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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/11/nyregion/is-it-really-art-or-is-it-obscene.html

FTR, I’m generally troubled by FL politics since I’m a lifelong Democrat who lives in MoCo, MD by choice, but I think everyone should recognize (1) this isn’t new and (2) this isn’t exclusive to FL conservatives.

See the NYT article from 1999 about CT: parent asks for the school bus route to be changed to avoid driving past a 15 foot statue of David. The article goes on to highlight several other CT examples where people complained about other works of art in public spaces (nude drawings, girls in swimsuits, picture of condoms, etc.). Read the article, and see if you can find the obvious grammatical error/misspelling that surprised me for a NYT piece.

Any locals remember the big mural painted in Rockville decades ago? It included a rainbow of people, one of whom was a black girl brushing a white lady’s hair. Guess what? Public outrage at the “racist” “subservient” depiction prompted editing the mural by replacing the brush with her holding a lollipop. Apparently that wasn’t good enough and the “offensive” mural was covered up. At the time I thought it was ridiculous; I assumed the two were mother and daughter—and I suspect in 2023 anyone living in our community (or anywhere really) would assume the same. I mean, every commercial now includes diverse families. Perhaps the Left has evolved?

Bottom line: both sides censor art for political gain. [/quote]
As a Democrat, you had to go back to 1985 for an example of the Democrats “censoring art” for “political gain.” 1985. Your other example was apparently the work of [i]one[/i] parent with [i]one[/i] child who was disturbed by a statue’s ween. So: there is no both sides. [/quote]

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