Genshin Impact character called "satanic" after appearing on pro-LGBT school mural

Genshin Impact character Xiao
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A 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Genshin Impact character is being called "satanic" by 🦩parents upset over his inclusion on a pro-LGBT middle school mural.

In stories from and , a chaotic, hurtful scene at a school board meeting in Grant, Michigan is said to have stemmed from a mural painted in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The painting was created by a high school student who won a competition to decorate a wall inside a teen health center, but par💮ents ꧂of children who attend the school allege the mural contains LGBT propaganda and imagery of witchcraft and satanism.

The reason we're talking about this, of course, is because the mural includes a picture of a mask inspired by 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Genshin Impact character Xiao, which some opponents of the mural have misinterpreted as an image of Satan's head. Other parts of the mural some parents protested include a student wearing pink and white stripes similar to the transgender flag, another student in r♚ainbow-striped attire, and other students dressed in colors represented in the bisexual flag.

There's also an image of what appears to be a hamsa hand, which NPR describes as "a sౠymbol for the hand of God in many cultures."

"It's discrimination against Christian beliefs," one man said, adding that it equates to "h✃ate material."

"I feel like she did a really good job finding excuses to de♏fend the things she put෴ on," another attendee said. "None of us are that stupid."

One woman argued that "adults [who] 🥃pretend things that are like real life" have "a mental illness" and argued for the use of counselors and bi-polar medication to "fix their brains."

In terms of the Genꦆshin Impact character, Xiao is notably an immortal defender hired by one of the world's seven supreme gods to kill demons, so the whole Satan allegation definitely doesn't track. In terms of the other elements in the painting, the student said it's to promote an inclusive environme🐓nt at her school.

"I put my artwork up therꦡe to m🌜ake people feel welcomed," the student artist said through tears in defense of her work.

Othe♏r parents came to the stud෴ent's defense, including Tracey Hargreaves, who has two children who attend the Grant Public School system.

"I am a conservative, right-wing, gun-loving Amer🦂ican," Hargreaves said. "And I've never seen more bigoted people in my ꧟life."

"The meeting turned into a ha𒁏te fest. Usually there are 10 people at these meetings, 50 showed up. It wasn't even about the mural," Hargꩲreaves told Today. "People were talking about how we need to pray the gay away."

"Everyone’s accepted at our clinic," said Lori Donati, an employee of the middle school's health center. "What she was trying to say [is✅ that] everyone's accepted no matter what your background is or who you are. You are l༺oved and accepted and that's exactly our philosophy with our office, too."

School district officials recently  a decision by "all parties involved" to remove certain elements, including the mask and the hamsa hand, from the mural. The student wearing the pink-and-white striped s🎃hirt and the one wearing rainbow stripes will stay.

"At Grant Public Schools, we are committed to promoting civility, respect, understanding and inclusion🌳. We do not condone, and we will not tolerate discrimination, harassment or bullying whether in word, deed or on social media," reads a statement from the district.


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