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THIS article. It shows the real women behind the paintings of Gil Elvgren's vintage pin up world. I thought it was very interesting, but, very sad at the same time. These images were taken as a fact by so many men and boys of that time that women could never live up to it. I could ponder it all day. They must have had their first solo sexual experience to these paintings and got some warped idea of womanhood in their young minds. Later they became asshole men based on it. I'm serious. I have known these men. There are lots of them. It went on for decades. I can't tell you how many Vargas style paintings I've done for money. In the 60's and 70's. I knew those were not men I wanted to know. I think the paintings are retro cute, but, they do make me uncomfortable knowing how many women commited suicide and how many men became alcoholics because fantasy is not reality. It also struck me how the paintings always depicted a childish baby face on an adult perfect body. Yes, women are perfect, innocent, yet, sexy and always doing something ditzy and adorable. Aren't we funny? Tee hee. Good thing men take care of us! There is not much that's funny here. It's one of the saddest phenoms of all time and ruined many lives. Mostly women's.
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You are spot on, here. And the trend continues today in the digital world, where 'Photoshop' has become a verb as well as a noun.
While I love most things vintage, I never was too keen on the pin up.
I've just seen too much of it and grew up in the 50's and 60's. I've seen many good women lose a man because of this stupidness. More like men lose a good woman, if you know what I mean. A woman in overalls doing laundry in a wringer with a snot nosed screamer on her hip isn't sexy or feminine. The dude needs to get hammered and find a pin up at the bar. And no one does his laundry anymore. Not that some women aren't as bad, but, it IS mostly men. It is. I guess the younger generation of men can do their own laundry now. That's a miracle of modernisim, if ya ask me.
I just noticed the one I put on is on a scale. Golly gee! She'd better go back on her diet or her man will spank her!
I have to see a Playboy style calendar everytime I go into one of the service dept's office here. & the guy is a total perv, his wife just died last December and he's been acting like a kid in a candy store ever since, he's glad she's gone. Its so obvious. She was 10 years older than him, he's just 40. He even just went & got his junk cut! Thats how much a** he's getting now. No clue why, none of us gets it, guess the women he picks ain't choosy. Men are pigs, plain and simple.
On a happier note, I am making BLT's with thick sliced bacon and some of our fresh tomato's for supper tonight. Can't wait! :)
PS:Men are Pigs, did I already say that? Said it again.
rox
Also, what woman weighs herself in her shoes? or anything else? Only a man would think that! Idiots. Oh, I guess I am supposed to wear hi-heeled house slippers like my g'ma did with the boa pom poms too. Yep, she did. Perfect long red nails and perfect hair and a cigarette holder. When I was 4 I thought she was the queen. Woman of that time took alot of sh** didn't they? Same thing Hollywood women still do to regular women today, nothing has changed. Gwen Stefani says she would never let her husband see her w/o her make up! & she works out to stay slim, all for him. She actually says that! Like he will dump her for a younger model if she's fails to stay in shape or he sees her natural. My gawd, what a burden to put on yourself. I love her but feel bad for her for feeling that low about herself.
rox
Does anyone remember the Betty Paige pinups?
Regarding the scale; I thought the same thing. Better take more pep pills (Black Beauties, i.e. speed), little woman, and get back to cooking cleaning and mothering, while wearing high heels and full make-up. No whiners or fatties. Sheesh.
Whats even more funny, vulgar, absurd and embodies what society considers to be stereotypical or perfect. "nature's gift to men/women", "the perfect 10", "old geezers", "old-maids", Man-ups, Joe Namath and his panty hose, Burt Renolds' centerfold spread, firefighter calendars, Men of the Stacks, the Marlboro man, American gothic with the husband, wife and pitchfork, frisco astro dykes overflowing closets full of vintage clothing and shoes, sustainable dyke that are the urban farmer movement with coveralls and all, elton john, liberace -"the perfect all-around man for any woman",
To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourself in the world is just one more stereotype and to think that some would have others live up to the sterotype. It used to be where you were from, what you believed, your family, keeping up with the neighbors, who you know, what you know, your occupation, now its how you judge others and spend your money and who is in your network, or who cares how other define sexy, religion, race, gender your a phobic discriminator.
meh! try being old in these times! i thought i'd be doing well if i could walk without a frame at 86...
now this :-(
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2202811/Super-gran-Worlds-oldest-gymnast-aged-86-performs-jaw-dropping-routine-parallel-bars.html
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