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Neoma

(10,039 posts) Thu Mar 29, 2012, 01:14 PM Mar 2012

"The Women of The Future," according to 1902 French trading cards

In 1902, a French trading card manufacturer released this curious batch of playing cards depicting women and their futuristic careers as soldiers, lawyers, journalists, and cigarette-chomping students. But because these cards were designed to titillate, many of these outfits aren't entirely practical — note the firefighter and general's lack of sleeves above. In fact, much of the military regalia pictured wouldn't be handy whatsoever in the battlefield.

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Are those... tattooed stars on the soldiers arm?

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"The Women of The Future," according to 1902 French trading cards (Original Post) Neoma Mar 2012 OP

ahh--and the torso-deforming steel corset! zazen Mar 2012 #1

take this porn off DU - signed rick santorum Laf.La.Dem. Mar 2012 #2

LOL! ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2012 #3

I think bare arms were quite sexy in those days Broderick Mar 2012 #4

I don't think they shaved their armpits though. Neoma Mar 2012 #5

Why can't you train Broderick Mar 2012 #6

It's normal for me, if I don't go anywhere for awhile. Neoma Mar 2012 #7

Yeah I have taken notice of that Broderick Mar 2012 #8

"I think in some european counties it's normal." greiner3 Mar 2012 #9

zazen

(2,978 posts)

1. ahh--and the torso-deforming steel corset!

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 01:44 PM

Mar 2012

Always handy on the battlefield.

Thanks--these are quaint.

Laf.La.Dem.

(2,962 posts)

2. take this porn off DU - signed rick santorum

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 01:47 PM

Mar 2012

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)

3. LOL!

Reply to Laf.La.Dem. (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 02:49 PM

Mar 2012

Broderick

(4,578 posts)

4. I think bare arms were quite sexy in those days

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 03:14 PM

Mar 2012

or at least from a little seen perspective. Now it's far different. LOL

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

5. I don't think they shaved their armpits though.

Reply to Broderick (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 09:59 PM

Mar 2012

In today's culture, that'd be horrible! For example:

Broderick

(4,578 posts)

6. Why can't you train

Reply to Neoma (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 11:15 PM

Mar 2012

It like ivy? Like an underarm wig.

I think in some european counties it's normal.

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

7. It's normal for me, if I don't go anywhere for awhile.

Reply to Broderick (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 11:24 PM

Mar 2012

Honestly, it's only hair. We get to have hairless legs and armpits, and suddenly they're trying to make hairless men normal.

My husband refers to the 40 year old virgin movie when that topic comes up. "That was real, they really waxed him, and that was REAL PAIN."

Broderick

(4,578 posts)

8. Yeah I have taken notice of that

Reply to Neoma (Reply #7)

Thu Mar 29, 2012, 11:56 PM

Mar 2012

In many things. Even a discussion about sex on some show. I was taken aback. I guess it's becoming a requirement soon enough for the next generation of men climbing out of high school and college. I guess men are next in the pubescent-ification of people. Started with women, now men.

greiner3

(5,214 posts)

9. "I think in some european counties it's normal."

Reply to Broderick (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 31, 2012, 07:09 AM

Mar 2012

What a market opportunity for the makers of womens' shavers!

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