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Question for anyone here that was alive in the 1950's (if any)
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:15 pm
The 1950's is hands down the most romanticized decade in history.
Probably more movies & television shows about the 50's than any other decade.
At least movies & TV Shows that portray a decade as being peak Americana.
So were the 50's really that amazing ?
Probably more movies & television shows about the 50's than any other decade.
At least movies & TV Shows that portray a decade as being peak Americana.
So were the 50's really that amazing ?
This post was edited on 11/10/24 at 4:17 pm
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Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:18 pm to Norway
My parents were alive in the 50s. They said that neighborhoods were safer, kids learned more in school, and that families were closer.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:21 pm to Norway
My grandpa was a 2A all state running back in 1958. That’s all I got
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:23 pm to Norway
The Fonz used to come by our house and Mrs. Cleaver was showing everyone her Beaver.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:30 pm to Norway
The 50s were not great.
Post war austerity.
The 70s tv show nostalgia of the 50s made it seem nice. It was a throwback to help deal with the utter failure of Vietnam.
Post war austerity.
The 70s tv show nostalgia of the 50s made it seem nice. It was a throwback to help deal with the utter failure of Vietnam.
This post was edited on 11/10/24 at 4:31 pm
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:38 pm to mahdragonz
I received 8 years of tuition-free parochial education at Holy Rosary School in West Seattle because my mother was a member of the parish.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:39 pm to chinhoyang
I used to give Annette funnilingus after every episode of the Mickey Mouse Club.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:41 pm to Norway
I had an old neighbor in Bucktown that grew up in Nola in the 40s and 50s. Direct quote:
“It was as good as they say it was.”
“It was as good as they say it was.”
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:51 pm to Norway
The Fourth Turning speculated the 2050s will be just as good as the 1950s. A repeat of sorts, just like the 2030s may be a challenging repeat of the 1930s.
We are in our own roaring 20s.
We are in our own roaring 20s.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:54 pm to Norway
Born in '56....my memories from the 60s, hands down superior to today. Different pace, different rhythm...was nicer, much nicer - simpler
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:54 pm to Norway
People read fear porn about communists, beatniks and satanic, sexual drug frenzied rock and roll music destroying family values and longed for a different romanticized good ol days
This post was edited on 11/10/24 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 11/10/24 at 4:55 pm to DamnGood86
quote:What happened to the abysmal Teens?
We are in our own roaring 20s.
They were great as compared to the 20th or the 19th Centuries’ Teens.
No comparison.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:00 pm to Norway
I lived for two years and three months in the '50s. I don't remember a whole lot.
I do remember my little fox terrier named Poochie. He would always chill out close to me. When I was five or so, he suddenly got sick and died. I was distraught, but by then it was the '60s.
I do remember my little fox terrier named Poochie. He would always chill out close to me. When I was five or so, he suddenly got sick and died. I was distraught, but by then it was the '60s.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:00 pm to Norway
Polio, a stalemated war, racial unrest, fear of nuclear aniihilation.
Anybody who was an adult in the fifties is dead or very old now. The ones with nostalgia were kids who didn't have to deal with all the shite.
Not saying it was hell on earth but it wasn't a golden age either.
Anybody who was an adult in the fifties is dead or very old now. The ones with nostalgia were kids who didn't have to deal with all the shite.
Not saying it was hell on earth but it wasn't a golden age either.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:02 pm to wfallstiger
quote:
Born in '56....my memories from the 60s, hands down superior to today. Different pace, different rhythm...was nicer, much nicer - simpler
Well yeah, things are pretty damn simple for you when you're 10.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:03 pm to Norway
I was born in 52 and have some good memories from the late 50's when I was 7-8 years old before the 60's came in.
Living in N.O., it was great if you were white-----not so much if black I would imagine with the old "Jim Crow Laws" in effect.
The good things I remember were much less crime, hardly no drug problems on the scale anywhere near what there is today, jobs were plentiful and things were reasonably priced where a dad could go to work, mom could stay home and care for the house and kids and they survived fine.
Then the 60's showed up and things got real twisted, real fast. Cuban missile crisis, JFK assassinated, war in Nam and the associated protests, MLK assassinated and the riots, lots of race riots due to Civil Rights marches, RFK assassinated. One real fluster-cluck of a decade.
Edited to add this: And to me it is important. We were not "Helicopter Kids" back then. When I was still under 10 years old it was nothing for me to run to, or break out my bicycle and pedal to my cousins house 6 blocks away and not go back home until damn near dark.
There was no way for my mom to know what I was doing away from home since no cellphones, beepers, pagers existed. I remember going from the Lower 9th Ward by bus to my grandma's house near Napoleon Ave. by taking 3 busses to get there by myself before I was 10.
Living in N.O., it was great if you were white-----not so much if black I would imagine with the old "Jim Crow Laws" in effect.
The good things I remember were much less crime, hardly no drug problems on the scale anywhere near what there is today, jobs were plentiful and things were reasonably priced where a dad could go to work, mom could stay home and care for the house and kids and they survived fine.
Then the 60's showed up and things got real twisted, real fast. Cuban missile crisis, JFK assassinated, war in Nam and the associated protests, MLK assassinated and the riots, lots of race riots due to Civil Rights marches, RFK assassinated. One real fluster-cluck of a decade.
Edited to add this: And to me it is important. We were not "Helicopter Kids" back then. When I was still under 10 years old it was nothing for me to run to, or break out my bicycle and pedal to my cousins house 6 blocks away and not go back home until damn near dark.
There was no way for my mom to know what I was doing away from home since no cellphones, beepers, pagers existed. I remember going from the Lower 9th Ward by bus to my grandma's house near Napoleon Ave. by taking 3 busses to get there by myself before I was 10.
This post was edited on 11/10/24 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:05 pm to Norway
quote:
So were the 50's really that amazing ?
No.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:08 pm to Jim Rockford
I was born in 1953 in a small town in north Al.
Will just say my brother and I had a pretty terrific childhood.
Will just say my brother and I had a pretty terrific childhood.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:09 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:
Polio, a stalemated war, racial unrest, fear of nuclear aniihilation.
I was in grade school when the Cuban Missile Crisis was going full swing and we had frequent "Duck And Cover" drills where the signal was given and we'd all hide under our desks and cover our heads with our arms to be "safe".
Ludicrous when you really think about it for about 1 nanosecond, but part of our school routine much like fire drills every fall.
Posted on 11/10/24 at 5:10 pm to Norway
The trim was unrivaled.
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