• InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    Taking about prudery… I’m reminded of John Ashcroft - Dubya’s first AG - hiding the boob of Lady Justice.

    Spirit of Justice is a 1933 cast aluminum statue depicting Lady Justice that stands on display along with its male counterpart Majesty of Justice in the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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    In 2002, under John Ashcroft, curtains were installed blocking the statue from view during speeches. The curtains were first used on a rental basis during the administration of Dick Thornburgh. Justice officials long insisted that the curtains were put up to improve the room’s use as a television backdrop and that Ashcroft had nothing to do with it. Ashcroft’s successor, Alberto Gonzales, removed the curtains in June 2005.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_of_Justice