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@cliff-mashburn saida girl who didn't want to be kissed
OMG a sailor kissing a girl after coming home from the war, how awful.
The woke mob is disgusting.
a girl who would have wanted the opportunity to make the choice
who cares about a woman's opinion though amirite?
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@zahlanzi saidWhere's the world in which we can care about her opinion and also recognize it as a good photograph?
a girl who didn't want to be kissed
a girl who would have wanted the opportunity to make the choice
who cares about a woman's opinion though amirite?
I want to live in that timeline.
I heard somewhere that this dude's wife is in this photo but it's not the girl he's kissing! Is that true?
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@wildgrass said"Where's the world in which we can care about her opinion and also recognize it as a good photograph?"
Where's the world in which we can care about her opinion and also recognize it as a good photograph?
I want to live in that timeline.
I heard somewhere that this dude's wife is in this photo but it's not the girl he's kissing! Is that true?
Good how, like the light? Sure. It's an expertly made photo (or not, what do i know, i am not a photographer). I don't think anyone objecting it is mad at the photographer.
It's a bad gesture that became famous. If we understand that and agree on that, don't think there is much point in discussing it further.
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@earl-of-trumps saidA non consensual mauling “a tiny flaw” Jesus h Christ your such a trumpet, she was probably begging for it being on the street without a male relative
@AThousandYoung - That kiss was not consensual.
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PuLEAZE, ATY. For God's sake, let the people enjoy something. You kill the ENTIRE spirit over a tiny flaw.
gad
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@earl-of-trumps said"Serves them right"?
@Suzianne
It cost Bud Lite $1.2Billion. Serves them right
Really?
I suppose you think gays who are caught out on the street after dark should be beaten to death, right?
The people who say yes to that would also say, "Serves them right", too.
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@wildgrass saidFirst I ever heard of that, senior @wildgrass. I tend to doubt it though, because he is active duty, on leave.
Where's the world in which we can care about her opinion and also recognize it as a good photograph?
I want to live in that timeline.
I heard somewhere that this dude's wife is in this photo but it's not the girl he's kissing! Is that true?
@suzianne saidSuzi: I suppose you think gays who are caught out on the street after dark should be beaten to death, right?
"Serves them right"?
Really?
I suppose you think gays who are caught out on the street after dark should be beaten to death, right?
The people who say yes to that would also say, "Serves them right", too.
you know... you really are a fukking idiot
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@*U*P*D*A*T*E
VA official who tried to ban iconic WWII kissing photo has controversial history: 'Unequivocally offensive'
VA official who tried to ban iconic WWII kissing photo has controversial history: 'Unequivocally offensive'
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what a skank
https://news.yahoo.com/va-official-tried-ban-iconic-145237051.html
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@earl-of-trumps saidBut the skank who forced himself on a woman is a hero obviously, honestly you people have NO shame.
@*U*P*D*A*T*E
VA official who tried to ban iconic WWII kissing photo has controversial history: 'Unequivocally offensive'
VA official who tried to ban iconic WWII kissing photo has controversial history: 'Unequivocally offensive'
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what a skank
https://news.yahoo.com/va-official-tried-ban-iconic-145237051.html
This attitude is exactly what you get from someone who supports a convicted sexual predator and brags about grabbing women by their private parts
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@kevcvs57 saidHere's a quote from that link you didn't look at.
But the skank who forced himself on a woman is a hero obviously, honestly you people have NO shame.
This attitude is exactly what you get from someone who supports a convicted sexual predator and brags about grabbing women by their private parts
But Friedman has also shared more positive reactions to the famous image.
“It was a wonderful coincidence, a man in a sailor’s uniform and a woman in a white dress … and a great photographer at the right time,” she said in a 2005 interview with the Library of Congress Veterans History Project.
You people should keep your moral outrage to yourself.
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@wildgrass saidYou're right. It's an iconic photo that became famous when societal values were less progressive than they are now. We can acknowledge both its historical significance and the moral failing of the sailor in the pic.
Where's the world in which we can care about her opinion and also recognize it as a good photograph?
I want to live in that timeline.
I heard somewhere that this dude's wife is in this photo but it's not the girl he's kissing! Is that true?
Same with slave-owning presidents.
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@earl-of-trumps saidIt's a bad idea to ban the photo.
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WWII ‘Kiss’ Photo Stays on Display — VA Head Reverses Memo that Would’ve Banned It
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/06/wwii-kiss-photo-stays-on-display-va-head-reverses-memo-that-wouldve-banned-it/
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Most of you may not know the story of America's most celebrated and iconic post WWII photo -
featuring a nurse a ...[text shortened]... nd cause anger, pain.
We know what the Cancels take off the table, but what do they ADD to it???
I'm all for properly contextualizing such content, like if the public wants to remove statues of confederate generals and put them in a museum where it's clear they were fighting on the side of slaver owners. But banning them from being displayed at all is a bad idea.
Understanding where we've come from as a society is important for moving forward.
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@earl-of-trumps saidNo I think this is times square after V-J day. They've done interviews with the soldier, the wife, and the other woman and none of them saw it as a moral failing or embarrassing moment.
First I ever heard of that, senior @wildgrass. I tend to doubt it though, because he is active duty, on leave.
It's fine.. apparently no one cares except the pearl clutching conservatives looking for every opportunity to complain about libs. I'll bet this nothing of a story got a million clicks on Breitbart. What a world.
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@wildgrass saidThat's also a point to consider. Despite contemporary values we have to consider whether his actions were considered immoral at the time. Maybe it was considered a "boys will be boys" kind of act and perhaps she wasn't particularly bothered by the act.
They've done interviews with the soldier, the wife, and the other woman and none of them saw it as a moral failing or embarrassing moment.
Then again, it's also possible the woman didn't want to sully the man's reputation or the legacy of the event by stating her true feelings on the matter. We'll never truly know.
