‘The Simpsons’ fans say it predicted Michelangelo statue outrage
nme.comThe Simpsons appears to have predicted another future event, with fans of the animation suggesting an episode from 33 years ago foresaw the current controversy over Michelangelo’s David.The iconic nude statue has entered the headlines in the past week after a U.S.
school principal was forced to resign following complaints from a few parents that sixth-grade pupils were shown a picture of the statue in class.Hope Carrasquilla, who was head at Tallahassee Classical School, stepped down after being given an ultimatum by the school board, stemming from a lesson focused on Renaissance art.A resurfaced clip from The Simpsons episode Itchy & Scratchy & Marge has now emerged on social media, which includes a plot point where local group Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and Helping (SNUH) urge Marge Simpson to protest a travelling exhibition of David, though she defends the statue as a masterpiece.“Simpsons did it!
Simpsons did it!” (1990) pic.twitter.com/Ut4Z1CQb9m— DISSney (@DISSneyFeuds) March 23, 2023Speaking about the current real-life incident, chair of the Tallahassee Classical School board Barney Bishop III told Slate: “98 percent of the parents didn’t have a problem with it.
But that doesn’t matter, because we didn’t follow a practice.“We have a practice. Last year, the school sent out an advance notice about it.
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