A high school art teacher who sparked controversy when his off-hours work as a so-called “butt-printing artist” became known has been fired.
Can we pretend living in a society based on freedom if a teacher (from Vermont, not Alabama !!) can’t be a controversial artist on his own time ?
He should have been fired if he mixed his job and his art. But as far as I know, he didn’t.
Is a controversial artist the same thing than a criminal ?
Should we pay forever for a crime we already paid for, for getting involved in art, for not hiding that we are born homosexual ?
Here in Montreal, there is a big controversy around Dave Hilton, a boxer. He’s out of prison after 5 years for abusing his two daughters and he never admitted anything. A lot of people here think he shouldn’t be allowed to get on the ring again because of what he did.
But where this logic leads ? Should we put a pedophile in jail for life ? Or kill him ?
And what the “butt-printing artist” should do ? Chose between art and teaching ? Or find a school where people would be less narrow-minded ? – Less than Vermont ? Good luck…
At a former job where most of my coworkers were homogeneous suburban morons, I was wondering what would happen if I openly adopt Islam. Anyway, by not being into reality shows, I was already seen as a freak…
If we claim North America is a tolerant society, what do we tolerate ? Does it mean we tolerate anyone as long as we are all the same ?
