While it appears that this statue of a nearly naked, older white man with outstretched arms is an art installation, it does not provide our community with any of the value that art is traditionally intended to add,” wrote student Zoe Magid in the Change.org petition.
Got it. There's a secret committee in the world that approves exactly how much value a given piece of art contributes to the community. Good to know. I'm going to use this same argument when the next Alanis Morisette album comes out.