord or slave owner That's redundant lol
Love the joke, but George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin FranklinâŚ
Thereâs blood on everyoneâs hands. Hell, even the Irish had to battle these fucks for equality at one point and theyâre the whitest MFers on the face of the planet. Theyâre racist but the real root of our modern problem is classism.
Nah some people were just there for the violence, same for the north and south seeing as both sides had slave owning generals and other leaders.
"Her lack of something to sit on, but still in a sitting position represents her sitting wherever the hell she wants! Even air!" -Statue Designer probably
This was my interpretation immediately, before seeing all the funny quips! Alternatively, the designer did NOT want to draw that loud-ass shitstain-disguising pattern every bus seat has had since the dawn of time đŚ
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I see it as capturing her, in HER moment, removing all the external bits. It's stylized but can be quite...focusing.
âShe may have been sitting, but she was standing up for herself, and for whatâs rightâ
Where the Claudette Colvin statue at? For the unaware: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudette_Colvin
Yes, it's a missed opportunity to include both.
Knew someone was gonna pop in to say this.
Always. I also hate when they gotta colorize it. Like âClaudette was too dark skinned for people to careâ as if Rosa didnât have coworkers in high places & the NAACP cherry-picked her case because it had the best chance of challenging the courts.
>Always. I also hate when they gotta colorize it. Like âClaudette was too dark skinned for people to careâ I always thought it was because she was single and pregnant. >Rosa didnât have coworkers in high places & the NAACP cherry-picked her case because it had the best chance of challenging the courts. I mean, they were being strategic which is a good thing.
Iâve frequently heard people cite Rosa being high yellow as why it made people care. Even more so than her conveniently working for the NAACP.
Whatever the reason, there might be truth in both, they went with the person that they saw as most likely to garner the support and sympathy needed to fight an unjust law and win. This is not a bad thing no matter the reason used. They had to be strategic in order to help give themselves the best shot at victory for all black people and the results speak for themselves.
Itâs bullshit, but the fact that Parks looked like a slight-framed and nerdy librarian was big on optics for the rest of America.
The folks running the NAACP like Thurgood Marshall were super smart. Optics>all. And picking Parks was definitely part of it.
Me, too, but they're right. đ¤ˇââď¸
It usually comes of like "you know what's special? Not that."
https://preview.redd.it/cxk9l2wlxc9d1.jpeg?width=1299&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b75f8529e6802d012b756e9731fc86a365110c6 me showing the Internet I know about Claudette Colvin
>It occurred nine months before the similar, more widely known incident in which Rosa Parks⌠*9 months* She literally gave *birth* to what would become Rosaâs pivotal event.
There is a Claudette Colvin mural wall in downtown Montgomery (I live in Montgomery)
Someone else said that this statue should have both of them in it and I agree with that.
That would have been nice Rosa has at least one other statue and a museum dedicated to her within a mile of the one in the OP, the mural is the only thing around that Claudette has that I know of
Itâs not like she was the first black women to do this kind of protest either. Ida B Wells did the same thing on a train in the 1880âs
Let's honor them all!
Itâs crazy thatâs sheâs still alive. I mean itâs always wild to see how not long ago all of this shit happened,
I get the Claudette story, but people need to stop only associating Rosa with the bus sit in, this woman did incredible and dangerous work for civil rights before the sit in and after. She was in the heart of Klan country carrying the blick fighting for rape victims, she organized multiple bus protests before the famous one, let her have her statue without Claudette being brought up. Malcolm doesnât get brought up with MLK celebrations.
Even when fighting for our lives, thereâs people who want to be palatable to those that want them dead.
My civil rights iconâs pose is nyaaaaaasty
Hmmm. Well, itâs better than the MLK Coretta âembraceâ statue in Boston. Would have loved to be at that design meeting too. https://x.com/phil_lewis_/status/1615356103050633217?s=46
This made me so mad đ
Iâm pretty sure I fought one of these in Elden Ring.
TfâŚ.oh nonono
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It doesnât seem real, right? And yet: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna64990
10 minutes before someone takes a pic of them FEASTING on that.
I was confused about this comment but I think you mean someone pretending to be eating her right ?
I admire your innocence
Truly.
I mean her whole thing is that she refused to get off of the "Whites" seats. Her decision to stay seated is one of the things that stated the civil rights movement. This is a perfect statue to honour her with.
Now imma bump some Outkast in this heroâs honor
Was just listening to it in the shower đ shit forever gets my HYPE lol
Design meeting mightâve gone like: âIt would be nice to have her posing as if she is sitting on a seat, since that is the single most iconic moment of her activism, but maybe we could actually omit anything other than Parks herself, so as to emphasize the importance of her as a person.â âOh yeah that could work. But what if people on social media act like thatâs some vaguely outrageous insult to her?â âI canât imagine that would ever happen, people are pretty level-headed on the internet.â
Knees hurting for life đđđ
I mean we wouldn't want to make it POLITICAL
https://preview.redd.it/kjet0u3vkd9d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4df34f0062e1957877909cc0fcf630fca631fb6a
Her booty's gonna get shined from everyone coming up and rubbing on it.
The sculptor is Basil Watson! [here is a link to his Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/basil.sculpture?igsh=MWhuYW1jbnFwZWNmaw==)
How is it standing?
The weight is all in the feet, most of the rest of the statue is hollow.
Oooo that's clever, never would've thought of it
Her feet are welded to the block underneath.
This and the MLK dookie sculpture.
 I know Robert Freeman punching the air right now đ
lmao, this man https://preview.redd.it/ka2690lsdd9d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57c9b9acd50d006bd2400e37a49844b292e78f83
We need to approve the designs before artists start embarrassing us like this.
The point is she doesn't get a seat
This is just an emphasis on how strong she is. Find the positives?
They stole the bus, and left her sitting on nothing
Forget back of the bus this lady ainât even make the bus
"You won't let me sit anywhere? I'll sit anywhere I want. I'll sit on *air* itself if I want."
I live in Montgomery and can see the real Rosa Parks statue from my office on Dexter Ave, Where is this one located? I have never seen it.
How long before Alabama whites vandalize that statue? I give it a week before they destroy it.
This makes me think of the wall sitting scene from Drumline. Someone get her some sticks and call Nick Cannon.
This is the âRosa Parksâ memoriam, and itâs symbolized her plight to sit in the front of the bus was âall in her mindââŚ. Hence the non-existant seat đ
Guys don't you see? She's sitting in the future!
Maybe that was the point of the design
She had the seat already, she was in trouble for not giving it up. She's here, sitting without interruption, forever.
Yall know some freaky ass weird folk gonna have videos and pics of doing ass play to it soon.
Rosa parks passed in 2005. Still blows my mind
https://preview.redd.it/pg1y08awxs9d1.png?width=474&format=png&auto=webp&s=42eddafbc22c8be80b123032e633359fed2c973b
How they gonna do her like that
I'm picturing this with the bus seat included...I think they did the right thing.
Just think of the photo opps the Leaning Tower of Pisa getsâŚbeing applied here or worse
O pi
This is poorly executed. I can already see trolls leaving some giant dildo under her - this is surely going to get ruined :/
đ¤¨The fact thatâs where your brain took it is NAAAASHTY work.
Itâs where their brains should have gone as well. When making public installations you have to consider the worst outcomes because the world has terrible people. Look up Victor Noirâs grave as an example.
https://preview.redd.it/ygmigx87lc9d1.jpeg?width=906&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62ebbbdfe330d6e546f64e62e4b227e4fb8d8203 Thatâs the conclusion you came to?
Username checks out