Members of the council were summoned to appear before district staff, including the equity advancement specialist. "They had an issue with the image not being racially and gender inclusive, as well as upholding an image of pure colonization, white power, white supremacy, and even going as far as to say that it was alluding to racist and anti-black imagery in the south," student council member Tara told KTTH. Tara said it was a "very uncomfortable position for a bunch of high school students to be put in."
Council member Ava added that they were told that "without context, our image could be taken the wrong way," suggesting that it could be interpreted as a promotion of white supremacy. She said that councilors were told to be "mindful that the image, despite it not being problematic, is something that could grow to be controversial."
“If you don’t do what we say we will make it problematic.” These degenerates need a new schtick.
Student councilors used AI to create a timeless image of the deity on a mountain, brandishing his hammer amidst lightning bolts, per the Daily Mail. The school district then suggested removing the Thor god from the painting and keeping only the hammer and the mountain.
So it’s entirely about having a Norse god in a mural because he’s a white male.
"Realistically, as a student, if I'm walking down the hallway, and I see this image up on the wall, that's not going to be the first thing that comes to my mind," Tara added. "We were just essentially told that we will maybe understand their perspective when we're in our 40s and have more life experiences like they do."
You just got your first real life experience of people who require nails to stay employed.
The school district then suggested that if they wanted to keep Thor in the painting they would need to add people of color and women to the mural, per the Daily Mail. "It was very obvious that if we put something like that up, it would be obvious to the entire student body and anyone that knows anything about Mountain View that it was just to fulfill a diversity quota," she added.
Council member Ava added that they were told that "without context, our image could be taken the wrong way," suggesting that it could be interpreted as a promotion of white supremacy. She said that councilors were told to be "mindful that the image, despite it not being problematic, is something that could grow to be controversial."
God I hate this weasel-word HR speak.
...could be taken the wrong way...
...is something that could grow to be controversial...
So basically the standard we're at is, not only do your intentions not matter, it doesn't even matter if someone taking offense at what you said is reasonable or acting in good faith. You have to now woke-optimise everything you say and display to minimize the chance that some whiny, crazy and/or malicious asshole will figure out a way to take umbrage even if their interpretation is completely idiotic.
“If you don’t do what we say we will make it problematic.” These degenerates need a new schtick.
So it’s entirely about having a Norse god in a mural because he’s a white male.
You just got your first real life experience of people who require nails to stay employed.
Even a teenage girl can see through the bullshit
God I hate this weasel-word HR speak.
...could be taken the wrong way...
...is something that could grow to be controversial...
So basically the standard we're at is, not only do your intentions not matter, it doesn't even matter if someone taking offense at what you said is reasonable or acting in good faith. You have to now woke-optimise everything you say and display to minimize the chance that some whiny, crazy and/or malicious asshole will figure out a way to take umbrage even if their interpretation is completely idiotic.