A high school student's mural angers parents over what they say are hidden messages
"Among the drawings of the students, the artist added multiple smaller line drawings, including a mask, which some parents have complained is Satan, and a hamsa hand, which is considered a symbol for the hand of God in many cultures, but in this case, some adults have claimed it is a symbol of witchcraft."
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"It's discrimination against Christian beliefs," one man said during public comments, adding that it also qualifies as "hate material."
"A woman called for more school counselors, saying, 'When adults pretend things that are like real life, it's a mental illness. We need counselors. We need medication that's going to help bipolar disorder. Fix their brains.' "
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"The teen artist attempted to allay parents' fears about her work and her intentions. 'I put my artwork up there to make people feel welcomed,' she said in a quivering voice. Responding to adults' accusations that she schemed to include sinister images, she said, 'That's not what I'm a part of. That's not what I'm trying to put out there.' The student explained that the so-called Satan mask is a character from a video game and that the painted hand is a Latino symbol of protection. She eventually left the meeting in tears.
Afterward, one woman stood up to say, "I feel that she did a really good job finding excuses to defend the things she put on. None of us are that stupid."
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Wait, the
adults are getting freaked out that drawings are a real life threat, and it's the school that needs counselors? The adult brains are the ones that are malfunctioning.
