'Butt-printing' Art Teacher Fired

[Jacku]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16557455/?GT1=8921

RICHMOND, Va. - An art teacher whose off-hours work as a so-called “butt-printing artist” became widely circulated among high school students has been fired.

The Chesterfield County School Board, in a unanimous voice vote, fired Stephen Murmer at a meeting Tuesday night, spokeswoman Debra Marlow said.

In its decision, the board reasoned that students have a right to receive their education in an environment free from distractions and disruptions, Marlow said. The decision also is in keeping with court rulings that hold that teachers are expected to lead by example and be role models, she said.

ason Anthony, Murmer’s attorney, called the vote “a bad day for the First Amendment.”

“Chesterfield lost a tremendous asset today,” he said.

Murmer, a teacher at Monacan High School, was suspended in December after objections were raised about his private abstract artwork, much of which includes smearing his posterior and genitals with paint and pressing them against canvas.

His paintings sell for as much as $900 each on his Web site.

The unique approach to art became a topic when a clip showing Murmer, wearing a fake nose and glasses, a towel on his head and black thong, turned up on YouTube.com and became the talk of the high school.

I found myself more strangely amused by the title than the news story itself. X|

[FujikageDaiki]

I thought my art teacher was weird. Excuse me while I go cry.

[AnimeDudde]

Yea I thought it was about bu... cant say that word!!

Anyway, this is rediculous >.>

[Jacku]

Quite silly and ridiculous indeed.

[LoveEmoChan]

The title was kinda... well entierly what made me reed this. i thought that my art teacher was wierd to. butt this takes the cake (Note: that last line was a not very funny punn.):eek:

[Gogatsu]

Murmer, a teacher at Monacan High School, was suspended in December after objections were raised about his private abstract artwork, much of which includes smearing his posterior and genitals with paint and pressing them against canvas.

eewww, is it ok to do that with paint? I would never put my genitals in harms way.

[Kaoru]

I guess he just wanted ,%%'

[AnimeDudde]

Probably, just like Gogo

[Rokko]

who would do such a thing as to degrade themselves in such a manner?

[Gogatsu]

Probably, just like Gogo

yup and so is your mom. we're part of a small private club. *climbs into your moms bedroom from the window*

[AnimeDudde]

yup and so is your mom. we're part of a small private club. *climbs into your moms bedroom from the window*

Since when was my mom a lesbian? :eek:

[Gogatsu]

since she bought the first two seasons of the "L word" from walmart. ;)

[PoisonSunrise]

The unique approach to art became a topic when a clip showing Murmer, wearing a fake nose and glasses, a towel on his head and black thong, turned up on YouTube.com and became the talk of the high school.

Why exactly would you want something like that posted on youtube? *shudders* He would have had to known his students or other students would most likely see him, right?

[Gogatsu]

I agree. who buys those paintings for 900 dollars when they can just dip there own butt in paint and have someone literaly slam their as agaisnt the wall.

[PoisonSunrise]

An eccentric with a butt and paint fetish?

[Gogatsu]

An eccentric with a butt and paint fetish?


I guess but its a pretty expensive one. anywho teachers don't make thatmuch anyway. so now that he's out of a job he has more time to make butt paintings. I wonder if he cleans himself before he goes to work on a canvas? I'd hate to buy a painting from his dirty as. ;)

[AnimeDudde]

I should consider that career option, my SuperLongSword was a born artist :)

[PoisonSunrise]

Umm... ew.



Excluding the youtube part, I do find it weird that he was fired over his certain way of doing art.

[Aratos]

Art is art. And what you do in your private out-of-work time is none of your boss's concern, even if it is wierd.

[Jacku]

who would do such a thing as to degrade themselves in such a manner?
He probably didn't think he was "degrading" himself at all.

Art is art. And what you do in your private out-of-work time is none of your boss's concern, even if it is wierd.
True. However if he was showing and/or selling them to his students... well that's another story.

[Aratos]

He was selling them to students? Don't rememebr reading that.

Actually, having seen some of the art it was actually quite impressive. Pictures of butterflys and things.

[Jacku]

He was selling them to students? Don't rememebr reading that.

No. As far as I can tell he wasn't.
I was just trying to be hypothetical.

[Nekochii]

His paintings sell for as much as $900 each on his Web site.
That's ridiculous. Guys can just dunk their genitals in paint and press it on a peice of paper for free.

[doggit]

I wonder if Buttprinting was worth it?

[Aratos]

Aparently got him funny looks when he went to a printing class and was hte only one who hadn't brought a potatoe or something along.

[YamPuff]

I read of someone doing something like that in a book. This is creepy.

[WhistleBlower]

I wonder if he ever got cold while doing it.

[Jacku]

Cold nakedness.

*shudder*

Thanks for the bad images.

[WhistleBlower]

Anytime, i'm just sharing my pain one member at a time.

[Aratos]

Anytime, i'm just sharing my pain one member at a time.

Now there's a sadistic, underhanded attitude. I like it.

[Kyaa the Catlord]

I wonder if Buttprinting was worth it?

Probably. The butt print out is like a key item.

You use it to enter the loser hall of fame.

[Gogatsu]

Its kinda sad that he can probably make more selling his ass then training tomorrows leaders. :eek: <--- I know Mr.emo is shocking I get it. :rolleyes:

[Kyaa the Catlord]

I hear gay prostitutes make good money.

[Aratos]

Particularly if they live near a Lib Dem MP...

[Kyaa the Catlord]

Particularly if they live near a Lib Dem MP...

We had a particular Democratic congressman who's gay lover ran a call-boy service out of his apartment. We elect the cream of the crop over here too. :P

[Aratos]

Now that is scary. We had a couple of married men who were going off with rentboys regularly, but nothing quite so extreme.

Of course the Lib Dems are a joke anyway. Change their policies to whatever they think'll get them votes (obvious example: after 9/11 they made a big thing about anti-terror legislation and suggested they'd support the war in Iraq. As soon as said war occurs, they announce that if they become government they'll try Tony Blair and George Bush for crimes against humanity. Right now they're suddenly both in support of Scottish independance and against it. Brilliant double-think.)

[YamPuff]

Oh yeah, now I remember.

It happened in Johnny Bravo. He became famous for butt-prints one show. Haha.

[Aratos]

Proof if it wetre needed that American cartoons are aimed to be accesible to the lowest common denominator.

[YamPuff]

Or that cartoonists are prophetic.

[Aratos]

Or cartoonists are perverted.

[kaysa]

I found myself more strangely amused by the title than the news story itself. X|
*laughs* Same here!