Who's covering up the Italian statue cover-up?

[webfact]

Who's Covering Up the Italian Statue Cover-Up?
ADAM CHANDLER

Controversial cultural sensitivities were laid bare after nude statues were obscured in Italy during a state visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. But no one is taking responsibility.

NEW YORK: -- Offense, annoyance, and accusations of “cultural submission” rippled across Italy after naked Roman statues were covered up during a state visit to the Capitoline Museums by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

“Plywood boxes and panels were placed around the objects to obscure them from the Iranian president’s vision, or at least in photo-ops,” Ishaan Tharoor reported Tuesday. “Rome’s nude statues covered to spare Rouhani’s blushes,” read one headline chronicling the incident.

The backlash gathered on social media where many Italians used the hashtag #statuenude to tweet pictures of, well, nude statues in protest. One representative remark: “When in #Rome, do as the #Persian do.” The incident inspired both satire and screed outside of Italy as well.

Full story: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/01/covering-up-the-italian-statue-cover-up/431589/

-- The Atlantic 2016-01-28

[Credo]

I sure hope they don't take him to the sex museum in Amsterdam. There wouldn't be much to see after they were done covering things up there.

[hawker9000]

Just imagine, the Eternal City, apologizing for itself, to the eternal terrormonger... But they got a lot of "business" from it, right? There's a name for that kind of "business". Shameful. A sad day for Italians.

[klauskunkel]

But, that's exactly why he came to Europe...no peep-show in Iran!

don't know if I should commiserate with him, or giggle at his misfortune of being deprived. Bit of both, I guess.

[mopar71]

Justice Department covers partially nude statues

Jan 29, 2002

WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer will the attorney general be photographed in front of two partially nude statues in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/01/29/statues.htm

Obama Admin Covers Naked Lady Justice

January 17, 2014

While at the Department of Justice, the Obama administration tacitly revealed it was continuing a Bush administration practice that has nothing to do with surveillance: covering the half-naked Spirit of Justice statue.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/368760/obama-admin-covers-naked-lady-justice-andrew-johnson

Edited January 28, 2016 by mopar71

[NickJ]

No. Its a fair two way agreement. When Rome visits the Iranians wont hang people in the streets with cranes.......

[harrry]

Justice Department covers partially nude statues

Jan 29, 2002

WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer will the attorney general be photographed in front of two partially nude statues in the Great Hall of the Department of Justice.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/01/29/statues.htm

Obama Admin Covers Naked Lady Justice

January 17, 2014

While at the Department of Justice, the Obama administration tacitly revealed it was continuing a Bush administration practice that has nothing to do with surveillance: covering the half-naked Spirit of Justice statue.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/368760/obama-admin-covers-naked-lady-justice-andrew-johnson

Not surprising...what goes for justice in most places there would make the Statue of Justice blush