In defense of Norman Rockwell
Dec. 18th, 2013 10:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
james_davis_nicollFrom a discussion of the American War! on! Christmas!:
Now it is true Rockwell's American includes scenes like this:
But not only is that a reference to FDR's Four Freedom's speech, Rockwell's America also included scenes like this:
But what she was really doing in the first instance, though, was standing up for America's aggrieved white Christians, a cohort that's watched in frustration as ethnic populations have grown in size and political power, causing Norman Rockwell's America to fade before their eyes.
Now it is true Rockwell's American includes scenes like this:
But not only is that a reference to FDR's Four Freedom's speech, Rockwell's America also included scenes like this:
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