State Seal of Virginia Not Naked Anymore

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/01/virginia-seal-breast-picture_n_559673.html



As a person who has studied classical art and appreciates such things, I really don't know whether to laugh or cry about this, but...

...in the state of Virginia (which, in case you didn't know, is near Washington DC on the Atlantic coast) the attorney general Ken Cuccinelli is hard at work on the important issues of the day -- like making sure the Roman goddess depicted on his state's official seal isn't exposing herself.

The current seal shows "Virtus, the goddess of virtue, dressed as a warrior," with her foot resting "on the chest of the figure of tyranny, who is lying on the ground." She is holding a spear and her left breast is exposed.

Here's a picture of the original seal -- Cuccinelli's alteration is below:

... Cuccinelli has previously gained national notoriety for questioning President Obama's citizenship, rescinding protections for gays and lesbians at Virginia universities, and claiming that homosexuals engage in behavior that is "intrinsically wrong" and offensive to "natural law."

Cuccinelli's move harkens back to the decision by President Bush's attorney general John Ashcroft to place drapes over the Spirit of Justice statue in the Justice Department's Great Hall.