Submitted by w-e-f-u-n-k t3_yieze7 in OldSchoolCool
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BonerJew420 t1_iuiaubv wrote
Wild women of Borneo was a long-running early 20th century theme in pop culture. In the last era of discovery and exploration…..
w-e-f-u-n-k OP t1_iuiaxr6 wrote
I didn’t know that, thanks for the info!
BonerJew420 t1_iuib8sp wrote
Borneo was one of those last “mysterious cultures from afar” locations that western cultures mythologized. And sexualized, of course. Amusing, looking back.
DemenTEDBundy85 t1_iuin0nv wrote
Beautiful hair
Thom360 t1_iuiohnp wrote
Thank you for this insight BonerJew420
pickle_pouch t1_iuj7oje wrote
Thaddeus206 t1_iuj852c wrote
you rock! Thanks for sharing this
senteryourself t1_iujc6uh wrote
Beat me to it!
notbob1959 t1_iujqvsy wrote
There was a 1931 movie titled Wild Women of Borneo. Here is the synopsis from tcm.com:
>This film depicts an expedition by three Americans into the interior of Borneo, where a tribe of savage female warriors is said to dwell. The explorers travel through Mexico and Singapore, where they witness the sacred "fire ordeal," in which Hindu zealots walk across hot coals. Eventually they reach Borneo, where they capture footage of rare breeds of animals, primitive native tribes and the warriors' burial grounds. The wild women are at last sited and photographed in Borneo's Forest of Souls, but they attack the explorers with poison darts and chase them away.
LeatherTooler t1_iuka8cv wrote
I love that some of the most informational top comments on reddit are by people with wild user names
KalessinDB t1_iukbq4y wrote
So uhhh... she single?
w-e-f-u-n-k OP t1_iui9v9k wrote
I’m terrible at reading cursive, on the front it looks like more like “Women,” but the back has it written again and definitely looks like “Woman,” so that’s what I went with. Anyway, enjoy this badass photo!