The war was largely fought with draftees, a non-consensual act. Also the Iwo Jima flag raising was ordered to be done twice. They had to go back non-consensually and get a larger flag to make the photographer happy. Can we ban that picture too?
The war was fought with draftees from every country involved including the United States. Many of the pre-war military were volunteers looking for work during the end of the depression. There were plenty of volunteers, but lots of draftees. The draft is non-consensual. If one act of non-consent, even if the girl in question didn't really mind, is enough to ban a picture then all are. The pre-war anti-war/peace movement was massive.
I did not say they were, I said largely. The point is that if one "non-consensual" act is enough to bury a famous part of Americana, in this case the celebration of the war with Japan ending early, then the large scale non-consensual act of wide spread drafts should make for the burying of all pro-US pictures from the war. I think we made the correct decision to fight Japan. I had a grandfather who volunteered overly enthusiastically for just that purpose. I am arguing against the erasure of our culture by revisionists who refuse to accept that their very changeable "Morale code" does not match what would be considered an acceptable act 80 years ago. In the case of the VJ Day kiss, it was only considered acceptable back then because it was a celebration of pent up release. "Oh My God the war's over!" "Ooof! Well alright you can have a kiss. It is a big day." No worries, we're on the same side of this.
The war was largely fought with draftees, a non-consensual act. Also the Iwo Jima flag raising was ordered to be done twice. They had to go back non-consensually and get a larger flag to make the photographer happy. Can we ban that picture too?
Not really. The war was mostly fought with volunteers. Daftees came at the end.
The war was fought with draftees from every country involved including the United States. Many of the pre-war military were volunteers looking for work during the end of the depression. There were plenty of volunteers, but lots of draftees. The draft is non-consensual. If one act of non-consent, even if the girl in question didn't really mind, is enough to ban a picture then all are. The pre-war anti-war/peace movement was massive.
I know that there were draftees, but I'm saying that those are not the majority (at least in the US).
I did not say they were, I said largely. The point is that if one "non-consensual" act is enough to bury a famous part of Americana, in this case the celebration of the war with Japan ending early, then the large scale non-consensual act of wide spread drafts should make for the burying of all pro-US pictures from the war. I think we made the correct decision to fight Japan. I had a grandfather who volunteered overly enthusiastically for just that purpose. I am arguing against the erasure of our culture by revisionists who refuse to accept that their very changeable "Morale code" does not match what would be considered an acceptable act 80 years ago. In the case of the VJ Day kiss, it was only considered acceptable back then because it was a celebration of pent up release. "Oh My God the war's over!" "Ooof! Well alright you can have a kiss. It is a big day." No worries, we're on the same side of this.