I'm not saying that they didn't have their grotesqueries - but the 50s' ubiquitous racism was far more appalling than the size of their cars or lawns. Please re

I'm not saying that they didn't have their grotesqueries - but the 50s' ubiquitous racism was far more appalling than the size of their cars or lawns. Please remember that they were facing a radically different set of political, economic and environmental challenges back then than we are today. (It's also worth keeping in mind that most of the people driving big cars and watering big lawns in 1955 had been getting shot at or shot down or blown up just some ten years prior, while they were saving the world for folks like you and me.) As for your side point: I'm actually rather fond of the idea of people rubbing their bodies together. But I think it's quite a bit healthier for the folks concerned, their families, and society at large, if they happen to be married. Just compare the progress the black community has made since Jim Crow with the regress of the black family. In 1965, 24% of black children were born to single mothers. Now, it's over 70%. If you consider something to be grotesque if it hurts a culture's long-term health - THAT is grotesque. And tragic.