If the majority in a community finds an artistic representation of their religion, race, or culture offensive, should it be censored?

The statue of President Theodore Roosevelt flanked by an African American on one side and a Native American on the other, outside the entrance to the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, has similarly generated conflict. Many observers view the statue as displaying America's legacy of colonialism and racial hierarchy, and some curators agree. The museum has addressed this issue by making the statue the center of an exhibition, Addressing the Statue, which incorporates a video and website depicting the statue's history and examining President Roosevelt's racism (Coleman, 2019). However, by the following summer, museum officials decided that this approach was not sufficient, and in June 2021, the New York City Public Design Commission approved the removal of the statue, which was carried out in January 2022. As of summer 2022, the statue is in storage (Treisman, 2022).