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The connection between Mae West, Josephine Baker, Putin, and Nazis
Since the beginning of time, some moralists have been immoral
Very Unpopular Strong Opinions Blog by Christyl Rivers
Dancing toward justice
When they rose in power in the 1920’s the far-right German nationalists, and master racists, knew what is best for society. See if any of these signs look familiar.
They knew, (or thought they knew) and acted boldly, with complete authority.
Josephine Baker, and other artists were “canceled” by the Nazis. In the USA, moralists tried to cancel other artists.
Last night we watched a biography on Mae West. She was a century ahead of her time. What Baker and West have in common is both asserted power and femininity. Giddy drag queens followed.
The moralists, Nazis, and others, were not about to let that go uncensored!
Putin wants no sissy men
Now we have Putin asserting that a “strong man” is one who takes what he wants. He is a racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, and of course, a deranged “know nyet”.
(Sorry. As a graduate of USA schools, I don’t speak Russian— or European — so well.)