tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post6028315632303727977..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: French MothersEric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-6988342516455105762011-10-20T00:03:24.947+02:002011-10-20T00:03:24.947+02:00Thank you Eric, you first gave me the news, concer...Thank you Eric, you first gave me the news, concerning the birth of the little girl and her supposed name, Dalia, which I think is beautiful.Florenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-23078532561299673032011-10-19T22:30:32.360+02:002011-10-19T22:30:32.360+02:00She was born around 8 pm they said and apparently ...She was born around 8 pm they said and apparently her name (according to Twitter!) is Dalia.Ludehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288299480922682837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-63861885985227091252011-10-19T21:27:24.729+02:002011-10-19T21:27:24.729+02:00Alors, vous avez une princesse nouvelle.Alors, vous avez une princesse nouvelle.jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-31645473366286643112011-10-19T21:25:40.358+02:002011-10-19T21:25:40.358+02:00Congratulations to the new parents! I will have t...Congratulations to the new parents! I will have to look at the news and see what I can see. I'm sure this will be one celebrated baby. <br /><br />Thanks for the up to the minute report...and thanks for the links, TG.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707252035543174470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-54389898801187160322011-10-19T21:18:40.860+02:002011-10-19T21:18:40.860+02:00Yes, you're right Adam, - thanks for the info....Yes, you're right Adam, - thanks for the info. This monument has been used for numerous protests, including the ones of feminists.<br /><br />And yes, you're all right, when you mention that what you can see in the photo are men, but it's only because "they look up to the mothers of France"!<br /><br />Actually, without knowing, this post was very timely as... as of today we count a new mother in France and a famous one: Carla Bruni, the French first lady just gave birth to a little girl!Ludehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288299480922682837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-57607638921399302212011-10-19T18:18:52.058+02:002011-10-19T18:18:52.058+02:00I feel like I learn something new everyday I visit...I feel like I learn something new everyday I visit. The history around all of these statues are fascinating.<br /><br />KrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-42441262653781031162011-10-19T14:58:48.545+02:002011-10-19T14:58:48.545+02:00Thank you Adam for your explanation which was a lo...Thank you Adam for your explanation which was a lot helpful to me to catch well this monument ! I've smiled at the last sentence. Being 'women' should be as complicated as being 'men'. lol I think this is what's happening nowadays! 'L'accomplissement de soi' concerns equally men and women. At least, among the most priviliged people.Florenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-56950032733154938422011-10-19T14:41:36.298+02:002011-10-19T14:41:36.298+02:00Exactly, Monica! There is something to be learned...Exactly, Monica! There is something to be learned every day that is new and thankfully, I get my daily dose of Paris and learn something at the same time! What lovely multi-tasking...something most mothers can do with ease after having a baby!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621552249179937594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-13935414345737312402011-10-19T13:03:48.153+02:002011-10-19T13:03:48.153+02:00Seems to be as much père as mère.Seems to be as much père as mère.Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-47673242741313632112011-10-19T11:33:35.610+02:002011-10-19T11:33:35.610+02:00This monument was erected in honour of the French ...This monument was erected in honour of the French mothers who 'saved' the French nation after the first world war when so many men had been killed - both by doing the work they'd previously done, then by having lots of babies afterwards.<br /><br />The part you've shown here is one of the groups of men looking towards the mothers - seemingly both in awe and in shame.<br /><br />The monument has always been a controversial one, and a particular target of feminists. To be honest, it is oversized and a little ugly, but the reason they have always attacked it is because they don't think women should only be celebrated for being 'mothers'.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-79485580673469639732011-10-19T08:09:22.352+02:002011-10-19T08:09:22.352+02:00Are these men? If they are women, they are really...Are these men? If they are women, they are really ... ahem... masculine.Tomate Farciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102741033638005250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-38834504221793770112011-10-19T06:21:46.053+02:002011-10-19T06:21:46.053+02:00I have a great deal of respect for French mothers....I have a great deal of respect for French mothers. This statue makes me think, however, that our idea of French fashion is definitely post-1938.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-62833596539776301662011-10-19T02:54:05.788+02:002011-10-19T02:54:05.788+02:00My thoughts exactly Carrie. I would say that is a ...My thoughts exactly Carrie. I would say that is a goatee on the guy wearing trousers rather than jowls. <br /><br />Not so much greenery <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4457209827_e24f584a50.jpg" rel="nofollow">in 1938</a>. Seen from a broader perspective, as in the link, or <a href="http://img.webme.com/pic/v/vestiges-expositions/1937meresfrancaises.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a> perhaps, it really does take on the brutalist countenance of a Soviet monument.<br /><br />Leave it to Alexa to brighten things up.Tall Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130518604439054014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-27022405761057949422011-10-19T02:19:24.232+02:002011-10-19T02:19:24.232+02:00Don't some of them seem to be men? While the ...Don't some of them seem to be men? While the monument may be dedicated to mothers, I suppose it doesn't mean the figures are all mothers themselves. They seem to be dressed as I picture people in the medical profession dressing at that time. I don't think women wore pants as the one in the front middle is doing.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707252035543174470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-41453356750912852152011-10-19T01:57:09.036+02:002011-10-19T01:57:09.036+02:00Well, that explains all the adorables petits enfan...Well, that explains all the adorables petits enfants running around the Jardins du Luxembourg. :~}<br />(You're right—this does look like Soviet art.)Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.com