Posted on 07/29/2021 1:04:41 PM PDT by conservative98
A giant mural including a Black Lives Matter-style fist in New Jersey was partially whitewashed soon after it was finished following a flood of complaints, according to the artist.
May Yuasa, 19, told NorthJersey.com that she spent 60 hours painting the mural on a Garden State Parkway underpass in Clifton last week after getting permission from City Manager Dominick Villano.
But she was told that the part showing the fist quickly led to complaints — and Villano sent city workers to paint a white box over the offending image, he confirmed to the outlet.
That decision sparked further outrage — and now the entire mural celebrating the community’s diversity will be completely removed.
Despite Villano giving permission, the underpass is actually the property of the New Jersey Turnpike/Garden State Parkway Authority, which confirmed to the outlet that murals are not allowed and Yuasa’s artwork would have to go.
Yuasa, a recent Clifton High School graduate, insisted that her artwork was merely trying to “show unity and to celebrate Clifton’s diversity.”
“I’m confused as to why it offended anyone,” she told the local site.
“There were no political motivations. It was a symbol of unity,” she said of the painting that also had arms of different skin colors holding hands and making a heart symbol.
She also attacked the “cowardly” way complaints were only made through emails and calls to the city manager.
“During the time that I worked on it, not a single person came up to me to communicate their feelings,” she insisted.
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Black Power?!
I thought it was an LGBTQ thing.
Feigned confusion or deliberate stupidity?
Anyone with the least grasp of history is not confused about what a raised clenched fist means, especially when directed against them. She knew what it meant.
The black fist looks like it's holding an EBT welfare card. Double meaning, gimme stuff or I bust your face. Sick of those murals.
She also attacked the “cowardly” way complaints were only made through emails and calls to the city manager.
That’s how complaints are handled in civilized societies. Would you prefer a drive-by shooting or a beat-down?
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Why is the blue fist holding Jeff Bezo’s rocket?
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Black separatism = unity.
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