Dunno Tucker Carlaon. Re: the POWs. To kill time while imprisoned, POWs voluntarily put on shows, which often involved POWs playing the female roles in the show.
Second from the left in the avocado green dress seems to be very comfortable and enjoying the moment as a pretty young lady. That smile is natural not forced.
I believe it was supposed to be Tucker Carlson, Fox News commentator. And I agree with your assessment about these POW Shows. My question has been where did they get such perfect costumes - did they make them? Did the camp provide shopping trips into town? Or did they order them from the Venus Catalogue? (lol)
I researched the POW questions a few years ago and yes, the POWs made the costumes from whatever they had on hand. If you ever saw the film The Great Escape, the POWs in that film made all sorts of costumes including German uniforms from whatever they were able to scrounge up.
I was told some years back that sometimes the POWs got donated clothes on occasion. I was told that happened in my friend's dad's POW camp, which was near a town in Germany. The townspeople occasionally were invited to see the POW's plays. I suspect that was the exception. My friend assured me his dad didn't wear dresses! Seriously, would his dad have told him if he did???
I like the term single leg trousers it does not sound as feminine as a skirt I am not sure I would get away with wearing one, in male mode, in my local bar Lucy
I was one of those little boys who was “volunteered” to play a girl’s part in a summer show. Being onstage wearing girl’s clothes was the most embarrassing moment of my life. I was so humiliated and ashamed. If I saw a man dressed as a woman such as in “Bridge Over the River Kwai” I assumed he’d been forced to be a girl the way I had been forced. When I was around eleven a boy came to a YMCA Halloween party dressed up as a girl. I wondered why. Then I had an epiphany that maybe he wanted to dress up as a girl. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and eventually I began to dress up in secret as a girl whenever I could. It felt so wonderful, but afterward I’d feel ashamed and wonder what was wrong with me. I’m a senior now and never cross dress anymore. However, it’s always on my mind. Honestly if I could have taken a blue pill all those years ago that rid me of those thoughts I’d have taken it.
Makes me wonder about the 8,000 Americans interned in Soviet prisoner camps that never came back. And half of the German Space guys that We did not vaccum up via Operation Paperclip of whom only half ever made it back to either West OR East Germany.
And last the 8,200 Allied officers that were moved from all over Asia to Unit 731 ..None ever returned from that Base in China.
Gee… I wonder what Tucker will have to say about this pic!?
ReplyDeleteWho's Tucker?
DeleteTucker Carlaon I presume. I also assume that as POW’s this was forced on them.
DeleteDunno Tucker Carlaon. Re: the POWs. To kill time while imprisoned, POWs voluntarily put on shows, which often involved POWs playing the female roles in the show.
DeleteSecond from the left in the avocado green dress seems to be very comfortable and enjoying the moment as a pretty young lady. That smile is natural not forced.
DeleteI believe it was supposed to be Tucker Carlson, Fox News commentator.
ReplyDeleteAnd I agree with your assessment about these POW Shows. My question has been where did they get such perfect costumes - did they make them? Did the camp provide shopping trips into town? Or did they order them from the Venus Catalogue? (lol)
I researched the POW questions a few years ago and yes, the POWs made the costumes from whatever they had on hand. If you ever saw the film The Great Escape, the POWs in that film made all sorts of costumes including German uniforms from whatever they were able to scrounge up.
DeleteI saw that on Hogan's Heroes, too. (lol)
DeleteI was told some years back that sometimes the POWs got donated clothes on occasion. I was told that happened in my friend's dad's POW camp, which was near a town in Germany. The townspeople occasionally were invited to see the POW's plays. I suspect that was the exception. My friend assured me his dad didn't wear dresses! Seriously, would his dad have told him if he did???
Deletethe same also happened in Japanese POW camps
ReplyDeleteAs portrayed in the film "Bridge on the River Kwai"
Delete"1 Leg Trousers" LOL! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI like the term single leg trousers it does not sound as feminine as a skirt
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I would get away with wearing one, in male mode, in my local bar
Lucy
I was one of those little boys who was “volunteered” to play a girl’s part in a summer show. Being onstage wearing girl’s clothes was the most embarrassing moment of my life. I was so humiliated and ashamed. If I saw a man dressed as a woman such as in “Bridge Over the River Kwai” I assumed he’d been forced to be a girl the way I had been forced. When I was around eleven a boy came to a YMCA Halloween party dressed up as a girl. I wondered why. Then I had an epiphany that maybe he wanted to dress up as a girl. I couldn’t stop thinking about it and eventually I began to dress up in secret as a girl whenever I could. It felt so wonderful, but afterward I’d feel ashamed and wonder what was wrong with me. I’m a senior now and never cross dress anymore. However, it’s always on my mind. Honestly if I could have taken a blue pill all those years ago that rid me of those thoughts I’d have taken it.
ReplyDeleteThe roman numerals XXID dont seem to be correct.
ReplyDeleteVelma
Should be XXI-D. I will fix the caption. Thank you for the heads-up.
DeleteMakes me wonder about the 8,000 Americans interned in Soviet prisoner camps that never came back. And half of the German Space guys that We did not vaccum up via Operation Paperclip of whom only half ever made it back to either West OR East Germany.
ReplyDeleteAnd last the 8,200 Allied officers that were moved from all over Asia to Unit 731
..None ever returned from that Base in China.