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America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Lilith7 - 26-03-2023
Oh dear - so now the ignorance is spreading to the arts. A parent complained that the naked statue of David is 'pornography.'
This is getting really pathetic now & given the inroads into women's rights which have been made there you really have to wonder if America isn't slipping back into far earlier times.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65071989
"A principal of a Florida school has been forced to resign after a parent complained that sixth-grade students were exposed to pornography.
The complaint arose from a Renaissance art lesson where students were shown Michelangelo's statue of David.The iconic statue is one of the most famous in Western history.
But one parent complained the material was pornographic and two others said they wanted to know about the class before it was taught.
The 5.17m (17ft) statue depicts an entirely naked David, the Biblical figure who kills the giant Goliath.
The lesson, given to 11 and 12-year-olds, also included references to Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" painting and Botticelli's "Birth of Venus".
Principal Hope Carrasaquilla of Tallahassee Classical School said she resigned after she was given an ultimatum by the school board to resign or be fired."
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Oh_hunnihunni - 26-03-2023
Pornography? That David would never be hired for porn.
Too small.
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Wainuiguy - 26-03-2023
(26-03-2023, 02:39 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Pornography? That David would never be hired for porn.
Too small.
My wife took a picture of it and posted it on Facebook- their algorithm took it down. However an appeal brought it back up.
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Lilith7 - 26-03-2023
(26-03-2023, 02:39 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Pornography? That David would never be hired for porn.
Too small.
I recently read that there's a reason for that; ancient Greeks apparently thought a smaller appendage was more beautiful...
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Oh_hunnihunni - 26-03-2023
I wonder what Michelangelo thought. Mind you, he was probably calculating the effect of perspective...
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - C_T_Russell - 26-03-2023
This is just getting ridiculous. Perhaps the parents were Christian fundamentalists?
Geez I remember watching the goonies younger than that!
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Oh_hunnihunni - 27-03-2023
(26-03-2023, 08:39 PM)C_T_Russell Wrote: This is just getting ridiculous. Perhaps the parents were Christian fundamentalists?
Geez I remember watching the goonies younger than that!
Were the goonies naked though CT?
Mind you, that confession might explain a lot, sez she with a quiet chuckle...
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - C_T_Russell - 28-03-2023
(27-03-2023, 07:33 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote:(26-03-2023, 08:39 PM)C_T_Russell Wrote: This is just getting ridiculous. Perhaps the parents were Christian fundamentalists?
Geez I remember watching the goonies younger than that!
Were the goonies naked though CT?
Mind you, that confession might explain a lot, sez she with a quiet chuckle...
If you watch the film one of the kids knocks the "bits" off a Michelango style statue.
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Oh_hunnihunni - 29-03-2023
Oh noes! More sexual assault.
Were the miscreants white cis males by any chance?
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - C_T_Russell - 29-03-2023
(29-03-2023, 04:40 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Oh noes! More sexual assault.
Were the miscreants white cis males by any chance?
Ill let you decide!
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - Oh_hunnihunni - 29-03-2023
Way before my time, that one, lol...
RE: America today; principal resigns after students see Michelangelo's David - C_T_Russell - 29-03-2023
(29-03-2023, 05:57 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Way before my time, that one, lol...
its from 1985