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My Lai, Sexual Assault and the Black Blouse Girl: Forty-Five Years Later, One of America’s Most Iconic Photos Hides Truth in Plain Sight
This post was deleted for the following reason: Looks like mefi traffic is just plain killing the site. -- cortex
Simply horrible. We dehumanised the Vietnamese so much, that they were just so much meat.
posted by arcticseal at 3:10 PM on November 5, 2013
posted by arcticseal at 3:10 PM on November 5, 2013
It was a hot day in the jungle.
Sincerely,
Colin Powell
posted by Renoroc at 3:11 PM on November 5, 2013
Sincerely,
Colin Powell
posted by Renoroc at 3:11 PM on November 5, 2013
Rape culture and war culture seem to be one and the same.
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 3:15 PM on November 5, 2013
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 3:15 PM on November 5, 2013
It's horrifying, but not as bad as what I expected to read.
I thought the big reveal would be that the photographer had participated.
posted by winna at 3:20 PM on November 5, 2013
I thought the big reveal would be that the photographer had participated.
posted by winna at 3:20 PM on November 5, 2013
My Lai 45 Years Later—And the Unknown Atrocities of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan
Mai Lai was not an aberration...it was the rule not the exception. The “Black Blouse Girl" was one among a multitude.
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 3:21 PM on November 5, 2013
Mai Lai was not an aberration...it was the rule not the exception. The “Black Blouse Girl" was one among a multitude.
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 3:21 PM on November 5, 2013
We were shits during WWII also, even after the war ended. Many of these incidents were hushed up to avoid blowback from the locals.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 3:22 PM on November 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 3:22 PM on November 5, 2013 [1 favorite]
yeah, i don't think the site can handle the load from the traffic mefi sends it.
cortex, you can go ahead and delete this post again :(
posted by yeoz at 3:30 PM on November 5, 2013
cortex, you can go ahead and delete this post again :(
posted by yeoz at 3:30 PM on November 5, 2013
Bummer, yeah, seems like we're murdering it. A do-over at some point when there's a more robust hosting situation going on would be great.
posted by cortex at 3:32 PM on November 5, 2013
posted by cortex at 3:32 PM on November 5, 2013
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