Mastodawn

Howlin’ Hobbit Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei how about her and Roy Wood Jr trading weeks or something? I think both of them rock!

Shaun Aranda Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei I would set my DVR and NEVER miss an episode if Leslie was hosting!! 😂😂❤️❤️👍🏽👍🏽🤣🤣😂😂

Minnesnowta Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei I literally hated the way #SNL casted her. This may be a great fit.

Photou Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei I was hoping for Jim Jefferies!!!!

beforewisdom

Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei That was my first thought too, it is an abstract sculpture depicting sex. Then there are all the criticisms of the MLK memorial in Washington D.C.. Why can't people hire an artist to do a simple likeness as a tribute to MLK?

@beforewisdom @georgetakei
I think the statue you are looking for is on the campus of Moorhoise College in Atlanta.
The one in Boston is a conceptual piece. It is art, not everyone is supposed to like it.

@georgetakei
I was unaware that Hieronymus Bosch was a sculptor.

Shoogle Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei My husband was trying to tell me about this segment, but he was talking too fast and said it was by Leslie Jordan...which left me *very* confused for a sec.

@georgetakei

Let's just say the artist muffed it.

@skydog @georgetakei
The artist did what was asked of them, and their work was chosen over dozens of other proposals. It is a conceptual piece, not a literal piece. Many other folks from the foundry in Walla Walla to the City of Boston had a role in approving, making and installing the piece. Not to pump the penis jokes to much but…..maybe it will grow on you.

@clubbeb @georgetakei

Conceptual pieces are risky. Take the Chicago Picasso (, please). Public art, unless its very subject is conceptual, should hew closer to a broad public acceptance. I'm not giving any shrift to the decision making process. It's obvious a whole hierarchy of people had their heads up their heinies on this one. And the public is letting them know it.

@skydog @georgetakei
Some folks who have seen the piece in person love it. Many who have not personally visited it don’t like it. Yes public art is risky and sometime risqué.
Not everyone is gonna like it. There is no formula that determines the piece is crap if a certain percentage of folks don’t like it.
I am reserving judgement until I get to stand next to it and walk under it.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/19/martin-luther-king-sculptor-boston-hank-willis-thomas

@skydog @georgetakei

‘It’s a strange moment we live in’: MLK sculptor on backlash to monument

The Embrace, a 19-ton bronze depicting Martin Luther King, Coretta Scott King and a love that helped change the world, has inspired praise, jokes and bile

The Guardian

@clubbeb @georgetakei

I'm not a classisist by any means, and the pictures showing the different angles give it more interpretive handles.

After all, a Pomodoro from the wrong angle is just a cue ball.

Daniel Disabato Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei She was hilarious! If she becomes host, I will be a regular watcher once again.

Lorian Taylor Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei
Has anyone thought to ask the artist what the hell that is??

@Lorian68 @georgetakei
Yes I have and they explain it quite well.
Check out interview with the artist on WBUR radio.

Buster McNutt Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei

Leslie Jones is awesome.

Cris Luengo Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei I find it strange that Americans cannot see human touch without thinking of sex.

Tofu Golem Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei
I stopped watching the Daily Show during the Jon Stewart era because I got sick of all the "but both sides" nonsense.

If Leslie becomes the permanent host, I might start watching again.

GQB Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei
Ok, good… so it wasn’t just me.

Der schwule Geist vom Jörg Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei
Isn't she?

Jigu (Pedro Giglio)

Jan 19, 2023

@georgetakei Leslie as a guest is not enough!

Mcdirk Jan 20, 2023

@georgetakei she is awesome

Pamela Keetch

Jan 20, 2023

@georgetakei Oh I love her. She would be fantastic. Good thinking.

Plumazul Jan 20, 2023

@georgetakei I don’t think I’ve LOL’ed that much during the Daily Show in a loooong time.

Megan 🖖 🖤🤍💜Jan 20, 2023

@georgetakei from your lips to god's ear!!! Make those calls, @georgetakei! Use those connections. ☺️

ebaleytherogue Jan 20, 2023

@georgetakei I agree! It was a funny piece. The main problem is she doesn't want the job, stating it would be tiring to talk politics every day. :(

Skibumm Jan 20, 2023

@georgetakei she’s the best.

Coming Up Violets!Jan 20, 2023

@georgetakei HOW does anyone consider two arms holding on to each other with no other body parts present “sexual?” I admit I was confused as to what on Earth it WAS until I saw the photo it was based on, but SEXUAL? Seriously? What is wrong with people?