The article does mention they used a curriculum from Hillsdale College, so I wouldn't be surprised if there's some general creepiness imbued into the course design.
That said, I can teach an entire course on statistics without mentioning penis size. Even a single use of this example has "middle school boy turned creepy old man" energy. But I imagine it'd be difficult to make it through a semester of a Classics/Renaissance-focused art course without covering at least one or two of David, The Creation of Adam, and Birth of Venus. Each is a master piece of an era and medium...
That said, I can teach an entire course on statistics without mentioning penis size. Even a single use of this example has "middle school boy turned creepy old man" energy. But I imagine it'd be difficult to make it through a semester of a Classics/Renaissance-focused art course without covering at least one or two of David, The Creation of Adam, and Birth of Venus. Each is a master piece of an era and medium...