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History of Feminism

Tuesday Afternoon

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8. Dark humor is a coping mechanism for dealing with horror.

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 10:57 PM

Mar 2014

I just can not begrudge those men their homage.

Perhaps, it is over sexualized stereotypical portrayal of women on the noses of those air crafts.

But, I just can not judge them and find them in any way downgrading women.

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WW II Military Aircraft Nose Art [View all] ismnotwasm Mar 2014 OP

My Dad's plane was the Rum Buggy II - painted bottle of rum as a chariot! TheNutcracker Mar 2014 #1

I'm glad they survived ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #2

The death rate of allied bomber crews over Europe approached 80 prrcent mn9driver Mar 2014 #3

That's kind of what I was thinking ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #4

Undoubtably. mn9driver Mar 2014 #5

The flight crew, be it in a single-seater fighter or multi-seater bomber, do have HubertHeaver Mar 2014 #6

We have the Museum of Flight up here in Seattle ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #7

Dark humor is a coping mechanism for dealing with horror. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #8

It was different times as has been pointed out ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #9

different era. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #10

It's hard to read ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #11