Hello, Marlene, my name is Tom, and am speaking to you from the future. It's 2009 going on 2010 here on earth and wow, have we made "progress!" Do you remember the photo above? It was put in the newspapers around the world back in 1937. Most of the the public was horrified that you would actually allow a camera man to photograph you in such a very personal and private situation. Well, things have sure changed down here since you left us. Today, our movies, magazines, and television have opened up the wide wide world of voyeurism. I served 3 years in the U.S. Army and never saw and heard the things we are seeing and reading in our 21st century. In our "enlightened society," even though we did away with the death penalty, that guy Will Hays would be an exception to the rule and hung at dawn if he ever tried to censor women running around without clothes on, or bedroom activities that would "make a sailor blush," as we used to say many years ago. The majority of mature adults frown on all that lascivious public behavior, but hey, here in 21st century America, minority rules. My grandchildren?...shucks, they're seeing, hearing and learning things that I didn't know until I reached the age of 18. We sure have come a long way!
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
1937: OUR "ENLIGHTENED" SOCIETY
Hello, Marlene, my name is Tom, and am speaking to you from the future. It's 2009 going on 2010 here on earth and wow, have we made "progress!" Do you remember the photo above? It was put in the newspapers around the world back in 1937. Most of the the public was horrified that you would actually allow a camera man to photograph you in such a very personal and private situation. Well, things have sure changed down here since you left us. Today, our movies, magazines, and television have opened up the wide wide world of voyeurism. I served 3 years in the U.S. Army and never saw and heard the things we are seeing and reading in our 21st century. In our "enlightened society," even though we did away with the death penalty, that guy Will Hays would be an exception to the rule and hung at dawn if he ever tried to censor women running around without clothes on, or bedroom activities that would "make a sailor blush," as we used to say many years ago. The majority of mature adults frown on all that lascivious public behavior, but hey, here in 21st century America, minority rules. My grandchildren?...shucks, they're seeing, hearing and learning things that I didn't know until I reached the age of 18. We sure have come a long way!
TOm
ReplyDeleteWe named our only daugther Marlene, with the same pronunciation as Miss Dietrich. She's 14 now. She will not be a disappointment to the name, trust me. We may even show her this picture, tomorrow!
Happy Veterans' Day!