Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Dude, you dissin my twerkin'?-------------------Flyers for 'Freedom 2 Twerk' dance party showing MLK in a gold chain prompts venue to pull the plug

Flyers for 'Freedom 2 Twerk' dance party showing MLK in a gold chain prompts venue to pull the plug | MLive.com:
twerk.jpgFLINT, MI -- The flyer showed a manipulated photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s face pasted onto a body of a man wearing a gold chain and making a "westside" sign with one hand.
The flyer advertised a dance party for teens titled "Freedom 2 Twerk Martin Luther King Day Party."
The party was scheduled for Jan. 18 at The Social Network Banquet and Event Center on Corunna Road.
But the venue's owner, Vic McEwen, had no idea that the party would be advertised using a manipulated photo of a fallen civil rights leader. When McEwen saw the flyer, he promptly cancelled the event.
He fears some of the damage was already done. 
The flyer has created some outrage online and even King's daughter, Dr. Bernice King, told an Atlanta television station the image was "appalling."

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