Is This Famous Photo Fueling Rape Culture?

[seabeyond]

4. this is where i sit with that. having to show signs of struggle, is the issue we are having today

in the discussion of rape. forcible, honest, legitimate.

for the most part, women didnt, and dont today show signs of struggle for many different reasons and that does not mean consent.

i think we can all say, that grabbing a woman, putting her in a head lock where she cant move and kissing her really is not ok. but, the times and the celebration and the relief it was over makes it more understandable.

and about leave it at that.

it was simply more acceptable, also.

it was more acceptable, because in those time women were second class and did not have ownership and rights like today.

certainly a different time.

i dont think it is a black and white

all wrong, all right

but, i think it is an example of the difference of yesterday and today.

for me.... ALL of that makes for a more interesting conversation than whether 70 yrs ago this woman was assaulted.

another perspective, is that flash hold the moment in time. so it may feel like they sat in the position for a longer moment. we do not know. it might have been a 5 sec grab, kiss, done and before even realizing what was happening was on her way.

still a grab and kiss, but.... less invasive. we do not know.

stories in a picture.