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9. Certainly popular culture is reflecting that, with the popularity of Top Gun 2, Warfare, etc.

8. With the increase in militarization--the US supplying Israel with weapons to bomb Gaza, deployment of military into US cities--it feels very much like societal upheaval, and perhaps fashion is taking a cue, tapping into a collective militarization, with aesthetics reflecting these changes.

7. Linda Rodriguez McRobbie explains "The trench coat is, in some ways, emblematic of the unique moment in history that World War I occupies, when everything – from rigidly held social structures to military organization to fashion – was in upheaval."

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tren...

6. Anyway, I'm just noticing how popular trench coats and bomber jackets are now, particularly in women's fashion. Maybe it is a sign of the diffusion of military aesthetics in popular culture.

But it could also be a sign of our political moment.

5. Enloe also shows women are integral to militarization and intl politics (Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, 2014):

www.jstor.org/stable/10.15...

4. Cynthia Enloe (Maneuvers, 2000) shows how militarization--the process whereby a society comes to view the military as essential--is a cultural process as much as it is a political and ideological one.

www.jstor.org/stable/10.15...

3. While not designed for warfare, the trench coat also emerged around WWI, its style today evocative of officers' uniforms, including people like Hitler.

hitler-pics.com/2024/09/26/h...

2. Similarly, the bomber jacket was originally worn by bomber pilots, later popularized in Hollywood by Humphrey Bogart, James Dean, Tom Cruise.

www.michaelandrews.com/the-history-...

Japan's govt should bear the costs because keeping US military bases predominantly in Okinawa is precisely what has led to higher rates of PFAS contamination. Okinawans should not also bear the burden of PFAS cleanup costs and the burden of bases.

A 2022 study found residents in Ginowan, Kadena and Chatan (all w/US military bases) had PFAS blood levels 3x ntl average

www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/artic...

The highest source of PFAS in Okinawa is US military, which is occupying Okinawa after Japan "sold" Okinawa in the San Francisco Peace Treaty. The US-JP dual colonialism of Okinawa enables PFAS contamination.

Btw the same is true of PFAS levels near bases in US

www.epw.senate.gov/public/index...

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