I understand what you are saying Tony: She is posing for the camera, isn't she?
As a matter of fact, most male busts, about 99% of them are also posing for the camera. But in a man's way - "
look how tough I am, dude". Gals are gals - and no matter where, they normally don't pose this way. They always do that delicious trick "
look how pretty good looking I am, dude".
She is beautiful, is that forbidden for a Vietcong gal?
In our western society the very first image that comes to our minds of a Vietnamese Woman is unquestionably this:
The shocking image was masterfully translated to cinema in Platoon most dramatic scene. Oliver Stone, in fact, has several parallelisms between some of the most striking photos and his film: Death of Elias is another example.
What we, here in the west must also face, is that some, or many of these women were also beautiful. There are beautiful women all across earth, and while I can't define this concept of beauty - there is something so exquisite about people's faces that slightest changes in our shapes create some striking beautiful people, and other changes make some others so ugly. In the middle, there are millions of ordinary people no one looks back.
Well, in wartimes a beautiful woman may get a combat semblance such as this, still retaining her cute face:
Or this striking scary face. Most probably it could outcome a great alternative for this bust offering:
Nevertheless, the regime's propaganda of the time showed some incredibly good looking Vietnamese combatants:
Well, war is really the most stupid invention of mankind! Don't we all think so?
There are far much better things to do in life!
