The cameraman knew what he was doing

A photograph, taken on September 27, 1945 during the end of World War 2, by Gaetano Faillace at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, captured Japans Emperor Hirohito standing beside American WW2 General Douglas MacArthur during the Allied occupation of Japan, which commenced on August 28, 1945, after Japans surrender on August 15, 1945. This image, published widely in Japanese newspapers such as the Asahi Shimbun on October 2, 1945, depicted Hirohito in a simple suit, contrasting sharply with MacArthurs imposing stature in a military uniform, presenting the emperor in an unprecedentedly humanized and seemingly subordinate posture. Historically, this marked a profound shift, as the emperor had been revered as a divine descendant of the Japanese Shinto sun goddess Amaterasu since at least 660 BCE, a belief enshrined in Shinto tradition and reinforced by the Meiji Constitution of 1889. The photographs release created an intense emotional upheaval among the Japanese populace of that time, since traditionally the Emperor never revealed himself much to society and this was interpreted as a sign of the divine mystique he exuded as a direct descendant of the Japanese sun goddess. This sudden photograph that was released, showing the emperor standing next to a tall American general standing casually with his hands in his pockets next to a god, challenged this 2,700-year-old perception. Its dissemination coincided with the Humanity Declaration on January 1, 1946, where Hirohito renounced his divinity, and paved the way for the new Constitution of Japan, enacted on May 3, 1947, which redefined the emperor as a symbolic figurehead, cementing the images role in reshaping Japans imperial identity. Photo link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Macarthur_hirohito.jpg

The war is over. I have depicted myself as the imposing American and you as the feeble-looking nerd responsible for untold suffering.

I feel like the schoolbus getting slammed by a train mightve served you better format-wise

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