Hanoi Jane

English Etymology Named for her opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War, resulting in accusations of her being supportive of North Vietnam, whose capital was Hanoi during the war. Possibly influenced by Hanoi Hannah. Proper noun en derogatory A nickname for the American actress Jane Fonda. en 2000 Robert Brent Toplin Oliver Stone's USA: Film, History, and Controversy 138 https://books.google.com/books?id=5XxZAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA138hl=en Ironically, Jane Fonda, who in her Hanoi Jane days had ridiculed American fighting men, helped restore popular respectability to Vietnam veterans with her 1978 movie Coming Home. en 2010 Jerry Lembcke Hanoi Jane: War, Sex, & Fantasies of Betrayal Univ of Massachusetts Press 9781558498150 3 https://books.google.com/books?id=gdhCAU2hTAIC&pg=PA3&hl=en Nevertheless, the figure of Hanoi Jane began to fade by the 1980s. The 1981 film On Golden Pond, which Jane Fonda made with her father, Henry Fonda, had a warm, familial feel that gave her image a "good daughter" varnish. en Nicknames for individuals Vietnam War