We usually think of racism applied to non-white people, but WWII propaganda often used similar techniques of depicting Germans and Italians as physically flawed and subhuman.

We usually think of racism applied to non-white people, but WWII propaganda often used similar techniques of depicting Germans and Italians as physically flawed and subhuman.

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There&Amp;Rsquo;S An Unpleasant Racial Subtext To This Particular &Amp;Ldquo;Damsel In Distress&Amp;Rdquo; Image, Which Links It To Previous Images Like Powers&Amp;Rsquo; The Greek Slave And Delacroix&Amp;Rsquo; Massacre At Chios: White Woman Menaced By Dark Hordes.

Probably From One Of The Men&Amp;Rsquo;S Adventure Magazines. This Is Almost Certainly A Reference To Les Femmes Tondues. In Post-Liberation France, Women Who Allegedly Collaborated With Occupying Fascists (Especially &Amp;Ldquo;Horizontal Collaboration&Amp;Rdquo;)

I Guess The Man Depicted Is Supposed To Be Sade. Apparently A British Magazine.

Note The Ss Skull And Crossbones On Hat.

Interesting Combination Of Orientalist Harem Fantasy With 60S Mod Style In Fashion And Furniture.

Probably From A 1980S British Spanking Magazine. This Is An Interesting Case Of Feminization Of An All-Male, Homoerotic Scenario, Set In A Military Institution. Putting Young Women In The Uniforms Adds An Extra Element Of Theatricality And Ritual, And

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Again, Women In Stylized Military Uniforms. Even More Interesting Is A Man In A Feminized Military Uniform.

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By French Artist &Amp;Ldquo;Carlo&Amp;Rdquo;, Early 20Th Century. Note The Mock-Judicial Setting, Adding A Note Of Ritual And Theatre To The Scene.

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