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Thousands and Thousands of men die, but yea lets focus on the first women.

Don't you see how people might get mad?

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In fact, that they highlight that she is the only woman does draw attention to the reality that this was a mostly male endeavor. I don’t see any erasure here, and this is a somewhat notable story.

This is one story. There are also numerous stories told about the men. And we even have a term, "The Greatest Generation". Here's a particular story of them, which you might not have heard yet.

This particular story emphasizes "woman" partly because that's a key part of the story (it was unusual, against societal roles of the time), and partly because telling these stories now is corrective in multiple ways.

(And maybe also in the headline because that will get more eyeballs on the story, because people want those previously neglected stories, and that inspiration.)

Are you really arguing that men in ww2 aren't talked about? I'm didn't bother to count how many entries there are on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_films, but at a glance it looks like it's >95% about men

I yield to no one in my admiration for the brave men who stormed the beach. Most of the coverage we see is about them.

I'm also sick of the stories of forgotten, now resurrected women who were, let's face it, minor players.

However, Gellhorn showed a lot of guts doing what she did. I admire that, too.

I’m noticing an uptick in HN trolling from newly created accounts.

It ebbs and flows. Not the hardest problem to deal with on HN by a long shot.

Interesting. Can you share what is?

One of them is people's tendency not to be aware of the negativity in their own comments (harshness, provocation, etc.), while at the same time being super aware of it in others. This skew in perception leads to the feeling:

"I am a valuable contributor, sharing insights and questions; you are a shameless troll, spewing drivel and aggression."

And its cousins:

"Me? How can you moderate me? This is bias and censorship of the worst order."

and

"Ok, I may have overstepped a little, but the other started it with their obvious abuse. Am I not supposed to defend myself? You obviously must agree with them."

In the case of divisive topics "I" becomes "we", a.k.a. "my side", but the dynamic is basically the same.

All this is human nature so it's kind of hard to do anything about.

I think this is a bit excessive especially since D-Day is such a well covered topic, but I do think it's interesting to point out that of the three D-Day/WWII stories that I found that were published around June 4th, two of them are stories about women.

These Astounding Relics From the Omaha Beach Battle Tell The Story of D-Day 80 Years Later https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-america... - May 21, 2024

How a World War II Escape Map Found a Second Use as a Ladies Garment https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2024/0... - June 5, 2024

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