@cnn: The federal government may be looking to sell of one of its prized pieces of art that had hung in the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic for over a decade before it was removed last week. The director of the State Department’s Art in Embassies program described the painting by acclaimed artist Kehinde Wiley as “very woke.” CNN’s Jacqui Palumbo reports.
A portrait of 4 black people is “aesthetically terrifying”?????
2026-08-27 06:56:23
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mesropa :
Aesthetically terrifying...? the white house looks like a trashy casino now.
2026-08-27 02:24:50
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LA Bonhomme :
A terrifying aesthetic
2026-08-27 05:55:50
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Jack Ryan :
what is woke about some black people on a painting?
2026-08-28 08:49:24
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Georgia🍑 :
Not displaying the art of someone accused of SA but having someone found guilty of it as president is top tier hypocrisy
2026-08-28 04:55:50
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dannicush :
Do they even know what Woke means???
2026-08-27 03:34:52
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L M :
Sounds a little like Hitlers attempt to suppress "deviant" modern art.
2026-08-27 14:12:04
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Tiffany Butler :
Anything black they call woke!
2026-08-27 11:02:10
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Anditheegirl :
This is just them selling off assets and putting the money in their own pockets.
2026-08-27 03:27:48
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westbound521 :
“Terrifying” and it’s just 4 people and flowers 🤦🏼♀️
2026-08-27 11:28:25
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czawadzki :
I remember reading about the Nazis doing this too. Degenerate was used instead of woke but same actions
2026-08-27 05:30:10
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SJ_20000 :
Sounds like Nazis
2026-08-27 09:28:56
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JP 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 :
How is it woke?
2026-08-28 08:49:18
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kit :
whose afraid of modern art
2026-08-27 03:32:13
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Pokerino :
Calling Alice Walton!
2026-08-28 09:26:07
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José Carlos Costa :
so if it's done by a black person it's automatically "woke"...
2026-08-28 04:51:51
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Amy WB :
She was on The Apprentice?? This whole cabinet is is just one big reality show. Jfc
2026-08-27 12:31:23
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ray.ba24 :
Of course it was Obama related😳😳😳😳
2026-08-27 11:12:46
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Michael :
Hold up… sexual misconduct allegations are disqualifying for this administration 🤔 that’s new and interesting
2026-08-27 04:57:27
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The Gnome Druid :
In a highly "unusual move"...no, I think you should rephrase to something like, highly rascist, or highly bigoted move.
2026-08-28 01:41:48
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S0smos :
Woke because it features non white people and women?
2026-08-27 14:36:00
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Jade Suraparaju :
I’ve seen Kehinde Whiley’s work in person, and “aesthetically terrifying” couldn’t have been farther from my mind. “Beautiful, colorful, and full of life” though was right at the front. That woman and the regime have lost their damn minds.
2026-08-27 13:53:59
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Lena :
Such an important piece. Fascism is exhausting.
2026-08-27 05:30:43
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LJ :
Please God let a serious collector buy it
2026-08-27 05:26:07
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Cest :
Honestly why is being "woke" or aware 😒 seen as a negative to certain ppl in America? I'm confused
2026-08-27 20:39:29
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