Tbf there is a way too high amount of 1950s nostalgia. I think most of it is actually disguised racism.
Spy_crab_ on
Or you know, just living in Eastern Europe.
iknowiknowwhereiam on
Or an ethnic minority. Or a religious minority. Or a woman. Or part of the LGBT+. There were a lot of things I wish I could have from the 50s though. Like cheap housing and higher wages
Nuclear-Jester on
Eh, it depends on.which country of my parents i end up in..
I mean, 1950s Italy wasn’t that bad. I mean still racist, but not rhat much.
Unless I end up as a gyspy or a Southern Italian moving to the North. Or a woman
Albania on the other hand.. I would just throw myself out of a window
negativepositiv on
“Say, Skip, what happened to your friend Timmy?”
“He got polio.”
“Wait, I thought he died of measles.”
“No, that was Randy.”
kilertree on
When did the Klan stop hating Catholics?
spoiledmilk1717 on
Oh boy I’d love living in fear of an atomic war breaking out at any moment
GustavoFromAsdf on
Don’t worry, leaded gas and paint affects everyone the same
RicksSzechuanSauce1 on
Well I’m a straight white male in my early 20s, this will be perfect and- ah shit I’m going to Korea aren’t i
bewarethepatientman on
“When you learn about the what the 1950’s were really like, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Norman Rockwell to death with your bare hands.” -Anthony Bourdain
Goddamnpassword on
1/3 of homes in the US didn’t have running water in 1950.
tahrah11 on
Or if you’re one in the Victorian Era
InterGluteal_Crease on
in 1956 the KKK in Pennsylvania dumped rock salt on my great grandfather’s 5 acre farm cause he was the only black man in the area to own land. took until the late 70s for that farmland to be somewhat usable again.
LtNOWIS on
Lotta poor whites in the US as well in thf 50s. And I’m not talking “one vacation a year in a station wagon” poor I mean like, not having indoor plumbing.
Khalimdorh on
Most likely you could just move to a country where you are not a racial minority.
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As any minority really.
Tbf there is a way too high amount of 1950s nostalgia. I think most of it is actually disguised racism.
Or you know, just living in Eastern Europe.
Or an ethnic minority. Or a religious minority. Or a woman. Or part of the LGBT+. There were a lot of things I wish I could have from the 50s though. Like cheap housing and higher wages
Eh, it depends on.which country of my parents i end up in..
I mean, 1950s Italy wasn’t that bad. I mean still racist, but not rhat much.
Unless I end up as a gyspy or a Southern Italian moving to the North. Or a woman
Albania on the other hand.. I would just throw myself out of a window
“Say, Skip, what happened to your friend Timmy?”
“He got polio.”
“Wait, I thought he died of measles.”
“No, that was Randy.”
When did the Klan stop hating Catholics?
Oh boy I’d love living in fear of an atomic war breaking out at any moment
Don’t worry, leaded gas and paint affects everyone the same
Well I’m a straight white male in my early 20s, this will be perfect and- ah shit I’m going to Korea aren’t i
“When you learn about the what the 1950’s were really like, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Norman Rockwell to death with your bare hands.” -Anthony Bourdain
1/3 of homes in the US didn’t have running water in 1950.
Or if you’re one in the Victorian Era
in 1956 the KKK in Pennsylvania dumped rock salt on my great grandfather’s 5 acre farm cause he was the only black man in the area to own land. took until the late 70s for that farmland to be somewhat usable again.
Lotta poor whites in the US as well in thf 50s. And I’m not talking “one vacation a year in a station wagon” poor I mean like, not having indoor plumbing.
Most likely you could just move to a country where you are not a racial minority.