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People weren't as fragile and sensitive then. It was better in that way.
by eplanit 5y ago
People weren't as fragile and sensitive then. It was better in that way.
- gambiting 5y agoExcept that it's actual nonsense. Not long after WW2 the congress tried to ban comic books for spoiling the youth,just couple decades later people were holding public protests against the Simpsons, and the first TV show to mention the word "period" was met with similar level of protests as if that's something dirty and unspeakable. No, it's the exact opposite - "back then" people were far more fragile and sensitive and doing or saying the wrong kind of thing could have serious consequences on your life.
- eplanit 5y agoThose are examples of a morally conservative society, in which a Judeo-Christian value system was in place, and when there was a stronger emphasis on conformity. I guess the sensitivity was in breaking those rules. In those times too, however, children were taught "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me". Now, everyone is comfortable with talk of sex and biological realities...but a book critical of transgenderism is literally called "violence": https://www.rt.com/usa/529308-american-booksellers-association-trans/ https://www.rt.com/usa/529308-american-booksellers-associati.... I guess critics of such topics are today's Juvenile Delinquents. /s
- whoaisme 5y agoYeah I wish we could go back to the days when people weren't so sensitive. Nowadays a black man can't even look at a white woman without getting hanged not to mention all the pearl grasping about the queers.
- 0des 5y agoYou are both right, in some ways we have become less bashful about certain aspects of life, but also society today is a bit more particular about some things. It is no longer enough to disagree with someone, you must destroy their will to continue.