the paintings were by muslim artists, at least that is my understanding

It’s not a perfect a***ogy but imagine a white artist depicting lynching. The situation with the teacher is more like showing a historical depiction by a black artist, but some random white guy drawing that would certainly be frowned upon

It's an art class lol whether it's malicious or not doesn't matter. People have died for less

Bruh imagine comparing this to lynching depictions

yeah in review of the context i see why you did it because the offended party should have the loudest voice in all dialogue about the issue

i do think that itd be more accurate to say “fired for showing painting of prophet muhammad” bc even based on just the responses in this thread and the tweet you linked, it sounds like the islamic community is divided on whether “islamophobia” is an accurate descriptor for what occurred

Like I said it’s not a perfect a***ogy but Muslims do NOT want to see that

makes me think of en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Casket

though, depending on context, I actually think this would be great to discuss in a class. Not in a, is this good or bad art, but rather, how do we respond to content and intent within the context of art

if only someone warned them ahead of time or allowed them to say that they didn't think it was appropriate

Lol as someone that grew up with religious ass parents ik muslims dont want to see a lot of s***

That doesnt mean it should be prohibited in a country where there is separation of church and state

Read my original post bro I’m not against the teacher

nah im not comin at u like that, i know your pov

Who said anything about legality?

Erika López Prater, an adjunct professor at Hamline University, said she knew many Muslims have deeply held religious beliefs that prohibit depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. So last semester for a global art history class, she took many precautions before showing a 14th-century painting of Islam’s founder. In the syllabus, she warned that images of holy figures, including the Prophet Muhammad and the Buddha, would be shown in the course. She asked students to contact her with any concerns, and she said no one did. In class, she prepped students, telling them that in a few minutes, the painting would be displayed, in case anyone wanted to leave.

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After Dr. López Prater showed the image, a senior in the class complained to the administration. Other Muslim students, not in the course, supported the student, saying the class was an attack on their religion. They demanded that officials take action.

feels like we're missing something here. by all accounts you shouldn't be showing depictions of the prophet point blank. but it seems like this professor went out of her way to warn and gather feedback from muslim students who didn't say anything until it actually happened.

She lost her job cause of it thats a loss of livelihood lmao

In the syllabus, she warned that images of holy figures, including the Prophet Muhammad and the Buddha, would be shown in the course. She asked students to contact her with any concerns, and she said no one did.
In class, she prepped students, telling them that in a few minutes, the painting would be displayed, in case anyone wanted to leave.

They chose to see it

Yeah and I’m not against what the teacher did whatsoever. I just don’t consider Muslims not wanting to see that as “forcing their beliefs” on others

I grew up muslim dumbass

This painting was done by a Muslim lol

Bruh they had the option to speak up and they didnt

yeah, everyone says this line too

Did you read what I wrote? I said what the teacher did was the equivalent of showing a historical depiction by a black artist

Yea i wonder why theres a large swath of exmuslims that are against religious extremism

And? Like I said a few times at this point, I’m not against what the teacher did at all

do u think they shouldnt have been fired

I changed it!