offensive things that exist.

I work at a public university, and what you're describing is unpossible here.

I'm so sorry.

I encountered puritan attitudes in the small town I grew up in while participating in the Theater dept, but the community colleges in this somewhat purple (thanks to gerrymandering) state tend to be more worried about lawsuits than what God thinks of them.

That suggests that they (the Governing Board) are in violation of the First Amendment through this policy.

However, if experience is anything to go by, it will be ignored.

The only remedy would be if students started suing that their rights to a fair and equal education are being violated by the policy. However, given the political climate, I doubt that will happen.

would be if the school thought it was costing them money somehow. In modern America, the idea of colleges and universities as institutions of higher learning, first and foremost is antiquated. They have become infected with the philosophy of running everything "like a business."

No nudes here -- take that would-be Leonardo stuff elsewhere?

Because, you know, nekkid people are EVIL!!

Most of the figures are of nekkid mans and wymins.

And they go into great detail about male and female reproductive systems and sexual responses.

I guess it's still allowed to be lectured on in the classroom.

and proclaimed...

"They are not all that big"

She didn't mean it that way...

Hilarity ensued...

So sorry for your institution...

I loved my art history classes in college. I can’t believe a bunch of backwards anti-intellectuals are ruining this for everyone! I think that if a high school student is able to take college classes, he or she is mature enough to handle art history. And nursing?? Because what is nursing besides learning ... um ... human anatomy? Good Lord. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.

And, congrats on your receiving tenure!

Are they going to make you put black squares on the nude subjects of artwork next?

No part of the content of your class should be censored or omitted, not one bit. If the concern is about the small percentage of minors attending then they should require a parent's signature to enroll. Hell, I'll join you in saying "fuck you" to puritans and dumb parents.

I was a figure model for art classes in the 1970s

🤦🏽?♀️

Maybe I drew you!

I was in Texas

As far as the censorship...

views without having to worry about administrative consequences. Think about doing the things you love and embrace your purpose filled life. Congratulations for the tenure, it represents a lot of hard work and you deserve the privileges it offers.

Yes, no longer being on probation means that I have a lot more leverage to fight for academic freedom....and I plan to use it!!

I bought a 1100 SQ ft house built in 1994 on one acre for $90k, property taxes are $650 a year and property insurance is $550 annually. This house would be 7 figures where I used to be in the SF Bay area.

In the '70s.

I was in a room with NAKED PEOPLE! With genitals I COULD SEE!

No one gave a flying fuck, least of all my Catholic parents. It's not like it was sexy.

Granted, they look down their noses at Protestants and talk about them as being unrefined and backwards. About the only difference I see between the groups are their specific rituals and the Catholics are a tad bit more open about drinking but in every other way they are all politically and sociologically identical as conservatives.

And as a result, we are all Ex-Catholics now!

Good times.

Congratulations!!!!

...best movies of ALL TIME.

BTW, I would say FU to the dumb parents in a heartbeat. But that is why I don't have your awesome job. I hope they see the errors of their ways and your class can proceed unimpeded.

Best of wishes from me!

Because she hadn't even seen it herself and was just taking the church's word that she should protest. It was a deeply spiritual and thought provoking movie, I think it went over the head of the nitwits who had problems with it.

And you are correct that it just went over their heads. My Catholic Mom refused to see it. She would have been wowed too if she did.

It left me pondering - literally for weeks - the profound extent of the Sacrifice that Jesus made.

And of course there were several of the prerequisite Great-Sixth-Century-BC-Minds-of-Our-Time outside the theater, protesting.

And on that note, CONGRATULATIONS Coventina!

She (or he) doesn't know where certain injections are administered, and they don't have that knowledge because some prude wouldn't let them view A&P? What a bunch of idiots! They'd rather have "innocent" idiots working in the state vs worldly experts.

neither is the idea that Jesus of nazereth was Fully a Human Being (if the doctrine of the Catholic Church is to be believed, at least...which means that at a minimum, he struggled with his chosen celibacy same as anyone else who made that decision)

And I agree with you that the puritians can all go fuck themselves....I GAURANTEE their kids are having better sex than them, and thats NOT a reason for them to be all jealous and repressed and shit. Fuck THAT.

If you're tenured, you teach what YOU WANT, and everyone else can go get bent.

Word.

looks like you'll need it with that board of governors.

And, as always ... f*** the bozos.

That is a big deal, Coventina. I am so happy for you!

Makes you wonder just how far back they want to go. It would have to before Adam and Eve, cause they were naked. The Bible sez so!

Fled the Land of Pence.

As for the censorship thing, you might see what AAUP has to say. This is clearly an academic freedom issue and there are national standards and guidelines your school should be compelled to observe.

I hope sense prevails and you have calmer waters ahead. (MA Art History here).