In the latest case of University Chancellors caving to the ridiculous demands of pampered Millennials fighting back against the "microaggresssion" of our establishments of higher education, the University of Wisconsin-Stout is being forced to take down two paintings that have graced the walls of their Harvey Hall since 1936. The paintings which depict a French fort and fur traders with Native Americans canoeing the Red Cedar River are apparently "offensive" to the sensitive hearts and minds of the students on campus with the "Diversity Leadership Team" saying the paintings depict "acts of domination and oppression." Because of the offensive nature of the paintings, University Chancellor Bob Meyer decided they were only suitable for "controlled galley space" that could provide appropriate "context" for the viewer.
Meyer discussed his decision to take down the paintings with Wisconsin Public Radio:
"There’s a segment of Native American students, that when they look at the art, to them it symbolizes an era of their history where land and possessions were taken away from them, and they feel bad when they look at them," Meyer said."So, we want to make sure that, really, what we decorate our hallways with and what we put in our hallways isconsistent with our values to try to attract more Native Americans to the university," Meyer said.
University artwork has hurt a lot of feelings of late as we recently pointed out in a post entitled "WTF Headline Of The Day: "Racist" Window Edition".
The offensive artwork in question in this case can be viewed below but we must warn our readers that these paintings are not intended for everyone and contain content that may be considered offensive to certain audiences, viewer discretion is advised:
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