All the locals in the town share the same looks and hair as the solider pictured. Implying that when the soldier says “this is the town my pappy told me about” it’s likely because his father slept with (or raped) many of the locals when he was stationed there.
I don’t see anything there indicating he was making comics glorifying rape… unless you’re calling out me saying it’s boomer humor, which I guess is fair, it’s greatest generation humor?
Some explanation might help…
All the locals in the town share the same looks and hair as the solider pictured. Implying that when the soldier says “this is the town my pappy told me about” it’s likely because his father slept with (or raped) many of the locals when he was stationed there.
I mean, it’s a comic, so hopefully we can assume rape wasn’t involved, even being a boomer comic, Jesus
Learn your history!
These cartoons were created during WW2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mauldin
I don’t see anything there indicating he was making comics glorifying rape… unless you’re calling out me saying it’s boomer humor, which I guess is fair, it’s greatest generation humor?
It was the ‘boomer’ that ignited my rage.
I was a fan of his work from a very young age. I liked a lot of stuff from before I was born.
Yeah as an Okinawan, this comic has rapey vibes. Hopefully I’m overthinking it.
His dad was a trans soldier, had a little fun with a local lad, and the youngster we see reflects the towns predominant genetics.