Talebanesque
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Talebanesque, or Talibanesque, is used (most often derogatorily) to refer to people or groups who, for whatever reasons, favor the suppression of things they consider immoral, particularly the display of bare female flesh. People using this as an epithet, usually intend to imply that some particular campaign for reputed "decency" has gone to excessive extremes, akin to that practiced during the Taliban regime of Afghanistan.
The covering of the Spirit of Justice statue's nude form by the United States attorney general was termed "Talebanesque" by critics. To be "anti-talebanesque" did not necessarily mean that one was in favor of nudist colonies. In fact one wing of the anti-talebanesque faction, the moderate wing, believed it might be just as bad to have everyone going around totally nude all the time, and that this would be an equal threat to Eros.
