Sailor
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| A '''sailor''' or '''mariner''' is a person who navigates [[ships|water-borne vessels]] or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses. Ethimologically, the name preserves the memory of the time when ships were commonly powered by [[sail]]s, but applies to the personnel of all vessels, whatever their mode of locomotion). | A '''sailor''' or '''mariner''' is a person who navigates [[ships|water-borne vessels]] or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses. Ethimologically, the name preserves the memory of the time when ships were commonly powered by [[sail]]s, but applies to the personnel of all vessels, whatever their mode of locomotion). | ||
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| + | *French photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino 1983 clip of | ||
| + | **An homage to the movie ''[[Querelle]]'' by Fassbinder. In the early eighties, ''Querelle'' was the quintessence of the macho/gay sensibility and it was copied by musicians such as [[Luc Van Acker]] on the cover of ''The Ship''[1] album. [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]] appropriated this seaman’s aesthetic and celebrated it all through the early eighties. | ||
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A sailor or mariner is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses. Ethimologically, the name preserves the memory of the time when ships were commonly powered by sails, but applies to the personnel of all vessels, whatever their mode of locomotion).
Stereotypes
- French photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino 1983 clip of
- An homage to the movie Querelle by Fassbinder. In the early eighties, Querelle was the quintessence of the macho/gay sensibility and it was copied by musicians such as Luc Van Acker on the cover of The Ship[1] album. Jean-Paul Gaultier appropriated this seaman’s aesthetic and celebrated it all through the early eighties.
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