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~Psycho Sue~ said:that drawing disturbs me because of her man-arms. *shudder*
texasgirl said:Here's the Norman Rockwell one; I believe he came up with the name Rosie.
~Psycho Sue~ said:yea, well look at the forearms in this pic compared to the original...the orginal lost the feminine shape of the forearm. There is no definition of the wrist.
lol If I was a young lady back then, that poster would have freaked me out and I would have been like--- "no way! I don't want man arms!" lol
Mrs. Merl said:I really don't particularly like this photo at all. Additionally, I think that the message of strength in the original is lost entirely with what I would consider a very waif like image. (Plus, these are arms I might cry over. Not for me.) And I agree also that the perspective is quite a point of difference in original to the above image.
Though, the Norman Rockwell is quite definitely the most different, I think there is something very endearing about his Rosie, she is pretty much adorable even with her big arms. I think given what the original images (the icon and N. Rockwell's) are portraying it was not at all out of place to imagine women as they are shown here - strong and able. I don't think women of the time would have been taken aback by these at all. Otherwise, I doubt very much that the one would have persisted to become the icon it is still today.
~Psycho Sue~ said:ARGHHH!!!!! Def man arms!!!! And why is she eating her sandwich with those dirty grubby hands????!!!
I dont think, personally for me, making a woman appear more masculine-limbed is very true to being what a woman represents. The intagible qualities are not represented, to me, by man-arms. They are in the strength of her eyes and the determination of her face. Look at the face of my version...That face is awesome! The original has the face too, but also has the wierd man-arm-perspective thing that is off putting.
I found this article in my newspaper yesterday. At the Smithsonian I saw a display of Rosie. A real part of our history. Shows women can get the job done when need be. Makes me wonder what would of happened had they not pulled up the slack.
I like to think American still has stock from these kind of ladies.
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23SkidooWithYou said:I think it all had a "propeganda" vibe. It had to if the country was ever going to change the established mind set surrounding the role of the "weaker" sex.
~Psycho Sue~ said:I think there is alot of 60's 70's and modern day feminism being projected onto Rosie.