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In reply to the discussion: Italian protester's kiss was 'sexual violence' [View all]PowerToThePeople
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The kiss did kind of bother someone else, though: the woman in the nurses uniform, Greta Zimmer, who wasnt even a nurse. She was a 21-year-old dental assistant from Queens, who, having heard rumors about the end of the war, walked over to Times Square from her office on Lexington Avenue. George says he was so drunk, he doesnt even remember the kiss. Greta says shell never forget it.
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She isnt sure how long she was standing there; maybe minutes. And then I was grabbed, she says. That man was very strong. I wasnt kissing him. He was kissing me.
Just as suddenly, he let her go. George stumbled off towards the subway, Rita trailing behind, and Greta walked back to her office. George and Rita never discussed the kiss, nor did Greta tell anyone what had happened to her.
Back then, it was just one of those things: Obviously, to do that today its not such a good idea, says Lawrence Verria, co-author of The Kissing Sailor. But in Times Square, 1945, they hear the wars over its not such a bad idea.
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http://nypost.com/2012/06/17/the-true-story-behind-the-iconic-v-j-day-sailor-and-nurse-smooch/
http://www.scribd.com/doc/97187031/The-Kissing-Sailor-The-Mystery-Behind-the-Photo-that-Ended-World-War-II