A Tina Turner statue is unveiled. The internet has thoughts

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00:00She was known for her big hair and even bigger stage presence. Now those same traits are being

00:06immortalized in a new statue of Tina Turner, but the internet isn't sold on the resemblance.

00:15The singer, who passed away in 2023, was honored with a 10-foot statue in her hometown of Brownsville,

00:22Tennessee. The bronze figure shows Turner with her signature hair and a microphone in hand.

00:27The sculptor said the goal was to capture her high energy stage presence. But once photos hit the

00:34internet, the reviews started pouring in. From a distance, many say the statue looks fine, but up

00:41close, critics argue the details, especially the hair, don't quite match. Others disagree, saying

00:47the hair is the most accurate part. One user joked, love had nothing to do with this statue, a play on

00:54her hit song, What's Love Got To Do With It. Another referenced simply the best, calling the statue

01:00simply the worst. Some even compared it to the much-mocked Dwayne Wade statue unveiled last year,

01:06which sparked similar conversation and memes, with one person replying to Turner's statue with one of

01:12them. One commenter went so far as to threaten vandalism, though others did find something to

01:18like, saying the pose and energy felt true to Tina, just not the hair. With Straight Arrow news,

01:24I'm Kennedy Felton. Download our app or visit san.com for more.