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After widespread protest, the council held a special meeting and voted 7-0 to rescind its former decision. Nonetheless, the Art 'Round Town program was cancelled in the next year, due to a combination of financing problems and the dispute. +
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Al Sumaria agreed to put the show on hiatus for a week, as well as get rid of a female dj whose dancing offended several viewers. They have also promised to be more careful of the material which the jokes cover. +
Although the event was widely reported on in such newspapers as the ''Austin Chronicle'' and ''The Los Angeles Times,'' the artwork remained down until the display ended. +
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Although this piece did not breach any showcase rules, as there were no rules in place, the university removed the piece from the online showcase. University officials took down the entire showcase and republished it the next day without Williams’ work. +
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Parents of the freshmen want to make it a matter of putting labels in books just as they do in movies and music albums. The head of the school mentioned that if parents did not agree with the summer reading they’re kids were allowed to read the book ''DownRiver'' instead. +, The West Valley School District Instructional Materials Committee voted to keep the book in the curriculum for upperclassmen, 11th- and 12th-graders. +, The book was not removed from the curriculum. +, …
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An alternate exhibition was set up in DUMBO some time later. The students also sued the city for infringing on their first amendment rights and damaging their artwork. They won the suit, and each artist received $750 in damages, as well as compensation for legal costs. Spiegel has since released a public apology to the artists. +
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Apple’s rejection of the Drone+ app was covered by various news and media sources. The developer, Begley, attempted to adjust the app for the iOS app store after each rejection, yet Drone+ was continually rejected. It has been widely noted that Apple has received lucrative contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense. Apple has reversed the rejection decisions over many Apps after receiving public backlash and negative publicity, but Drone+ is still unavailable through the App Store. +
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Artspace closed the exhibition in advance and refused to restore the nudes to the exhibition. +
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Artspace curator Sarah Fritchey organized a public forum about the issues raised by the incident. The forum ran from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, inside the gallery at 50 Orange St. Fritchey called NCAC on the day of the panel, too late to learn that Artspace was under no obligation to move the piece based on complaints from the community. According to The New Haven Independent (Debate Grows Over Cop-Pig Art Decision, by THOMAS BREEN +
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As a response to this gesture, the artist, John Byford, chose to withdraw the entirety of his work from the show. +
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As a result of this incident, the media industry in Turkey has responded with protests. Debates about free speech are taking place all over Turkey, with the future of the media at stake. In response to the restrictions, a Turkish court has ordered that the blocks on Twitter be lifted. +
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As of June 2019, artist Beau Stanton agree to revise the mural in order to resolve this dispute which nearly resulted in political censorship. Stanton was alloted $20,000 from the district to amend the mural. +
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Assistant to the Town Manager Susan Phillips stated that what is appropriate for art galleries or museums may not necessarily be appropriate for town hall, and that she would have heard about the nudity from some people. Town Manager David bullock supported the decision, stating “We keep it kind of mild.” Kaufman was not concerned about the refusal and said she thought it was funny +
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Atena suffered a heart attack in February of 2015 as a result of a hunger strike she held in prison. She has since stopped her hunger strike, but her health remains precarious.
On May 19, 2015, Atena was tried and sentenced to 12 years and 9 months in prison.
She was imprisoned for 18 months. Amnesty International considers her a prisoner of conscience. She was released May 3rd 2016. +
Shortly afterward, the exhibit was shut down by the museum art director Dr. Timothy Potts, who cited "the safety of the gallery and its staff." +, The museum continued the exhibition and displayed the damaged work. +, Attorneys from the Thomas More Society announced their victory on June 7, 2023, sharing that the school district promised them "Piss Christ" would no longer be used in the "Theory of Knowledge" course moving forwards. +
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Austin Today, Inc.'s owner denied the ad through voicemail and email, saying "I got your check, contract and copy that you want to use on the board. As I explained in my voicemail, I am unable the put the word "CUNT" on my board. That word is too polarizing and will bring a shit storm of angry callers and emails....
I am all for Free Speech, but cannot risk damaging the relationship that I have with my regular customers that spend thousands of dollars with me each year. Plus, I don't have the time and energy to answer all the calls and emails that I would get. It is also highly likely that my other customers would also get those calls when their ad appears at a later date. It happens.
I looked at Amazon, and you've written a lot of books. I am ok with Fetishes, Bill Cosby, Hemorrhoids, even Satanizm." +
Author Cory Doctorow took to his blog BoingBoing.net, bringing attention to his online community about the banning of his book. NCAC sent a letter to the school district in opposition to the censorship and canceling the summer reading program.
This case is ongoing, however, as of current the book is still banned. +
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Author Cristina Garcia was surprised as she said the novel has never generated this sort of controversy before. She told The Associated Press on Thursday that students shouldn't be deprived of a broader, cultural experience. Nevertheless, the book has been removed from the curriculum.
Superintendent Kriss Hagerl says had the district been aware of the book's content, they would have had teachers provide an alternative option, and now she plans on going through a more in depth process of learning a book's content before selecting it for the school's curriculum. +
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BART offered to feature the other three panels. De la Rosa viewed the fourth panel as integral to the work and refused. In late October, in a guerilla action, De la Rosa and supporters placed copies of the panels on the plaza display cases at the 16th St. station and spoke with local residents about the work.
On December 4, 2015, the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and the National Coalition Against Censorship submitted an open letter to BART, arguing that the refusal to place one of the four panels of La Gente De Tu Barrio because some official may have subjectively found it "demeaning" was viewpoint discrimination and violated the First Amendment.
As of December 2015, La Gente De Tu Barrio / The People of Your Neighborhood [The Mission Suite] has not been placed in the plaza of the San Francisco 16th St. BART station. +
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BBC World contacted the office of Senator Topolansky, but accordi ng to their article (below) his assistant said the congresswoman did not want to talk about it because it seemed "irrelevant". That same day, local newspaper The Daily published Topolansky statements criticizing the work: "Now you grab for chijete (mockery). They put in the window of a gallery and people do not know if you placed you for that, or if you authorized or not," said the senator. Saravia says he is awaiting a decision from the authorities +
