But They're Diverse Labia

I love American universities.

Three days before his 10-piece exhibit -- Portraits of Terror -- was scheduled to open at the Patterson Building, Stulman (senior-painting and anthropology) received an e-mail message from the School of Visual Arts that said his exhibit on images of terrorism "did not promote cultural diversity" or "opportunities for democratic dialogue" and the display would be cancelled.

The exhibit, Stulman said, which is based mainly on the conflict in Palestinian territories, raises questions concerning the destruction of Jewish religious shrines, anti-Semitic propaganda and cartoons in Palestinian newspapers, the disregard for rules of engagement and treatment of prisoners, and the indoctrination of youth into terrorist acts [. . .]

Charles Garoian, professor and director of the School of Visual Arts, said Stulman's controversial images did not mesh with the university's educational mission.

Well, the exhibit is certainly no Cuntfest!, but give the man a chance, eh?

h/t QC

Comments

[Tommy]

Now this looks like a good 1st Amendment case. (Of course you would need allot more facts.)

[TommyW]

I don't know if you saw it but this reminded me of the funny NYT article yesterday about the student run and supported, Vita Excolatur ("life enriched") at the University of Chicago ("where fun goes to die"), a "frontal nudity" magaizine. Here were the editorial ideas:

"a Vita idea session blended the academic and the erotic. Someone proposed a film noir theme with the detective and the girl on the office table.

Mr. Kelly, the freshman model, offered "Robert Mapplethorpe meets International Male." "Just something really gay," he said. "A lot of bodies, not a lot of faces. Really hot, too."

Ms. Bernstein, the photographer, suggested "the sexuality of redheads," inspired by late-19th-century Victorian Britain. "Something in Jackson Park, before the leaves come up," she said. "Redheads — pale, almost sickly. Almost dead, but I swear it will be sexy."

[Aatom]

hey, don't rip on anything named Cuntfest! that's awesome, i'm sorry.

but the rest of that shite is pathetic. what are we, Europeans?

demand free speech in academia now!

[Tommy]

Aatom, Its Penn State, not academia.;-)

[Aatom]

oh, snap!