{"id":35982,"date":"2011-05-25T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2011-05-25T15:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=35982"},"modified":"2013-11-11T03:09:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T08:09:12","slug":"little-green-army-men-and-the-realities-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2011\/05\/25\/little-green-army-men-and-the-realities-of-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Green Army Men and the Realities of War (Trigger Warning)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trigger warning <\/strong>for those sensitive to war, suicide, domestic violence, or people suffering from war-related ptsd.<\/p>\n<p>Generations of U.S. children have played with the iconic little green army men. \u00a0Along with other war toys, they contribute to the socialization of some young boys into the idea that war is an exciting and heroic adventure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2011\/05\/115.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35983\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2011\/05\/115.jpg\" width=\"302\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.retroplanet.com\/blog\/retro-archives\/nostalgic-stocking-stuffers\/green-army-men-set\/\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">An artist at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearedorothy.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dorothy Collective<\/a> decided to reconfigure the little green army men so that they would tell the less glamorous stories. \u00a0Inspired by an article\u00a0about the suffering of a Colorado Springs-based battalion, she created <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearedorothy.com\/art\/casualties-of-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">these little green army men<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2011\/05\/26.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35984\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2011\/05\/26.jpg\" width=\"544\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2011\/05\/26.jpg 777w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2011\/05\/26-500x355.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They&#8217;re a heart-wrenching commentary about the grown up realities of war and the socialization of children into the fantasy. \u00a0Thanks to Hope H. for the tip.<\/p>\n<span class=\"ft_signature\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/lisa-wade.com\/\">Lisa Wade, PhD<\/a> is an Associate Professor at Tulane University. She is the author of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Hookup-New-Culture-Campus\/dp\/039328509X?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\">American Hookup<\/a><em>, a book about college sexual culture; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gender-Interactions-Institutions-Lisa-Wade\/dp\/0393931072?ie=UTF8&amp;*Version*=1&amp;*entries*=0\">textbook about gender<\/a>; and a forthcoming introductory text: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lisa-wade.com\/intro\/\">Terrible Magnificent Sociology<\/a><em>.\u00a0You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lisawade\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lisawadephd\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trigger warning for those sensitive to war, suicide, domestic violence, or people suffering from war-related ptsd. Generations of U.S. children have played with the iconic little green army men. \u00a0Along with other war toys, they contribute to the socialization of some young boys into the idea that war is an exciting and heroic adventure. 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