On the other hand, this one is perfectly okay.
Yet another iconic image that has to be tarnished by PC.
I see there are >60 comments already.
My question is -
Have her complaints through the years been ignored by everybody, or has she changed her ‘man-handled, groping, roughly kissed’ complaints (relatively) recently?
OK, now I go read the whole discussion.
BFD! It was 1945, the war was over, the boys were coming home. 10,000,000+ boys after 4 years of hell were entitled to let off a little steam. In the 40’s we had new years eve parties where everyone went around kissing each other. It was normal at the time, it was part of being the greatest generation and compared to today they were freer than we are. There wasn’t as much crime or rape in those days, if there were street murders, it was usually the mob cleaning up their own. If it was a rape, it made the front page of the daily newspaper. Most women of the time would have appreciated the attention from a serviceman, and would not really mind since it was in celebration of the war’s end. I was in my pajamas at home and only had a noise maker from new years to celebrate, no pretty girls were there to kiss me, just a bunch of mom’s waiting for their boy’s return from Europe and the Pacific. There was a lot of activity outside on the street and all around the borough when the news broke at around 4 a.m..
I wouldn’t mind being kissed like that.
Yes. “Let’s ruin it for everyone” seems to be the sentiment of too many nutcases these days.
Were they friends/more/married, I’d get it.
I know it was a fantastic moment in history and people were ecstatic.
But imagine a strange man walking up and doing that to your wife or daughter or granddaughter or mom.
The thought of a stranger doing that to me makes me physically ill. Sorry. I know it looks happy.
Yeah, I’m sure Greta felt raped. /s
If Greta was OK with it...why the heck should anyone else pass judgement ?
Where is the classic photoshop that Dead made with Kerry kissing Teresa? Hilarious!