Wikipedia says the Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published in 1896 by Charles Dow and Edward Jones the co-founders of the Wall Street Journal. But Wikipedia didn't exist in 1971 so a guy named Dow Jones could probably convince a lot of people he invented it.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

I'm guessing you are joking, but in case you are not, Dow Jones was, and is a company where people work:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_%26_Company

[–] Assman@sh.itjust.works 16 points 10 months ago

That's clearly Eddie Burback

[+] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works -7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Everything about this is gross. It’s a good post, OP, but today it’s hard being a woman in the US & seeing half the population thinking that this is how it should be.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or it could be a joke picture with some people having fun. Is there some context I'm missing?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

In the US, a heavily misogynist candidate recently won the presidential election, along with a heavily misogynist party that has a very "Let's go back to the Good Ol' Days, when Men Were Men and Women Knew Their Place" sort of thinking.

It's a neat photo of the 70s, and it may not even be that any of the participants in the photo meant it in anything but a joking way, but I definitely get why, in context, some may find it... uncomfortable.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Oh no, I totally get it. I'm just trying to see some bright spot in these dark times. The vibe of the picture is fun, and I hope the people in it were having fun. I'm overly cynical by nature, so I'm trying to not jump to horrible conclusions with everything I see, because it was really effecting my mental health.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

The people in it were having fun. And I believe the gentleman was a good guy. I’ll get some more context for y’all soon.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Alternate take: We should learn from history, and not pretend it didn't happen. Especially now.