On Mon, 30 Jan 1995, Indigo wrote:
 
> I have just this minute heard the announcement that the Smithsonian
> has scaled back the controversial Enola Gay exhibit.  It will no
> longer include the label text on the decision to drop the bomb nor
> apparently any copy on the effect of the bomb on Japan.  Pardon me for
> asking, but what's the scoop here??  Is this a retreat in the face of
> controversy??  What sort of precedence does this set??  What sort of
> history does this presen?
>
> The director is quoted as saying that they "made a grievous error" in
> attempting to combine the commentary with the comemmoration.  I heard
> one of our Representatives say (on the radio) that the museum is not
> an educational institution!!!!
>
> This bodes ill for our profession.  Any more comments (or flames)?
 
 
     What bodes ill for the profession is the use of publicly funded
pulpits to propound private prejudices.
 
     I've recently posted a dreadfully long essay on the matter, if you
want the opinion of someone who reviews Smithsonian exhibits for a living
and has been following the Enola Gay affair from the beginning.
 
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