Political Correctness: UW-Stout Censors ‘Harmful’ Native American Murals
9th August 2016
The University of Wisconsin-Stout has removed two historic murals from their places of prominence after members of the Diversity Leadership Team complained that they might make Native American students feel uncomfortable.
It’s hard to see why. Both murals are rather innocuous. One depicts fur trappers and Native Americans canoeing down a river. The other depicts an American fortress from colonial times. There’s no violence depicted in the works of art. Indeed, the white traders and natives seem to be getting along perfectly well.
Ah, but the murals could theoretically be offensive to someone, so they have to go.