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Sat Nov 13 1999 at 10:15:33
To understand why the 50's seemed so uptight and white-bread, just look at a bit of history. After the
Great Depression
and
World War II
, having a suburban house, a wife, and just being
normal
sounded like
heaven
to the average joe.
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No two
Fifties
are alike. Here's the nipple of one iceberg:
hula hoop
,
Red Scare
,
Mickey Mantle
,
doo-wop
, mass religiosity (forerunner of modern
Christianityism
), huge tailfins on cars,
rock and roll
, drive-ins, the invention of the
teenager
(for fun and profit, right
Dick
?),
suburbia
,
Dief the Chief
,
"I Like Ike"
, the first wave of
Africa
n/
third world
independence,
fallout
, "duck-and-cover",
bomb shelter
s.
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chaos
1960s
When a boy comes over, always have something baking
How years of imposed political correctness have affected my perception of people
Communist Party, USA
1950
Rock and Roll
Have you no sense of decency, sir?
House Un-American Activities Committee
Bye and Bye
1940
The Lords of Flatbush
101 Cafe
I, the Jury
James Dean
X-6
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
Them!
Heaven
Science fiction
Halloween in the 19th Century, Philp Martin and spray paint
some summers they drop like flies
The CIA in the 1950s
Vera Drake
Macon County Line
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