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Sjmarf @sh.itjust.works

1y ago

British Soldiers (interrupted during drag show rehearsals by a German raid) manning a BL 6-inch Mk VII naval gun at Shornemead Fort, England in 1940

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I take it back. Drag queens are dangerous.
In this case: to nazis. I don’t have a problem with that.
- Drag queens are dangerous... to nazis
  Is this why the right wants to outlaw drag?
  
  Always has been.
  Us LGBTQ people are very scawwy
They were rehearsing for a Christmas Charity it seems.
Putting on Drag Performances were apparently common in the british armed forces to boost morale.
https://www.forces.net/heritage/history/did-ww2-soldiers-fight-hitlers-nazi-germany-while-drag and https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/british-soldiers-manning-anti-aircraft-guns-in-womens-clothes-1940/
IDK why that Context isn't in the Title, but here it is.
- It was and is common in the US military too!
- IDK why that Context isn’t in the Title, but here it is.
  Titles can only be so long, and making a title inherently involves compromise between conciseness and detail.
Drag queens fucking up Nazis. Love to see it.
- The front (and rear behind enemy lines) lines agains fascism.
- They are still fucking up wannabe nazis today.
You betta work!
- Cover, girl! death drop
Lighthearted and festive barrel on that gun as well.
I’ve seen that anime I think…
It's giving Little House on the Eve of War

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