[s2e1] Arts 'n' Crass -

: The core conflict involves the school's attempt to sanitize student expression to maintain a positive public image.

: While Helen handles the legal side, Daria’s father, Jake, provides rare emotional validation by telling Daria that if the poster reflects how she truly feels, then it is good work. [S2E1] Arts 'n' Crass

Principal Li and Mr. O'Neill find the poster's message too negative and demand it be changed to something more "encouraging". When Daria and Jane refuse to compromise their vision, the school administration takes the liberty of altering the poem themselves without the girls' consent. In a final act of protest, Daria and Jane "vandalize" their own work by spray-painting a large "No" symbol over it while it is on display. : The core conflict involves the school's attempt