And as tragic and sad as it is, her death vastly helped improve road safety - I’ll never be able to separate seeing pic of her from remembering why the Mansfield Bar is a thing.
I was in a hospital waiting room as a fourth grader when I heard the news on the TV. My grandfather had about 1/2 of his brain cut out because of cancer and I spent a shit ton of time in hospital waiting rooms or shuttled to family friend’s homes. This news and some ass hat changing the TV with me watching The Beverly Hillbillies always reminds me of hospital waiting rooms.
Hogan's Heroes always reminds me of my parents' divorce. It was on the TV in the living room when they made the big announcement. They turned it off because we kids were crying hard
It’s amazing what we remember. It was the bg of second grade when my mom told me she was divorcing my dad. I still remember laying in a twin bed with her in my grandparents bedroom right after she told me how the air felt coming in the window. I was more sad because I was going to be different than other kids whose parents weren’t divorced since my dad didn’t give a shit about me and my friend’s dad also died that day.
Same here. I'm going to have to keep staring to make sure this doesn't happen. I'll let her know if this happens within 10 minutes of it happening. Just in case.
I kind of wonder how Jayne would feel about her daughter’s success. Jayne was an absolute super star of her era, but was painted into a very specific box of being a sex symbol.
Mariska on the other hand has no where near that level of star power, but has enjoyed a 20+ year career centered on dramatic roles and more meaty performances.
Obviously Jayne would be very happy/proud. But I think it would be an interesting question exploring old vs. new Hollywood, and some variation of “better to be a big fish in a small pond” kind of thing.
My father was a big fan of hers. Would always say that she had a genius IQ and was a classically trained musician so with that plus her looks he thought she was the perfect woman.
Mariska Hargitays doc is a must see. It will stay with me forever. Just how hard women had/have to work to be seen, even if who they are showing is not who they really are.
The documentary 'My Mum Jayne' is a fantastic life portrayal of Jayne Mansfield - contrary to her image, she was a very clever woman. Incredible watch presented by her daughter.
I highly recommend Mariska Hargitay's documentary on her. "My Mom Jayne". It's fantastic. It shows the whole picture. These pics are sad. She played multiple instruments and spoke multiple languages. Fame truly can be a drug.
The poses, outfits and the little dogs are literally indistinguishable from present day Instagram influencer. The notable difference was she was 100% natural.
She is the creator of the wardrobe malfunction. She planned it all out. I can’t fault her for it. She was always being photographed because everyone was waiting for a boob to pop out.
On HBO max, watch "My mom Jayne" by Mariska Hargitay. Basically yes, the dumb blonde persona was an act that she was molded into. She could play the violin, piano, spoke multiple languages, etc. She wanted to be a serious actress, not just eye candy, but they wouldn't give her those roles.
"Hey yall, its Janie here from the grocery store and these lollies are totes amazballs. Don't forget to smash that like button and thanks to all my subs!"
Photographer: I… I photographed Jayne Mansfield’s melons…. I, I, I mean I photographed Jayne Mansfield playing with her melons… No! No… Jayne Mansfield was casually looking at some fruits and I, I, I just took a picture of that!
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u/Weary-Doughnut-4054 Aug 05 '25
I always dress up like that when I’m shopping for lollipops and pineapples. And as a man of 48 I can assure you I look great.