Posted on 06/05/2010 9:22:59 PM PDT by sthguard
A Prescott radio host embroiled in a controversy over a school mural is off the air, while the mural won't be subject to a whitewash order.
Steve Blair, who also holds a seat on the Prescott City Council, was let go from his talk radio show after drawing fire for his opposition to an environmental mural painted on an elementary school.
The "Go to Green" mural, based on the faces of children who attend the school, drew local criticism for featuring minority children.
The school district has reversed its request to lighten the faces of the students in the mural, after attracting national attention with the move.
"Shame on us if we can't say, 'We made a mistake and we're sorry,'" said Prescott Unified School District Superintendent Kevin Kapp on Saturday.
(Excerpt) Read more at tucsonsentinel.com ...
Maybe we FReepers need to send that radio station a message...
What does the British prime minister have to do with this school district’s stupidity?
And yet, anti-Semite extraordinaire Helen Thomas is still gainfully employed by Hearst Newspapers. Go figure.
The radio station: http://www.kyca.info/kyca.php?page=staff
Lou Silverstein President & General Manager
kahm@worldnet.att.net (928) 445-1700
The station looks to be a Fox News affiliate, so pressure from that end might work as well.
"The "Go to Green" mural, based on the faces of children who attend the school, drew local criticism for featuring minority children,"
then we should send the station a "Good job for firing a racist," message.
If the real reason is that the radio guy complained about the school putting up green propaganda, and his attackers morphed that into a "You're Racist" charge, then he should get his job back.
Read for yourself: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/06/04/2010-06-04_arizona_school_asks_artists_to_lighten_face_of_hispanic_student_on_mural.html.
It resembles a Chinese Communist propaganda poster for children. Mind numbing in a sneaky way - start with the young. Who cares what color the faces are.
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