Italy hides ancient museum nudes from Iranian president (dhimmitude)

Associated Press ^ | Jan 26, 2016 2:50 PM EST | Frances D’Emilio

[Olog-hai]

A decision by Italian officials to cover up ancient nude statues to not offend Iran's visiting president is drawing ridicule in Rome.

Ahead of a news conference Monday with Premier Matteo Renzi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, wooden panels were erected around some Roman statues in Rome's Capitoline Museums.

When images of the cover-up made the Italian media Tuesday, politicians from across the spectrum decried and derided the decision.

The museum said Tuesday that the premier's office wanted the statues along Rouhani's path to the news conference covered up. Renzi's office declined to comment. ...

[rktman]

Our culture=bad. Their culture=good? WTH?

[dp0622]

Again, thank God my grandparents left.

Doesn’t mean it doesn’t break my heart.

And things aren’t much better here politically, right now, with every statue of anyone who visited the south once being taken down.

[LegendHasIt]

If I was in charge, I’d paint all of their ‘naughty parts’ fluorescent orange just to be MORE ‘in his face’.

[Verginius Rufus]

Can’t offend Muslims. We had something very similar in this country. Obama was going to speak at a Catholic university so they covered up the crucifix so he wouldn’t be offended.

[Resolute Conservative]

I’d tell him keep his butt in Iran.

[Flick Lives]

When in Rome... oh, never mind.

[I want the USA back]

If I were the Italian president, I’d turn the statues’ uncovered a$$e$ toward the iranian savages.

[bunkerhill7]

Deja Vu_vu vu:

Notre Dam hides Jesus Christ mosaic from U.S. president Obummer(dhimmitude) May 11,2009

Georgetown University covered over the monogram IHS symbolizing the name of Jesus Christ to comply with White house request -May 7 2012

[Joe Boucher]

Hide them goats and lambs, also youthful little boys.

[ManHunter]

So nude statues are offensive, but the rape of boys, girls and women isn’t...? I’m trying to see things from that perspective; I just can’t get my head that far up my ass!

[Eagles6]

Notre Dame & Georgetown and it was more than crucifixes.

[Verginius Rufus]

Notre Dame & Georgetown...

So I should have said "historically Catholic universities" instead of "Catholic universities"?

[Eagles6]

Yes.

[SunkenCiv]

[left that other site]

Heck...we had nude statues all over the Classical Middle School in Boston that I attended.

We used to do very naughty things with red nail polish!

[colorado tanker]

Fools. He’s after their goods and money and will take them no matter what he sees.

[ColdOne]

Italy officials really think they will be allowed to live if the caliphate occurs there?

[SunkenCiv]

;’) Even clothed statues are fair game — it’s been in vogue for some time now to pose in sensuous positions with statues of Ronald McDonald. :’)

[left that other site]

Boston’s Symphony Hall would REALLY pose a problem for these guys.