Texas parents don't like nude sculpture
 

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/4214639.html

This caught my eye especially because of that trip to the Metropolitan Museum I took with my daughter (that was when the picture of me with the sphinx over in the dwellar photo thread was taken). The point of going was to see a special ancient Egypt exhibit that was only there through the end of June. However, once we were there, we went around some of the rest of the museum. And we saw several examples of Greek statues of nude males. It was very amusing because of my daughter's reaction. Revulsion would not, I believe, be too strong a word. I do not, however, believe any psychological trauma was induced. (By the statues, I mean. The cab ride back to Penn Station? That could be another story.)

I, for one, am very disappointed that pictures of the offending statues were not posted, with suitable warnings, so that the readers could make their own decision as to whether this is, or is not porn.

Show of hands ... who immediately thought of the Simpson's episode where Marge gets her panties in a bunch over Michelangelo's David?

I've never understood why all the greek scultpures, even the ones that are supposedly 'ideal' representations, all have, like, micropenii.

For the artist's self-esteem.

For the audiences' self-esteem?

Lots of 'em broken off. Just be glad that doesn't happen to real flesh.

Wait a minute....big headline;
Following that 10 paragraphs saying she was being canned(not renewed) after 28 years of teaching because of this trip.
Then it says;Well, which is it?
Is the teacher trying to build a case for the trip being the cause of her trouble, in advance of the written report?
Is this just media sensationalism, Texas style?
Or is the school board covering their butt after being stupid?
:confused:

Of course it's impossible to tell from the outside. But apparently she's taught there for 28 years and they never failed to renew her contract before. That doesn't make the incompetence issue impossible, but it sure makes it look odd. Also, she has been put on administrative leave with pay for the remainder of the school year. Those must be some hellaciously bad lesson plans.

Nobody denies, however, that at least one parent did complain, and that the principal did get on her case about it. They're just denying that that's why she was put on leave and her contract not renewed.

Man, I hate hearing about shit like this happening in Texas. We're not all this way!

I saw something this morning that made me think of this thread, now for the life of me I can't find it. It was an article about a teacher in China who stripped for her students. I think she got fired or suspended, too.

I think I would prefer the nekkid sculptures

Edit to add:

Found it!! cnn

Actually, it's pretty hard for a school to do alot to a teacher who's slacking off unless a big incident happens they can nail them for. That's probably the case here, the school might have been looking for an excuse to can her that wouldn't get them sued by the teachers union (bastards), this just happened to be their opportunity whether it was related to the original problem or not. We had a few teachers in my highschool that the board probably wanted to give the boot to but couldn't.

Uh, sex is bad, m'kay?

If a nuke body is a problem, then you have no business being into art. Nudity was normal for man. Who are these people so harmed by nude art? Therefore when they see blood, these same people also die of fright? Nonsense. Nudity is normal for art - especially ancient art. Nudity was considered beauty before irrational fears were imposed by religious extremism. Its art - no different with or without clothes.

If nudity is so harmful, then stop studying art.

Hair, hair, hair hair, hair, hair hair
Flow it, show it
Long as God can grow it My hair
Let it fly in the breeze
And get caught in the trees
Give a home to the fleas in my hair
A home for fleas
A hive for bees
A nest for birds
There ain't no words
For the beauty, the splendor, the wonder
Of my...
Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair

Back then, even long hair was somehow evil, corrupt, godless ...

Its only nudity - a completely normal event that harms no one.

I have a fear of people who equate nudity with sex.
I think of them as perverts.

Whatever religion attempts to repress only festers beneath the surface, becoming something worse.