Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for the principal to visit so he can personally honor her. Confusing art with pornography was “ridiculous,” Nardella said.pressured Principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week after an image of the David was show to a sixth-grade art class. The school has a policy requiring parents to be notified in advance about “controversial” topics being taught.
The incredulous Italian response highlighted how the U.S. culture wars are often perceived in Europe, where despite a rise in right-wing sentiment and governance, the Renaissance and its masterpieces, even its naked ones, are generally free of controversy. Sunday’s front page of the Italian daily publication Corriere della Sera featured a cartoon by its leading satirist depicting David with his genitals covered by an image of Uncle Sam and the word “Shame.
Yes, indeed, he has a very small cock... This must confuse some school children who are used to seeing other sizes in the porn they watch at recess on their smartphones.
Why would you want uncivilized, child shooting Americans in your country burning down your art museum becauase they are offered by the human form
For what reason? Saw a big ball?
Florida? 🙊
Those nutters have never traveled out of the U.S.; they’ed be too afraid to travel to a “for’in” country.
They don't even know where in Mexico is Florence. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
So shameful.
Ignorance thy name is MAGA
Why not encourage the Florence museum to invite the principal who supported the amazing art and lesson? These jerky parents deserve nothing! I feel bad for their kids.
Sorry, this is all I could think about... 😅 TheGoonies
Florida is a joke
High School, not middle school students would better appreciate this art.
And if they have a problem with Michelangelo’s David, then God help them when they discover Donatello’s Medici David.
DeSantis efforts results in his own Italian culture and one of the most famous Italians in history being cancelled!
👏💀👏
Aww.....the MAGAs can't handle a marble weiner....they're so big and tough until it comes to education, threatened by that which they don't understand. MAGAsThreatenedByEducation
We are all born naked, we come into the world this way. Are parents in Florida contesting Nude Sculptures on what antithesis? In Renaissance Art depicting Creation - the nakedness of the human body at any age,is in fact associated with the values of Innocence, Safety and Virtue
These are the same people who have “FU€K Biden” banners all over their neighborhoods.
So the grab’em by the p*ssy crowd is complaining about genitals?
Michelangelo is a master piece of art;Its not for children or idiots;If it was up to liberals they would destroy R history to promote their politics; So the whole argument is a trap.What people forget is that Michelangelo is over 500 hundred years old.made by a man not a machine
Yo that dude got a little wang. He Chinese or something?
This country is stupid and backwards. Like 5 centuries backwards. What a joke, has been empire.
Spain should've kept Florida.
Thanks to the efforts of its misanthropic gov to remove all culture & higher learning from its schools, Florida's parents want their children to represent the state as the cradle of ignorance.
The won’t go cause that city is filled with deviant, pornographic art and they don’t speak American.
I hope all were invited EXCEPT the parent (and their children) that filed the complaint to have the photos of the statue banned.
Don’t bother! As long as GovRonDeSantis AKA. Little dick Desantis is governor, he’s not going to A. Be showed up by David. B. Be an educational influence for any living creature on this planet. 🤷🏻♂️ Italy should keep their art and valuables away from Florida.
Floridians have 0 class
shareitarie10 How embarrassing.
Assuming like those people have a passport even to begin with is hilarious. If they think David is pornography then I doubt they’ve ever left their country or even their town
It's art. Give parents the option to opt out of the lesson. No need to resign.
Now the story of King David the prophet is pornographic to some
Dear Italy, we apologize for Florida being… well… Florida
As if they even have passports 😂
I hope the teacher will be reinstated at the school. Cause frankly, it is an outrage. But then again...it's the US where the mere sight of a nipple on national TV can almost bring the country to a standstill but a youngster with a gun killing students is almost every day life...
'invited' 🤣 are they going to pay for all their flights? hey, AP, you're invited to travel to Mars with me.
I believe there's a copy of the statue at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida.
This has been a part of art classes forever. Why is it suddenly an issue?
And there it is.. A gorgeous Michaelangelo sculpture. Every human should see. Outside of La Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence - the original is housed inside.
Keep it out of the classrooms and away from the chickens, I mean children
When I see this statue my thought process has always been one of awe that a human could create something so amazing from marble and zero thought of pornography. I also don't see weird shit in Disney movies either though.
It maybe very old porn, but porn never the less. Age propriate things should be taken into consideration. There were a lot of statues in that time along with pictures I think were porno back then and are today as well. They didn't selfies on cell phones back then lol.
David didn’t look like that
guyplusdog Michelangelo masterpiece should be seen. Truly amazing detail. His Moses is also stunning.
I think the parents that claim their children were upset at the sight of the David need to be investigated to ascertain why their children associate nudity with fear
trumpDevides&russia/chinaConquers
Adults making a big deal out of this. It’s art made before any of them were born.
Have these parents seen what shape Florida is?
I think I know why republicans want work like Michelangelo's David censored!! It’s all because they are jealous of the size David is packing it’s making them feel self conscious and less of a man FunFact: smaller 🍆 were more favorable back then, than they are today
Wait till those Florida parents discover who Pope Clement XIII & Pope Pius IX were…
!!!!!!!!!!!
Baby Angels are next, watch out.
Bravissimo. Who wouldn't want that kind of an invitation? As a matter of fact, I would be glad to tag along, if the museum would like the charter school to bring along a trained observer.
But wait... Isn't that woke?
I don’t think adults throwing tantrums should be rewarded. I’m sure there are (poorer) kids and schools around the world who will benefit more from an invite.
It’s Art! Do they Not know how technically skilled, especially for the time period, how MARVELOUS DAVID is!?!
I’ve seen the statue David in person and it is stunningly unforgettable. Instead of wasting $300K bussing migrants to New England, DeSantis can send these kids to Florence.
ACLUFL Those “parents” don’t deserve to see this masterpiece in person.
Florida makes the rest of the world make fun of us.
john_wawrow The AP’s panties are in a bunch because ONE parent complained that it was pornographic. Two others complained that they were not notified per school policy.
The rest of the world thinks we're bat sh!t crazy with all these ridiculous antics. It's a glorious piece of art that's been around forever. Please for the love of everything holy get a hold of yourself. What next, ban copulation? Where does it end.
Don’t even bother, this entire topic is absurd.
Someone is going to have to tell those parents that the Florence museum isn’t in northern Alabama.
The 90's Simpsons want their plot back.
Simpsons did it first.
Florida school kids don't need to go to Italy to see a David sculpture. There's one in Sarasota AND it's on City of Sarasota's logo (which is their Facebook profile pic)
kazweida That was one of the places my husband and I went on our honeymoon 35 years ago. It’s an amazing work of art.
The people of Florence, and probably all of Italy, must be laughing at us. Michaelangelo is even laughing in his grave. Maybe Florida will break off and float away.
Except, if you read the original story, the uproar was NOT about David. Stop repeating falsehood.
In Florida they prefer learning about the male body from close family only.
KrisBCanadian One of the most amazing works of art I ever seen
There’s a reason why Floria is always a dick joke in America, and it’s just not because of the shape.
Florida maga can’t place Florence or even Italy on a map.
Misrepresenting the story. Principle refused to comply with school district procedures. The statue wasn’t the reason she was fired. The articles don’t support the negative slanted headlines
::whispers:: you’re gonna have to offer them gift cards to The Olive Garden.
We really don’t need Florida anymore for……anything. See if Spain wants it. Cheap.
Nuns making selfie!
Wow!
The parents who complained should have their kids taken away
The world has become a waste of space.
spawnofKahn cc GovRonDeSantis
2/2 Board Chair: Gosh, we’re a classical school. Why wouldn’t we show Renaissance art to children? (So, AS USUAL, our ‘journalists’ are nothing but a pack of hacks. You have to read the backstory to EVERYTHING they print!)
1/2 From the School Board Chair: You’re operating from the wrong premise. The teacher mentioned that this was a nonpornographic picture, No. 1. The teacher said, “Don’t tell your parents,” No. 2. So the issue, Dan, isn’t whether children should see these pictures or not.
Article:
As usual, the press has run with half a story. And they delight in it! Oh, those uncultured rubes! Let’s gather round & make fun of them. EVEN THOUGH THAT SAME SCHOOL has had David in its classes for years. Yuk-Yuk though. Read the WHOLE article. (Attached) Or dunk. Like the AP!
People need to grow up. It's a renaissance art piece.
Don’t give a charter school ANYTHING.
Maybe they could be educated.
dennisbhooper They really should have asked these parents if they can find Italy on a map.
I felt sorry for these parents’ kids… I mean- kids will learn these things no matter what- close minds will only harms.
How embarrassing. What a bunch of uncultured buffoons.
Next...will they ban museums for students? Will they ban all paintings of boobs?
It is both beautiful and sad that the Italians think inclusiveness is a viable option for these cretins.
Democrats are mad because some parents disapprove of others thrusting nudity on their children.
Russbarr Meanwhile, that Florida school board is researching how the Taliban blew up those Buddha statues before they visit.
Also, they don't have to go all the way to Florida. There's one right here in SoCal at Forest Lawn!
Don’t bother The hyper-ignorant knuckle-dragging MAGA members are beyond redemption.
Ha! Most of them couldn't fit in the airplane seats in order to get there
catering to ignorance
America, a country where millions of dollars of pornography is made, and that includes uptight Florida. What an embarrassment.
I’m guessing a majority of kids and their parents couldn’t give a damn about an old statue. I mean they’ve have TVs, been to movies, seen art books and visited museums, right? IRL, the thing that horrifies them at school are assault weapons & the shooter drills they go thru.
Florence need not worry... those Florida parents are too afraid to travel beyond their county borders for fear of encountering reality.
Don't waste your time Florence. Florida is hopeless
Are you sure you want people from Florida to visit your beautiful country?
Don’t do it. They’ll probably try to destroy the statue.
There’s no redeem these Magites. Better to invite some poor kids from other towns who won’t have the opportunity
They should have expelled the child not the principal.
'No thanks. If we wanted to see an Italian with no pants on, we would attend a DeSantis fundraiser'
Backwater florida parents that think they are cultured get invited to see 450 year old scultpture masterpieces commissioned by actual nobelty.
Its Florida. Expect something different?
I hope EVERYONE IS RETWEETING THIS!!
Why? Ideal learning experience. Surely, the students can study what they have to cut off/ attach to their multi-gender identity bodies, right?
Put an apron on it.
Nah the Floridians would rather you bring it to them rather than travel anywhere out of America 😂
So glad this isn't my school! This is disgusting! Why do groomers want to prey on kids so much?
Thanks anyway Italy, Florida's Mussolini won't let them out of the state anyway.
Florida is the twilight zone
I personally was appalled
There’s more to his firing btw if anyone actually cares to know the truth.
Florence is one of my favorite places to visit in Europe. A classy move by the mayor
Seeing a statue made of stone Conservatives 👎 Letting priests molested kids Conservatives 👍
Tallahassee Classical School, a private institution, gave its principal an ultimatum to quit or be fired after three parents complained. SO: 1) NOT a state School 2) THREE parents complained 3) You FL haters make fools of yourselves daily
They're just offended cuz his baby dick hits a little close to home. Pathetic.
That’s not why the principal was let go, but I guess you have a narrative to push, right ?
how do you say: those stupid americans..in italian?
Republicans are terrified of a few drag queens reading books and of statues with pricks, but not rampant gun violence and childhood poverty. Make it make sense. 🤦♂️
Can’t they just pixelate the junk?
“Art lesson was ONE OF SEVERAL ISSUES.” Context excluded creates a false narrative.
Floridans coming to destroy the western cultures
What a bunch of p^ssies these parents must be.
That's It. Italy circa 1500 was far more progressive than Florida in 2023. 🤡
I misread this… so Italy offered a Florida to come see David after a teacher there got booted for showing a photo of a David. That’s cool… I knew it was suspect that any Florida school ACTUALLY went there…they don’t go anywhere if you can’t wear a bathing suit all day.
Don’t try to understand. It’s Florida
Is any intelligence left in Florida?
I guess in their world size does matter 😂🤣
Good for them. Ihopethe offer is taken up.
It is interesting how the very same people obsessed legislating they ideas of proper genitalia are horrified by art forms showing genitalia.
Oh no! Are they paying for the trip? Florence is magical. Both the statues of David; real and replica are magnificent. Again, if the museum is buying air tickets, I am ready to become the complaining parent. 😂
And these people have the nerve to call others “snowflakes”? Seriously it’s a centuries old work of art if seeing such a thing as genitalia featured on a world renowned art piece then you might want to look inside yourself and ask some serious questions. Heaven forbid
Spot on! Grazie 💛
For the life of me, I cannot imagine what is wrong with parents who object to students learning about and viewing the David.
The cultural life of Florida consists entirely of Mouseland and early bird buffets at strip malls.
Well it is full frontal nudity, tiny as it may be.
Florida an infant. Michelangelo’s art a masterpiece and historic.
Fascism is on full on mode thanks to hellpublicans
Put these on. There's a group of American tourists arriving.
Misleading. An article specifically said that his removal was NOT because of the Michelangelo incident but because of other differences of vision. But we don't expect honest journalism from AP anymore.
Why are half of Americans so abnormal?
Pornography
We’re a lost cause Italy. Thanks for trying though. 🤷♂️
Best proof yet that America , all of America , both political sides and the people who vote for them are regressive. You know people from 500 years ago in the nation this was made didn’t freak out. What is y’all’s defect?
Conservatives are so neurotic about sex. Kids don't care about the nudity of this statue, only prudish parents.
Those parents are too uneducated to appreciate. Florida sucks!
Hey Newsom, start complaining about Rome
Bottom line: these Florida parents don't even know where Italy is or who Michelangelo is, or who David is. They just want Trump and guns and Jesus.
This is literally fake news.
Describing the school as “tuition—free” (rather than free of tuition fees) sounds inadvertently accurate.
Not everyone sees eye to eye on naked statues.
All I have to do is be a reactionary freak to get a free invite to the Uffizi museum? Dang
Jfc… David isn’t twerking, it’s art.
This is almost as embarrassing as the Trump presidency. Almost.
MAGAngelo. Great concept!
How about an update?
They don’t want to go to your fern country because y’all don’t talk ‘Mercan.
Dear Italy: Florida is a cultural backwater. Ignore it.
Let me guess... they accepted and wept a little in gratitude? No?
Seeing the junk on Michelangelo's David - EVIL. Seeing the junk of Hunter Biden on Twitter - FREE SPEECH.
I can't imagine these ignorant parents getting on a plane to experience culture.
Simpsons did it
Wasn't he fired?
For those complaining parents.