John Galliano appearance canceled by Parsons New School of Design

Parsons School The New School of Design in New York City has canceled an appearance that was supposed to be made by shamed fashion designer John Galliano.

Galliano lost his job as the creative director of Dior in 2011 after spewing anti-Semitic comments in public. Students created a petition to oppose his four-day workshop, and his appearance was cancelled.

In a statement, Parsons said Galliano’s appearance would have featured "a candid discussion about the connection between his professional work and his actions in the world at large,” The Wall Street Journal reports. However, the workshop was cancelled when they couldn’t agree on what the main subject of that conversation would be.

According to The Daily Mail, the anonymous petition has 2,000 signatures and proposes, “It doesn't matter if it's for three months or three days, hiring someone who has made such horrific comments shows that the school values Galliano over their entire Jewish student body. It shows they value him over their students' respect, peace of mind, and heritage. It is disgraceful to hire someone who has made such inhumane comments.”

One student wrote, “By letting him back into the broad public influence, it sends the wrong message that his anti-Semitic remarks can be swept under the rug.”

Galliano has tried to make amends with the public for his statements at a Paris café in 2011, when he said “I love Hitler. People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f****** gassed.”