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Comedian Leslie Jones returned to TV as guest host of The Daily Show Tuesday, bringing her outrageous sense of humor to controversy over Boston's new Martin Luther King Jr. statue.
Jones, formerly a star of Saturday Night Live and the failed reboot of Ghostbusters, tackled the statue titled The Embrace as she begins guest hosting the show for the week in the wake of Trevor Noah's departure.
Many have mocked the statue's appearance, with Jones taking a new angle saying that the statue resembled oral sex.
'They are celebrating you in Boston right now,' Jones exclaimed, referencing people who have participated in the activity.
Comedian Leslie Jones returned to TV as guest host of The Daily Show Tuesday, bringing her outrageous sense of humor to controversy over Boston's new Martin Luther King Jr. statue
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Jones then pivoted to the backlash against the statue, which has included the likes of everyone from right wing pundits to Coretta Scott King's cousin, saying she was speaking only to black audience members as King was 'our civil rights icon.'
'Okay, black people, what the f**k we gonna do? We gotta talk about this, cause you know it's messed up when black people and the Proud Boys hate the same statue,' she said.
She then became more contemplative, suggesting the statue might age well, acknowledging that people didn't like the Eiffel Tower when it was unveiled.
'Maybe it's just a matter of time, in time we will see this statue for what it truly is,' she joked.
She then returned to it with correspondent Dulcé Sloan, who said that designers never get Martin Luther King's statue correct, specifically referring to the one in Washington DC, before turning to address 'white people.'
'The man literally marched for freedom and his statue don't have no legs! Say what you will about them goofy a** conservatives, but they know how to make a statue. It's a white dude on a horse, it's always a white dude on a horse, there's no confusion.'
'That's what the liberals need to do, make a statue of MLK in his suit on a horse.'
When Jones asked Sloan if King even had a horse, Sloan responded: 'I don't know and neither do y'all. So put him on a horse, put him on a throne, hell, put him in Joe Biden's Corvette! At least we would know who it was.'
Jones then pivoted to the backlash against the statue, which has included the likes of everyone from right wing pundits to Coretta Scott King's cousin, saying she was speaking only to black audience members as King was 'our civil rights icon'
The Embrace was unveiled in Boston Friday ahead of Martin Luther King Day
The sculpture was inspired by a hug shared by Dr. King and his wife Coretta when he learned he'd won the Nobel Peace Prize
Dulcé Sloan, who said that designers never get Martin Luther King's statue correct, specifically referring to the memorial to King in Washington DC
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. hugs his wife Coretta after learning he'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize of 1964
The sculpture was inspired by a photograph of the couple hugging in 1964 after learning that Dr. King Jr. had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Hank Willis Thomas, the Brooklyn-based artist behind it, said he wanted to create a sculpture dedicated to love and not war, and that the image symbolized the strength of the iconic couple's marriage. Members of the King family were there to watch the sculpture's unveiling in Boston yesterday.
But while the idea behind the piece is undeniably moving, the final result fell flat for many critics - not to mention Coretta's cousin.
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