Visual Culture and Health Posters

Title:: A Sailor Doesn't Have to Prove He's a Man

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Description:

Responsible masculinity was also a common theme during the Second World War. This illustration of a sailor preventing his friend from pursuing a buxom blonde woman in the background deals with a serious issue in a humorous though chauvinistic manner. Contrasting the image of the woman as sexual temptress with the image of the masculine but moral soldier, the message avoids overtly addressing his sexual behavior by suggesting that, "A sailor doesn't have to prove he's a man!" The urban setting suggests this poster addresses concerns about wayward sailors during shore leave. The poster carries an additional message that, "There's no medicine for regret," which suggests that, while the venereal disease could be effectively treated, the feeling of regret for reckless behavior could not be easily alleviated.

NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.

Number of Image Pages:

1 (722,193 Bytes)

Date Supplied:

ca. 1942

Creator:

[United States Navy]

Source:

Original Repository: The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.

This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).

URL: http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/

IHM Order Number: A025574

Publisher:

[United States Navy]

Rights:

Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division.

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Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Public Health

Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:: Venereal Disease

Exhibit Category:

Infectious Disease

Unique Identifier:

VCBBBX

Document Type:

Posters

Slides (photographs)

Language:

English

Format:

image/jpeg

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2004-08-13

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