Alberto Gonzales (or his assistant attorney general) has freed the Right Bosom of Justice! And the nation rejoices!
A pair of risque Art Deco statues at the US Justice Department have been quietly put back on show, three years after a mysterious cover-up. Majesty of Justice and Spirit of Justice depict a partially nude man and a woman with one breast fully exposed.
The two sculptures, in the building's famous Great Hall, were covered during the tenure of former Attorney General John Ashcroft, a devout Christian.
A spokesman said new Attorney General Alberto Gonzales backed the unveiling. But the decision to remove the curtains which covered the two statues was taken by an assistant attorney general, and not Mr Gonzales himself, the spokesman added. Mr Gonzales "agreed with the recommendation", Kevin Madden said.
Isn't it wonderful how all the articles about the Grand Uncovering have been referring to the statues as "risque"? Seriously, go to the article and look (as best you can) at that statue behind Ashcroft's head (or look at the slightly better version of the same image at Snopes. Go on, we'll wait .... Now, tell me: does that statue seem even the slightest bit "risque"? Yes, her breast is exposed, but for "risque", don't you need to have some sort of intent to tittilate? Doesn't it need to be vaguely erotic? That's just ... the right tit of Justice, frankly. Nothing erotic about it. It's just there.
Posted by iain at June 27, 2005 12:46 PM
