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A 10-foot statue of rock n’ roll queen Tina Turner was unveiled Saturday in the rural Tennessee community where she grew up — before becoming a Grammy-winning singer, an electrifying stage performer, and one the world’s most recognizable and popular entertainers.
The statue was revealed during a ceremony at a park in Brownsville, located about an hour drive east of Memphis. The city of about 9,000 people is near Nutbush, the community where Turner went to school as a child. As a teen, she attended high school just steps from where the statue now stands. More
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It’s hideous. She didn’t deserve that.
Maxine Waters does. Not Tina.
THIS is a statue of Maxine Waters
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I am continually amazed that Tina Turner took a CCR hit song like Proud Mary and made it her own. I’m actually partial to Tina Turner’s version myself.
The artist must have been getting some kick back on bronze.
The Bitch Is Back was never done better than when Tina performed it!
Well, the statue isn’t her, and thankfully, I don’t have to look at it. I’ll just keep my memory of her incredible energy, spirit and warmth.
Also, IMO, the older she got, the better she got. She was a rare “showman.”
Maybe that was from a photo after Ike beat the crap out of her.
She deserves better than that.
I’m glad she doesn’t have to see that horrid statue. I liked Tina Turner.
I love watching her Blu Ray Concerts on my Home Theater Rig at Full volume. She knew how to put on a show.
TINA would have HUMILIATED The P.O.S. who did this, and all involved.
Pathetic DEI “artist” like the 2 turds that did the BARKY & MOOCH white house portraits.
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Nigerian, brn. did a stat of barky that don look like him either.
This is an enormous disservice to Tina. A beautiful woman and a big talent.
I dare them to disrespect Ike.
“near Nutbush, the community where Turner went to school as a child”
THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING
That statue reminds me of the Guardian cap some of the Green Bay Packer receivers have been wearing this season.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/why-no-87-on-the-packers-helmet-is-so-big/ar-AA1NuVTb?ocid=BingNewsSerp
His brother built that “Cyber Truck”…
https://iotwreport.com/does-this-sweet-model-come-in-heliotrope/
Ah what are you going to do? At the end of the day she belonged to us. Not where she came from and certainly not to Ike the woman beater. An awesomely talented woman who’s legs went all the way to the ground. Best legs ever. A very talented woman.
We don’t need another statue…
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I’m feeling a Pink Floyd moment here brother. Yes, I totally agree.
Ah, but was inside or outside Nutbush city limits?!
It may be awful, but I’m certain the artist didn’t intend to offend. It’s probably more a matter of how much money the committee had to spend and he’s who they could afford.
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I’m reasonably sure the had to sign off on the finished product. Yes?
BB — True, yes. But we’ve all seen pretty lame public art and I think part of the contract is that the artist always has sole ownership of his/her expression/interpretation of the commissioned artwork.
…and unless it was someone’s cousin, they probably already signed-off on whatever else he’d produced that convinced them that he was their guy. And he was affordable.
remember that horrible “thing” that was a bronze tribute to MLK Jr? It was a pair of arms/hands holding what looked like dog poo where his head should have been. I’m sure the artist didn’t even install it before his last payment had been cashed.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1721505/martin-luther-king-jr-statue-10million-receives-mixed-review-dxus
I bet it was a DEI hire who made this statue.
I’m curious about the upskirt view. Is there a gargoyle face there?