Chinese government has a sex scandal.

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2. Excessive prudery is generally the result when you create a cult of personality

Excessive prudery is rooted in people who have unhealthy attitudes towards normal sexual behavior. Religion is the power structure which often can and does dictate this dogma, because most people aren't smart enough to differentiate between ethics and religion. Certainly there are other power structures which have warped tenets, especially when that power structure is not accountable to the masses.