UPDATE: Nothing to see here, folks! Serb Hall says the missing portraits have nothing to do with political correctness, and everything to do with weddings.

Today in Everyones Angry And No One Wins news, Milwaukees venerable Serb Hall is ruffling feathers with its recent decision to remove some Very Important presidential portraits from its hallowed walls. Will Serb Hall survive? Will Milwaukee survive? Will political correctness continue to kill our nation? LETS FIND OUT.

Over the summer, an unidentified individual or group complained that seven presidential portraits in Serb Hallcommissioned in the 1980s, and representing both Democrats and Republicans dating back to Dwight D. Eisenhowerwere all white men. Which, if you follow presidential history, has been a thing 44 out of 45 times. (Lets get to further chipping away at that ratio, shall we?) Why wasnt President Obama included? Because the portraits represented presidents who had visited Serb Hall. Obama, it seems, never walked through Serb Halls doors and enjoyed its fish fry. Even so, Serb Hall removed the portraits during a summer repainting job. Oh well. The end.

Except not, of course. According to WISN12, former Milwaukee County Board Supervisor Kathy Arciszewski isnt pleased with the decision. Politically correct isnt always correct, she told the station. To me, to have to take them down, to apologize for our history is a mistake. And, according to an on-brand crotchety/colorful statement from crotchety/colorful Ald. Bob Donovan, its all just another sign that political correctness is killing our nation.

Says the not-seeking-reelection-in-2020 alderman:

Shame on Serb Hall for turning their back on decades of American HistoryStatement from Alderman Bob DonovanSeptember 18, 2019

The news that Serb Hall has removed the portraits of U.S. Presidents from its Hall of Presidents to me is Exhibit A of how political correctness is killing our nation.

The portraitsshowing Democrat and Republican Presidents who have spoken at Serb Hall dating back to President Dwight D. Eisenhowerwere recently removed after complaints that they did not show President Obama and thus were not diverse enough.

The display has proudly shown Presidents who have spoken at Serb Hall and NOT Presidents who have not spoken there. I sincerely think people have lost their common sense, for Gods sake!

It is outrageous to me that Serb Hall has caved in on this issue, and equally outrageous how absolutely stupid people have become.

I have an idea: How about we pressure Serb Hall to reconsider the name of their facility and demand that it be renamed The Peoples Hall?!

For the life of me I cannot believe the lengths to which people will go to be politically correct, and I honestly fear for what the future will bring.

See you soon for a fish fry at The Peoples Hall!

We disagree with Donovan 99% of the time, but boy oh boy will we miss clearly-written-in-the-middle-of-the-night statements like that.

In other Everyones Angry And No One Wins news, Shorewood wants to ban all holiday decorations on public property. In other Bob Donavan/Peoples news, remember when he designed his own Peoples Flag?

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Serb Hall removes presidential portraits, Ald. Bob Donovan fires off "PC culture run amok" statement - Milwaukee Record