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Someone Digs Up Vintage Photo That Supposedly Victimizes Men And Women, Gets A Well-Deserved History Lesson
If you read it on the internet, you need to research it. Or you can jump to conclusions and share your thoughts, blaming Western society for oppressing its members. Recently, a black and white photo from 1937 has resurfaced once again, showing two women dressed white in shorts walking down a street.
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Image credits: Alexandra Studio of Toronto
This staged picture (City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1257 Series 1057 Item 4766) was taken by Toronto-based commercial photography firm, Alexandra Studios, and has been posted on the internet many times. Usually with a caption, saying that this was the first time females rocked shorts in public, and the sight even caused a guy to crash his car. While both claims are actually false, most people don’t bother to background check the photograph. Including this person.
Here’s another photo that was taken at the same location on the same day
Image credits: Alexandra Studio of Toronto
People quickly started making fun out of the entire situation
A few more photos from the same shoot
Image credits: Alexandra Studio of Toronto
Image credits: Alexandra Studio of Toronto
Image credits: Alexandra Studio of Toronto
And here’s what others had to say about it
What do you think ?
Person2638 6 years ago
I think the person who said these women didn't cause a car crash was right. If it did happen, it's not their fault. Thankfully it didn't happen! I go on Pinterest a lot and I see the first two together, but never have I seen the rest of it!
Carlota Ocón 6 years ago
I thought this was all going to be about how the two women were lesbians and how brave they were, my lesbian and drunk brain played me, anyway, loved the story, bye
Anon Anon 6 years ago
I do agree that the women walking along the street aren't at fault, and the driver is at fault for taking their eyes off the road, but who says the driver was a man? Could have been a female driver. And that's not to say it's reinforcing the stereotype that women are bad driver's. Just a female could also have been taken aback by the revelation of women showing "a lot" of skin for the time. Then again, I ain't no history scholar and don't know how women dressed in the 30's. Just trying to show a different perspective. Once again, walking women not a fault, driver at fault for taking their eyes of the road
Ann Mohrmann 3 years ago
Those women are the only ones wearing white/light colors. Definitely eye-catching!
Mrhappy 6 years ago
The problem is with the reader. My immediate reaction on reading "women caused an accident" was not actually blaming the women, but the driver of the car. The women wearing the shorts set off the man driving the car. That doesn't mean "a woman wearing a revealing outfit was raped" suggests there are particular rape outfits. The problem here is not the women, what they were wearing or the driver. It's the reader that's the problem. Everyone feels the need to judge. wearing
Great Panda Mamu 6 years ago
I was confused at the first photo. It was obvious to me that the car in the photo was not crashed, but parked. I thought the crash was meant to have happened out of the shot. It took me a while to realize they were talking about the car in the photo.
Mirek Hotový 6 years ago
Oh wow. Let's argue about something that is absolutely clear and EVERYBODY knows exactly what the situation is about. But let's just be touchy and play with the words because you know... butthurt too much and we should care much too.
Kjorn 6 years ago
Don't you dare, woman, that you won't turn your head if Jason Momoa was Walking down the street in short short :-)
Kiahna 6 years ago
Did you even read the whole article? You don't need to look twice to see that the car isn't crashed. The entire argument is based off of a staged picture that no one even bothered to properly look at.
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Person2638 6 years ago
I think the person who said these women didn't cause a car crash was right. If it did happen, it's not their fault. Thankfully it didn't happen! I go on Pinterest a lot and I see the first two together, but never have I seen the rest of it!
Carlota Ocón 6 years ago
I thought this was all going to be about how the two women were lesbians and how brave they were, my lesbian and drunk brain played me, anyway, loved the story, bye
Anon Anon 6 years ago
I do agree that the women walking along the street aren't at fault, and the driver is at fault for taking their eyes off the road, but who says the driver was a man? Could have been a female driver. And that's not to say it's reinforcing the stereotype that women are bad driver's. Just a female could also have been taken aback by the revelation of women showing "a lot" of skin for the time. Then again, I ain't no history scholar and don't know how women dressed in the 30's. Just trying to show a different perspective. Once again, walking women not a fault, driver at fault for taking their eyes of the road
Ann Mohrmann 3 years ago
Those women are the only ones wearing white/light colors. Definitely eye-catching!
Mrhappy 6 years ago
The problem is with the reader. My immediate reaction on reading "women caused an accident" was not actually blaming the women, but the driver of the car. The women wearing the shorts set off the man driving the car. That doesn't mean "a woman wearing a revealing outfit was raped" suggests there are particular rape outfits. The problem here is not the women, what they were wearing or the driver. It's the reader that's the problem. Everyone feels the need to judge. wearing
Great Panda Mamu 6 years ago
I was confused at the first photo. It was obvious to me that the car in the photo was not crashed, but parked. I thought the crash was meant to have happened out of the shot. It took me a while to realize they were talking about the car in the photo.
Mirek Hotový 6 years ago
Oh wow. Let's argue about something that is absolutely clear and EVERYBODY knows exactly what the situation is about. But let's just be touchy and play with the words because you know... butthurt too much and we should care much too.
Kjorn 6 years ago
Don't you dare, woman, that you won't turn your head if Jason Momoa was Walking down the street in short short :-)
Kiahna 6 years ago
Did you even read the whole article? You don't need to look twice to see that the car isn't crashed. The entire argument is based off of a staged picture that no one even bothered to properly look at.
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