Women at the Forefront

There was a time in the past century when women were appreciated for being women: lovely, curvy, smart, elegant, enthralling, distracting. While their rights were not yet guaranteed by any means, men were men and as such had a proper and healthy dedication to the women in their lives. This was well before the pornification of the country and the heroin-addict chic that led to such visual atrocities (and crimes against their own gender) as Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and their ilk.

In World War II, images of women adorned the fighter planes and bombers piloted by the brave men who defended freedom far away from the women they loved. With a picture of his gal in his pocket (and one of Betty Grable above his bunk), pilots went into battle with images of strong women on the nose of their planes.

Often idealized portrayals, these images showed an appreciation for women that few men have today: strong, sultry, confident women who seemed to come from a Mickey Spillane novel or a Vargas book. But stereotypes aside, they were there to guide and comfort these men, as real women do so well out of their own sense of love and dedication.

There is an elegance and wonderful mystery about women that many men miss, probably because the Age of Real Men is gone. But the allure of an intelligent and strong real woman will always draw a real guy to appreciate her.

via WebUrbanist

Addendum: Virgin America took the classy route to sexy with this advert. Respect and appreciation can go hand in hand, yes? Yes.