Diversity art too "offensive" for State College of Florida



A thought-provoking art exhibit will no longer be displayed at the State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota campus this year after the school's leadership objected to artwork that celebrates diversity.

Driving the news: Embracing Our Differences — the nonprofit behind the outdoor show that has been displayed annually in Sarasota for two decades — pulled the exhibit at SCF this week after school leaders requested that three pieces of art be removed. It was scheduled to be displayed starting in late April.

Jamie Smith, SCF's associate vice president of communications, told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that the college believed the three artworks "may have been found offensive and not embraced."
Why it matters: This is an example of how pervasive Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on diversity, equity and inclusion has become.

Catch up fast: DeSantis announced plans to block state colleges from having DEI programs from SCF's campus two weeks ago.
That same day, 9 miles south, a vandal slashed and threw banners from another Embracing Our Differences art display into the bay at art exhibit .
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