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In reply to the discussion: Women in shorts cause car to “crash” into pole [View all]ismnotwasm
(42,379 posts)The whole picture is shot weird. The virginal pristine white shorts against the dirty, rough clothing of the working men. The disrespectful leers (remember, this would have been considered 'indecent' clothing) The Hansel and Gretal hand holding, indicative of support or fear. Or youth. The clothing of the women (tennis outfits?) indicating higher social class. It looks as though, rather than 'causing' a car crash they crashed in the wrong neighborhood and are walking into sexual violence.
The violence of the crash. It's a psychologically loaded picture alright. The women are being mocked, not admired. Owned. Dependent. Frightened.
It's a classist, sexist photo, one that paints working men as buffoons and the women as delicate flowers. All they need is a 'white knight' character and it would complete the profile, but that's not the intent of the photo.