Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW)

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Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 20, 2015 13:19:58 GMT -5 AAM2012 and nomad100 like this

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You'll have to go to the article to view all of the photos because I'm not c/p all of them, but hot damn. Being patriotic never felt so good. God bless America.

These Photos Of Wounded Veterans Are Both Sexy And Inspiring
Talk about a whole new way of serving your country.

When Los Angeles-based photographer Michael Stokes began taking pictures of a former Marine model who had lost his leg in the war, he had no idea how the images would be received.

“I honestly thought people would be very torn about these photos,” Stokes, 52, told BuzzFeed News. “I had no idea people would react so positively.”

At first, Stokes said he was cautious about how to portray the veteran, Alex Minsky. But Stokes eventually decided to photograph the vet “the same way I shoot all my models.” The reaction was overwhelmingly positive.

“All the other photos I’ve seen of wounded vets have been very downer,” Stokes told BuzzFeed News. “I wanted to produce photos that would really show him, let him decide how he wanted to be portrayed.”

Minsky’s nude showing his amputation added to the veteran’s popularity, helping him land a multi-page spread in GQ and a major modeling career.

Though the reaction from the public has been overwhelmingly positive, Stokes told BuzzFeed News that he has had a years-long struggle with those in charge of censoring Facebook.

Many of his photographs are removed, then put back up without explanation, telling any inquiring news outlets that it was a mistake. Then the same photos are removed again a week later.

“I get a lot of threats from religious groups who oppose my photos,” Stokes said.

He hypothesized that it was some of those people who consistently report the photos, including one of two fully dressed, male police officers almost kissing.

Stokes said he wouldn’t call the reactions homophobic, but rather “anti-homoerotic.”

“They believe men should not be the subject of what is traditionally the male gaze,” Stokes told BuzzFeed News. “My models often take on the traditionally female role of being objectified. Some people just aren’t comfortable with that.”

Stokes said that even though his photos have often been called homoerotic, over 70% of his active followers and commenters are female.

“I wasn’t thinking about empowering these vets,” Stokes said. “They have the confidence already. I was just giving them the exposure.”

Before he begins shooting a model, Stokes said he lets them choose the way they want to “brand themselves.”

“If they want to be on the cover of romance novels, I can make that happen,” Stokes told BuzzFeed News.

Though Stokes has included veterans in his photography books before, this calendar and book series, called “Always Loyal,” is his first vet-only production.

An upcoming second book will be full of “the sexy stuff,” Stokes told BuzzFeed News.
When asked if these photos wouldn’t also be considered “sexy stuff,” he responded: “Oh, no. No it’s not.”
One can only imagine.

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AAM2012 Senior Member Posts: 9,688 Likes: 8,484	Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 20, 2015 22:28:03 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AAM2012 on Jul 20, 2015 22:28:03 GMT -5 God bless America...
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litebright Elder Marco! Posts: 11,765 Likes: 18,271	Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 20, 2015 22:35:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by litebright on Jul 20, 2015 22:35:22 GMT -5 DAMN. WOW.
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pixy0stix Moderator Mod for CE&P Posts: 63,325 Likes: 146,632	Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 20, 2015 22:35:28 GMT -5 darnkatz, Wallflower, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pixy0stix on Jul 20, 2015 22:35:28 GMT -5 ::wipes up drool:: So... were there words in the article?
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Mrs.Rad888 Full Member Posts: 4,541 Likes: 3,295	Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 21, 2015 0:31:39 GMT -5 AJL, bimbi284, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mrs.Rad888 on Jul 21, 2015 0:31:39 GMT -5 I love the one comment at the bottom of the article: Lieutenant DAMNNNNNN!
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Jul 21, 2015 0:31:39 GMT -5 Mrs.Rad888 said:

I love the one comment at the bottom of the article:
Lieutenant DAMNNNNNN!

I just choked on my breakfast. You've won the Internet and I've only been up for an hour and a half.

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AJL Senior Member A taco truck on every corner! #imwithtacos Posts: 9,672 Likes: 21,398	Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 21, 2015 7:45:02 GMT -5 darnkatz likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AJL on Jul 21, 2015 7:45:02 GMT -5 So the man in the kilt (also holding the ropes) is also a steamy romance fiction writer. www.goodreads.com/book/show/24822934-a-lover-s-lament
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IIOY Elder Sick and tired of your geriatric bullshit Posts: 20,890 Likes: 27,508	Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 21, 2015 7:51:48 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by IIOY on Jul 21, 2015 7:51:48 GMT -5 Oh hai!
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Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 21, 2015 9:20:34 GMT -5

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Jul 21, 2015 7:45:02 GMT -5 AJL said:

So the man in the kilt (also holding the ropes) is also a steamy romance fiction writer.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/24822934-a-lover-s-lament

Fantastic! I need some new books.

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Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 21, 2015 23:26:45 GMT -5

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Jul 21, 2015 7:45:02 GMT -5 AJL said:

So the man in the kilt (also holding the ropes) is also a steamy romance fiction writer.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/24822934-a-lover-s-lament

Looks like he was the book cover model too (what, the tattoos match up! lol).

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winecat Elder SO Mod cats, wine, pizza Posts: 15,962 Likes: 20,078	Photos of wounded veterans are sexy and inspiring (NSFW) Jul 21, 2015 23:55:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by winecat on Jul 21, 2015 23:55:41 GMT -5 I'm single and make a damn good apple pie because 'Murica and all.
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