It is upsetting to me that the adjective "traditional" so often carries the connotation of some particular point or period (e.g. 1950s) when particularity of po

It is upsetting to me that the adjective "traditional" so often carries the connotation of some particular point or period (e.g. 1950s) when particularity of point or period is precisely the antithesis of tradition. Evoking the 1950s is not "traditional", it's "retro" or "nostalgic". Evoking that which survived the 1950s on the other hand...