STD Poster, Venereal Disease Covers the Earth

Venereal Disease Covers the Earth. Posters associating women with venereal disease frequently appealed to the viewing soldier by using illustrations of attractive or available women. Poster extends the warning to soldiers by identifying venereal disease as a global problem. The glamorous woman in the illustration, posing in a low-cut red dress, is set against a shadowed globe in the background. This poster might also be adopting the language of anti-Communism and borrowing the color of the red menace. The headline warns the venereal disease covers the earth. The tactic of appealing to the soldier's sense of patriotism in urging them to protect themselves for the sake of the country

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