King memorial

The King memorial debate is creating racism out of a piece of art that is supposed to be in commemoration of someone who spent his life trying to end racism. I feel that as long as the best possible job is done with the piece it shoudl'nt matter who the sculptor is. However, this does raise interesting points such as can someone who is not of the same race as Dr. king really decpict his impact on society? I can understand how some people may have issues with this, but i just see it as an opportunity for cultures to appriciate or contribute to one another. I tend to focus on the artwork itself, not who made it, but with a political and culture influenced work such as this i think the artist creating it is an important factor. I personally can't say one way or the other if Lei Yixin is the right or wrong sculptor for the job, but this is an issue that warrants consideration.