Woke VA Officials Ban Iconic WWII Kiss Photo Over ‘Values’ — and are Forced to Reverse it When Boss Finds Out Via Tweet

[Turd Fergusen]

Woke officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs banned the iconic photo of a World War II Times Square kiss from agency buildings last week — claiming it no longer fit the “values” of the VA.

But the move apparently blind-sided their furious boss, VA Secretary Denis McDonough, who very publicly reversed the edict on X on Tuesday morning — after seemingly learning of it through a tweet.

The VA chief had not been made aware of the memo before it was issued and never approved it, sources familiar with the matter added to The Associated Press.

The photo — which captures an ecstatic US sailor kissing a nurse passing by to celebrate the end of war with Japan in 1945 — was deemed “inappropriate behavior” by VA higher-ups because it “depicts a non-consensual act.”

Displaying the snapshot in VA hospitals “could be construed as a tacit endorsement of the inappropriate behavior it depicts,” wrote RimaAnn Nelson, the agency’s assistant undersecretary for Health for Operations, in a Feb. 29 memo to staffers around the country.

“Employees have expressed discomfort with the display of this photograph” — and “to foster a more trauma-informed environment,’’ it should be removed, the missive said.

Doing so “reflects our dedication to creating a respectful and safe workplace, and is in keeping with our broader efforts to promote a culture of inclusivity and awareness,” Nelson wrote.

The administration honcho suggested staffers instead find “alternative photographs that capture the spirit of victory and peace without compromising the VAs commitment to a safe and respectful environment.

“Your cooperation in this matter is vital,’’ the memo added. “Please ensure that these photographs are promptly removed.”

But the ban is believed to have infuriated Nelson’s boss when he learned of it — apparently five days later through social media.

“Let me be clear: This image is not banned from VA facilities — and we will keep it in VA facilities,” McDonough wrote on X on Tuesday — an hour and a half after a copy of Nelson’s memo surfaced on an account titled End Wokeness.

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Woke VA officials ban iconic WWII kiss photo over ‘values’ — and are forced to reverse it when boss finds out via tweet

“Let me be clear: This image is not banned from VA facilities — and we will keep it in VA facilities,” Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough wrote on X.

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[elmgems]

The gentleman in the photo is my closest friend's great grandfather.

 

[Totemic]

So who exactly is "discomforted" by this? It's the fucking VA, pretty damn sure Veterans have seen worse things than some soldier celebrating the end of a god damn war by stealing a kiss.

 

[cubby]

Just put a map to the nearest safe space right next to the picture, that oughta pacify all the traumatized woke people.

This is absolutely beyond the pale ridiculous!!!

 

[knockout]

There is absolutely nothing that a woke liberal can't find insulting and I mean nothing

 

[thatsmallgrl]

The VA hospitals are for the Veterans not the employees. If the employees are that butthurt over such an iconic photo, then go work for fucking Google.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Let me state for the record that I want no part of being in anything some assclown can call a "trauma-informed environment". Loosely translated that means to me "a place where you can whinge about all of the stuff that has ever hurt your feelers since before you could mess a diaper" No thank you. I prefer to be around people that CONQUER their traumas, not people that wallow in their traumas. It's a choice...

 

[runninfawn]

woke people should never ever go or even watch the dropping of the ball, or what ever it is called, in time square on new year's celebration they sure would they ever be "tramatised" and "insulted". that picture was taken at a time when public show of affection was a big no no but the people in the background sure don't look insulted by the re-action of the "navy veterent" judging by their smiles and yes even letting a little girl witness it but took it as it was meant to be "a celebration of the end of a war"

 

[BuffettGirl]

woke people should never ever go or even watch the dropping of the ball, or what ever it is called, in time square on new year's celebration they sure would they ever be "tramatised" and "insulted". that picture was taken at a time when public show of affection was a big no no but the people in the background sure don't look insulted by the re-action of the "navy veterent" judging by their smiles and yes even letting a little girl witness it but took it as it was meant to be "a celebration of the end of a war"

Did you know that the man that kissed the nurse was on a date with his future wife that day? She's in the photo too, looking on laughing. I read so many articles about this yesterday I can't remember if that's in one of these articles or not, but their daughter said no one involved was angry or upset about it from that day to this. That should count too in my opinion.

 

[cubby]

Nobody is allowed to be joyful or carefree anymore, who knows who you might insult or traumatize by, god forbid, smiling and laughing and having fun.

 

[runninfawn]

and also all the "magic" has been taken away from childhood... prince charmin can't kiss snow white, and can't say dwarves cuz it is "offensive" all tales of our childhoond and our kids' childhood are now "offensive" to be replaced by the woke "reality" of how the world is i don't know if i am expressing myself right for what i am trying to say and books are replace by their own "version" of history ect. when and where will it stop ? i am waiting to read the woke version of goldilocks. it would probably read something like this : once apon a time a little child name goldilocks was away with their family . while away someone came in and sat in their chairs, ate their food and got sleepy so they tried parent 1 and parent 2's bed and found it too big etc wow isn't that just so "enchanting" for children
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and also all the "magic" has been taken away from childhood... prince charmin can't kiss snow white, and can't say dwarves cuz it is "offensive" all tales of our childhoond and our kids' childhood are now "offensive" to be replaced by the woke "reality" of how the world is i don't know if i am expressing myself right for what i am trying to say and books are replace by their own "version" of history ect. when and where will it stop ? i am waiting to read the woke version of goldilocks. it would probably read something like this : once apon a time a little child name goldilocks was away with their family . while away someone came in and sat in their chairs, ate their food and got sleepy so they tried parent 1 and parent 2's bed and found it too big etc wow isn't that just so "enchanting" for children

and it just happen that i am reading and article about women's day that use to be about natural women https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/worl...n&cvid=76ee8115abf245b4b831d092a298f69b&ei=21 .. i hope it works cuz it is interesting and i hope the start of women fighting back finally