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You're witnessing a few things, I think: - the culture of modesty affected both men's and women's dress and grooming habits, women somewhat more, but men also

by scythe 5y ago

You're witnessing a few things, I think: - the culture of modesty affected both men's and women's dress and grooming habits, women somewhat more, but men also quite significantly - stylistic haircuts were not available in rural settings without professional barbers/hairdressers - clothes were not as stretchy; cotton and wool were coarser, nylon more rigid, polyester and spandex nonexistent - the economics of the time favored thicker, more durable fabrics over thin, friable, wears-a-hole-after-one-year fast fashion fluff - sun exposure, particularly among white people in the United States (which is much sunnier than Europe), was rarely avoided or mitigated, particularly among the working class - childhood nutrition was worse, particularly among the lower classes in the period between the first wave of enclosure/monoculture/industrialization of agriculture and the dawn of nutrition science (hence fortification) - these are images that the government did not want to show people, of course there's a higher prevalence of unattractive people!

learc83 5y ago
> sun exposure, particularly among white people in the United States (which is much sunnier than Europe), was rarely avoided or mitigated, particularly among the working class Sure farmers in the 1930s had more sun exposure than your average office worker does today. But it was certainly not rare to avoid or mitigate sun exposure. Look at the pictures. Notice the bonnets, hats, and long sleeves that the people working outside are wearing. My great grandmother (working class, born in 1912) always wore long sleeves, long pants, and a hat to do work outside. Even in the middle of July in Georgia. This was normal. https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-FSA-black-hole-photos-213.jpg https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-... https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-FSA-black-hole-photos-13.jpg https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-... https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-FSA-black-hole-photos-30.jpg https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-... > these are images that the government did not want to show people, of course there's a higher prevalence of unattractive people! Read some of the comments above by ars. That’s not actually what happened. Almost every picture has another slightly different version that was published. These weren’t censored, it was just an editor editing.

by scythe 5y ago

learc83 5y ago

> sun exposure, particularly among white people in the United States (which is much sunnier than Europe), was rarely avoided or mitigated, particularly among the working class Sure farmers in the 1930s had more sun exposure than your average office worker does today. But it was certainly not rare to avoid or mitigate sun exposure. Look at the pictures. Notice the bonnets, hats, and long sleeves that the people working outside are wearing. My great grandmother (working class, born in 1912) always wore long sleeves, long pants, and a hat to do work outside. Even in the middle of July in Georgia. This was normal. https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-FSA-black-hole-photos-213.jpg https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-... https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-FSA-black-hole-photos-13.jpg https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-... https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-FSA-black-hole-photos-30.jpg https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Roy-Stryker-... > these are images that the government did not want to show people, of course there's a higher prevalence of unattractive people! Read some of the comments above by ars. That’s not actually what happened. Almost every picture has another slightly different version that was published. These weren’t censored, it was just an editor editing.