quote:After more than three years, the most talked-about coverup at the Justice Department has come to an end.
Two soaring blue drapes that hung in the department's Great Hall were unceremoniously removed yesterday, once again revealing a pair of risque Art Deco-era sculptures that flank the room's stage.
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I hope that picture of Ashcroft in the article becomes the most used and remembered one from his career.
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Wow, $7,275 isn't bad for a pair of giant cast statues! I'd say we got a deal, even with adjusted money values!
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(well, really, the statue is wearing a toga, so it'd only be one point. But that was pretty funny anyway.)
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This isn't exactly lining up with times. I mean, statues with bare breasts etc. have been around for... quite a few years now .
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quote:Two soaring blue drapes that hung in the department's Great Hall were unceremoniously removed yesterday, once again revealing a pair of risque Art Deco-era sculptures that flank the room's stage.
They're not actually risque, you know. I'd be concerned for anyone over the age of like 14 who regarded them as sexual. Then again, maybe I just don't understand the awesome destructive power contained in any representation of a bare breast.
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MrSquicky, I was going to say that but I was afraid of getting into a discussion about how risque can mean different things to different people...
But yes, I agree. A single bare breast on a Justice Statue is not risque.
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Americans, remember? We only stopped considering bare ankles as risque last year.
-Trevor
edit: I'm amazed we don't have little "Censored" stamps decorating key areas of art history textbooks.
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