Just before succeeding Colin Powell to the post, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice barred porn magazines from the U.S. State Department, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The news magazine is reporting that Rice was alerted by an aide last year about porn magazines encased in plain brown paper were placed along with other magazines on newsstands and located near candy and stuffed animals.
Once she was confirmed by the Senate to her new post, Rice had the magazines removed and permanently barred from the public building. An aide said that Rice didn’t understand how her department could stand for women’s rights around the world while selling pornography that degrades women.
Rice reportedly said such magazines added to a “hostile work environment.”
