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I just ran across this Navy training film produced just fifty years ago. How times have changed! I wouldn't have needed this film because my mother had drilled it into me at an early age. I know that this applies to almost everyone else here as well, but I believe that we can all enjoy a look back to better times.
There where many aspects of society back the that were positive.
Someone will always be along to bring up race because you know, racists talk about race.
There where many aspects of society back the that were positive.
Someone will always be along to bring up race because you know, racists talk about race.
Of course there were many positive aspects of society back then. However, most of us didn't live in Mayberry USA and actually had to deal with real-life problems that are certainly not reflected in a film like this one, or in so many of the television shows and movies of that era. And whether you like it or not, the "good old days" weren't that terribly good for women and people of color. That's not racist; it's reality.
There where many aspects of society back the that were positive.
Someone will always be along to bring up race because you know, racists talk about race.
So people of color and women should ignore their reality?
People of color talking about the reality of racism makes them the racist?
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a perfect example of white privilege. As white people, one can ignore racism and pretend it doesn't exist because one doesn't have to deal with it everyday. Being free of such a concern is a privilege.
There where many aspects of society back the that were positive.
Someone will always be along to bring up race because you know, racists talk about race.
It is not racist or sexist to understand the status of your history. Do you not realize segregation was legal and the law of the land back then? In what universe is knowing and understanding how that impacted you racist? Please do tell it should be enlightening! Are you suggesting that if I say I don't consider 1840 a great time to live because of slavery that I am being racist? Please share why my view of the world is racist, if I disagree with the good old days not being good for me or others?
So people of color and women should ignore their reality?
People of color talking about the reality of racism makes them the racist?
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have a perfect example of white privilege. As white people, one can ignore racism and pretend it doesn't exist because one doesn't have to deal with it everyday. Being free of such a concern is a privilege.
Why is it so hard to believe that people not like you are possibly living a different reality?
Perhaps it is the status of others that makes it the good old days? Makes you wonder why someone would cares if you don't consider it the good old days. What triggered it in this thread is how the treatment of woman then was considered noble and good. If they feel that way that is their right, however to characterize the recipients of that behavior as something negative because they don't value it the same way?
Hard to believe this video was made the same year as The Summer of Love.
I've never seen such a video but it's sad "manners" and "thoughtfulness" had to explained to young people or any person for that matter.
As a female, I have felt discriminated against but I attributed it to my vision issues rather than being female. I do remember a couple of times where women were treated differently than men.
It 's crazy looking back where you could smoke (theaters and airplanes). All of our cars had seatbelts we just never used them.
I'm originally from the Chicago area. Theaters all prohibited smoking. My parents owned a second home in Colorado Springs. It was the same there. I never saw smoking in a theater until I first visited NYC.
People smoked in restaurants, airplanes, and generally where they would remain seated for a time. Business offices, including those of physicians, always had ash trays. I've never smoked so my memories of this are a bit scattered.
I believe that it was about 1965 when seat belts were first standard equipment on cars. My father was an early believer in seat belts. He made sure that our cars received them from the dealer before delivery. I wonder how many people today would use them if laws didn't require their use. I wonder why it was deemed necessary to pass those laws in this "enlightened" age.
Does anyone remember the great newsstands of the fifties and sixties? They had an unbelievable selection of periodicals and paperbacks along with a variety of emergency supplies. If I forgot my handkerchief, I could buy a single cotton handkerchief in a cellophane pack for a quarter. Drug stores had them as well. I hated Kleenex because I was allergic to it.
Does anyone remember tire ashtrays? They were miniature tires about five inches across with a glass tray in the center. Tire companies gave them to auto repair shops. A gas station owner gave me a new one, probably fifty years ago. I still have it on my desk. Mine, however, sees use as a paperclip repository.
Who besides me misses Post Toasties, Noodles Romanoff, Derby Tamales, Sara Lee Mince Pie, and really rich coffee cream? Remember when sweetbreads along with chicken livers and scrambled eggs were staples of late night dining? Remember when cars were big, comfortable, and fast. Now I still drive a 2002 pickup that I treat like gold, 496 cubes with a six speed stick including both compound low and overdrive, high and low range. I wish that I'd bought three of them. Remember when different makers' cars were instantly recognizable?
I'm fortunate to live where I do. Teenage girls can walk through the park at midnight. Men still hold doors for ladies. We have no "homeless." My local park is named Yellowstone.
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Fake news is nothing new; it's been with us for years. Honest news has always been welcomed, however. Here's an interview with Senator Joseph McCarthy from 1952. Based on the fake news of both the old days and of the present, it may come as a surprise to many. Longines Chronoscope was one of the most respected news presentations of the time.
See, the "good old days" were only good for a very select group of people. Certainly not for me as a woman. Probably not for anybody of color.
"50 years ago"
I was drafted into the Navy in 1965..........52 years ago....and can assure you "people of color " had it good in the Navy.
Some played the "race card" quite well to ensure that white superiors gave them special consideration for fear of being labeled a racist.
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