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"Was it really so difficult to predict in 1969 that women wouldn't all be stay at home mothers?" Maybe not difficult to predict, but easy to deny and ignore. I
by nfnaaron 16y ago
"Was it really so difficult to predict in 1969 that women wouldn't all be stay at home mothers?"
Maybe not difficult to predict, but easy to deny and ignore. I was 12 in 69, and "women's lib" (liberation) was a current term, which could either be used positively or negatively.
- philwelch 16y agoI figured they were at best trying to avoid controversy. I'm reminded of how the old Star Trek was progressive and boundary-pushing for its time, even though some episodes have questionable connotations and attitudes about women (and they're all required to wear miniskirts and go-go boots to work!)