Woman strikes a Swedish neonazi with her handbag, 1985 : historyphotos

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 67 points 4 months ago

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I love this photo

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_with_the_Handbag

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Damn, that's a rough 38

[–] PrimeMinisterKeyes@leminal.space 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The man hit by Danielsson was identified as Seppo Seluska, a militant from the Nordic Realm Party later convicted for the torture and murder of a gay Jew.

:-(
I guess handbags aren't quite enough to stop these bastards.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That woman has more balls than anyone there

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd prefer that she'd used something a little heavier, like a brick or a pipe (probably weren't readily available, I understand), but I strongly agree.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That bag could have a dozen cans of cat food in it

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 7 points 4 months ago

It could, true. There's just something about metal pipes specifically, they just seem to have the ability (in my mind) to absolutely fuck someone up. Maybe it's the better swing? The range? The fact that I took out a whole building with one in New Vegas? No idea.

[–] LoreSoong@startrek.website 11 points 4 months ago

Good form, keeping distance to prevent immediate retaliation. 10/10

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 9 points 4 months ago

Maybe the most famous and iconic Swedish photograph of all time? An inspiration to us all.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Is she part of that antifa group I keep hearing about? The Trump regime knows how to deal with her type.

[+] bmpvy@feddit.org 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

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[–] Greddan@feddit.org 4 points 4 months ago

It has been in school books but with our current government trying to whitewash the nazis pictured here it's likely to be removed.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Nazis, fuck off!

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

What form!

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

More of this.

[–] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

I don'r speak French, adieu!

[+] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -9 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Are we sure this was 1985? I've seen this photo before, and was told it was during the 1940s.

I honestly have no way of knowing which is true.

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Neonazis in 1940?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I said I saw the photo, not the title. If the date in the title were incorrect, would it be that out of the question that a word is also incorrect?

[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 months ago

Swedes so ahead of the curve their regular 40s Nazis already had 80s fashion and skinheads.

[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Because they are dressed as neonazis which is clearly shown in the photo.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

Perhaps you should also read the title.

[–] tatann@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Does it look like a car or clothes from the 40‘s ?

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It's just outside my then (some 5 years later) favourite café Brokvists. So I can say that yes it's from the eighties.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Wikipedia says it was 1985. I'm not sure why it's in b&w, since there was definitely color in the 80s.

[–] ZJBlank@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If the photo’s being taken for use in newspapers and it’s going to be printed in black and white, might as well just take the photo in black and white since the film’s cheaper

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

Black and white provided the highest contrast for the lowest cost.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

This is probably the correct answer.

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