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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 3, 2018 22:46:15 GMT 10
During the 2000s, the 1950s were regularly referred to when talking about past decades. There was still a general appreciation of rock n' roll and other aspects of '50s culture. However, I haven't noticed it so much this decade. The '50s truly feel like another world now. You no longer hear of people expressing any fondness or nostalgia for the decade.
I'm just curious, do you believe the perception of the '50s has changed this decade?
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Post by #Infinity on Jan 4, 2018 0:38:52 GMT 10
I suppose more and more, the reputation of the 1950s has gone from the utopia that white people look back upon with rose-tinted glasses for its happy days and summer nights of greased lightnin' and rockabilly, to the epitome of backwards social conservatism.
Nowadays, it actually seems like the 1980s are the closest equivalent to what the 50s were a generation or two ago. A lot of media today seems to fondly embrace the seemingly innocent cheerfulness that the decade produced, while simultaneously mostly ignoring the other-f-word-fueled prejudice towards gays rampant throughout the period, similar to the incessant racism in the 50s.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 4, 2018 10:20:18 GMT 10
I suppose more and more, the reputation of the 1950s has gone from the utopia that white people look back upon with rose-tinted glasses for its happy days and summer nights of greased lightnin' and rockabilly, to the epitome of backwards social conservatism. Nowadays, it actually seems like the 1980s are the closest equivalent to what the 50s were a generation or two ago. A lot of media today seems to fondly embrace the seemingly innocent cheerfulness that the decade produced, while simultaneously mostly ignoring the other-f-word-fueled prejudice towards gays rampant throughout the period, similar to the incessant racism in the 50s. Yep and I also agree with the comparison between the '50s and '80s. The same change in perception may even occur to the 1980s in the next few decades, depending on how social customs/values progress over time. Just as a side note, it will be interesting to see how the perception of the 1960s changes next decade. Unlike the 1950s, I believe the '60s will continue to be fondly remembered for many years to come, due to the progression of social customs/values, artists such as The Beatles and the general development of pop culture.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 6:03:22 GMT 10
I actually like the music, shows, the stereotypical decor, and a lot of the entertainment from the 1950's, but I am not that confident enough to say it because for many, the 1950's were not a pleasant time.
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Post by RockyMountainExtreme on Jan 6, 2018 8:30:17 GMT 10
The reason that 1950s nostalgia is starting to die out is because the generation that came of age in that decade are now at the age where they're starting to die off, as they're in their 80s now for the most part. Not only that, but they were never a big generation to begin with, being that they were born during the Great Depression when having children was a major risk.
I don't think the issue of America's social conservatism in that decade is much at all a factor into why 1950s nostalgia is dying out, and if anything, the memory of 1950s social conservatism benefited to the election of Donald Trump 14 months ago, especially in states that were better off in that decade than now such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 7, 2018 9:26:08 GMT 10
The reason that 1950s nostalgia is starting to die out is because the generation that came of age in that decade are now at the age where they're starting to die off, as they're in their 80s now for the most part. Not only that, but they were never a big generation to begin with, being that they were born during the Great Depression when having children was a major risk. I agree. Mind you, there are a lot of people that were kids during the decade who are still alive. You would have thought that they would keep '50s nostalgia alive. Although, like @ghost mentioned, they weren't a pleasant time for a lot of people, which may be another reason as to why '50s nostalgia is dying out.
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