Indonesia mulls tearing down Obama statue
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(AFP) – 1 day ago
JAKARTA — Indonesian authorities said Monday they are considering a petition to tear down a statue of US President Barack Obama as a boy, only a month after the bronze was unveiled in Jakarta.
The statue of "Little Barry" -- as Obama was known when he lived in the capital in the late 1960s -- stands in central Jakarta's Menteng Park, a short walk from the US president's former elementary school.
Critics say the site should have been used to honour an Indonesian and 55,000 people have joined a page on social networking website Facebook calling for the statue to be removed.
"We've been discussing for the past two weeks what to do with the statue... whether to take it down, move it elsewhere or retain it. We're finding the best solution," Jakarta parks agency official Dwi Bintarto said.
Obama, who was born in Hawaii, lived for four years as a child in Jakarta from 1967 after his divorced mother married an Indonesian.
The bronze was designed by Indonesian artists and depicts the boy Obama dressed in shorts and a T-shirt with a butterfly perched on his hand.
"The statue is of Obama as a child, not as the US president. His relatives and friends who erected it said it's meant to motivate children to study hard and dream big," Bintarto said.
Members of the "Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Menteng Park" group on Facebook say Obama has done nothing for Indonesia.
"Barack Obama has yet to make a significant contribution to the Indonesian nation. We could say Obama only ate and s (expletive) in Menteng. He spent his subsequent days living as an American," the web page says.
"For the dignity of a sovereign nation, Barack Obama's monument in Menteng Park must be removed immediately."
The childhood connection and his knowledge of a few words of Indonesian made Obama popular in the mainly Muslim country of 234 million people.
Obama said in November he would visit Indonesia this year along with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha.
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how dare those fuckers do this, he was born there.
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so this is indonesia's way of saying 'fuck us imperialism?' punk
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hate to spoil yerthread, but Indonesians are beaming proud that "little Barry" lived there.
First time to Indonesia, saw many Bin Laden t-shirts. Last time saw truckloads of Obama (and Suffocation ) shirts...
First time to Indonesia, saw many Bin Laden t-shirts. Last time saw truckloads of Obama (and Suffocation ) shirts...
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Obama statue removed from park amid outcry
Critics argued that an Indonesian hero should have been honored instead
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - Authorities removed a statue of Barack Obama from a park in the Indonesian capital due to a public backlash and moved it Monday to a nearby elementary school that the U.S. president attended as a child.
The bronze statue, inspired by a childhood photograph of a 10-year-old Obama in shorts with a butterfly perched on an outstretched thumb, had been targeted by critics since it was erected in the Jakarta park last December. Detractors argued that an Indonesian hero should have been honored instead, noting that Obama still could pursue policies that hurt Indonesia's interests.
Obama, whose American mother married an Indonesian after divorcing his Kenyan father, went to school in the capital from 1967 to 1971 and is regarded fondly by most Indonesians.
Edi Kusyanto, a teacher at the affluent government school Obama attended, said the 43-inch statue would be standing in the school grounds by the time the president visits Jakarta from March 20-22.
"There is no controversy about the statue being here. Everyone at the school welcomes it," Kusyanto said.
The statue was erected with private funds raised by the Jakarta-based nonprofit group Friends of Obama Foundation, but Jakarta Gov. Fauzi Bowo is paying for its relocation.
'Tourist attraction'
Ron Mullers, an American living in Jakarta who came up with the idea for the statue and raised money for it, declined to say whether he thought moving it was an overreaction.
"It's a beautiful statue and it had become a tourist attraction," Mullers said.
"My feeling is that the park is a place where more Indonesian people can see it," he said.
Still, he said he was happy that the statue might inspire the school's students to follow their dreams.
Heru Nugroho, leader of a Facebook campaign to remove the statue, welcomed the move but added that the decision had taken too long. He said he would now drop court action seeking the statue's removal.
Indonesia is home to the world's largest Muslim population and many here believe Obama will improve relations with the West.
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I see---the problem is Obama was BORN IN THE USA, eh??
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ThE GodDamN BattletweeteR wrote:Obama statue removed from park amid outcry
Critics argued that an Indonesian hero should have been honored instead
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35402169/ns ... siapacific
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Authorities removed a statue of Barack Obama from a park in the Indonesian capital due to a public backlash and moved it Monday to a nearby elementary school that the U.S. president attended as a child.
The bronze statue, inspired by a childhood photograph of a 10-year-old Obama in shorts with a butterfly perched on an outstretched thumb, had been targeted by critics since it was erected in the Jakarta park last December. Detractors argued that an Indonesian hero should have been honored instead, noting that Obama still could pursue policies that hurt Indonesia's interests.
Obama, whose American mother married an Indonesian after divorcing his Kenyan father, went to school in the capital from 1967 to 1971 and is regarded fondly by most Indonesians.
Edi Kusyanto, a teacher at the affluent government school Obama attended, said the 43-inch statue would be standing in the school grounds by the time the president visits Jakarta from March 20-22.
"There is no controversy about the statue being here. Everyone at the school welcomes it," Kusyanto said.
The statue was erected with private funds raised by the Jakarta-based nonprofit group Friends of Obama Foundation, but Jakarta Gov. Fauzi Bowo is paying for its relocation.
'Tourist attraction'
Ron Mullers, an American living in Jakarta who came up with the idea for the statue and raised money for it, declined to say whether he thought moving it was an overreaction.
"It's a beautiful statue and it had become a tourist attraction," Mullers said.
"My feeling is that the park is a place where more Indonesian people can see it," he said.
Still, he said he was happy that the statue might inspire the school's students to follow their dreams.
Heru Nugroho, leader of a Facebook campaign to remove the statue, welcomed the move but added that the decision had taken too long. He said he would now drop court action seeking the statue's removal.
Indonesia is home to the world's largest Muslim population and many here believe Obama will improve relations with the West.
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