jake5270's blog post - Times change

Monday, May 21, 2018, 12:21:56 AM

50 years ago:

1. A slut was a very bad thing to be, degrading.
2. If a girl became pregnant, she had two choices: marry the guy (or else for him!) or move out of town. Staying in school was not an option.
3. People (especially girls) were very concerned with having a good reputation.
4. If you got into a fight with someone, there were rules. If you knocked someone down, you asked them if they'd had enough and would offer to help them up. No kicking someone on the ground, and no friends jumping in. Friends were only allowed to break a fight up.
5. If stopped by the police, you answered yes sir or no sir. No one carried guns except criminals.
6. People respected authority, whether it was in school or at work.
7. If you lost a game, you shook the other guy's hand and said good game. Anyone acting up while playing, whether a star player or not, went to the bench.
8. You were taught to be polite: saying please and thank you. Holding doors open for both genders.
9. People took responsibility and apologized when they were wrong. They accepted punishment without wimpering or crying.
10. Everyone in your neighborhood could punish you for acting up or call your parents. Children could play outdoors because grownups kept an eye out for trouble.

That's enough for now.

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Artistic on 21-May-18 13:17:13

1. A slut was a very bad thing to be, degrading. / still is to me
2. If a girl became pregnant, she had two choices: marry the guy (or else for him!) or move out of town. /thank mercy for that
3. People (especially girls) were very concerned with having a good reputation /still is, see employers checking credits AND Facebook
4. If you got into a fight with someone, there were rules. If you knocked someone down, you asked them if they'd had enough and would offer to help them up. No kicking someone on the ground, and no friends jumping in. Friends were only allowed to break a fight up. / honor, hardly exist anymore
5. If stopped by the police, you answered yes sir or no sir. No one carried guns except criminals. /still goes in many countries
6. People respected authority, whether it was in school or at work. /i respect anyone showing respect, to many in authority positions abuse their powers
7. If you lost a game, you shook the other guy's hand and said good game. Anyone acting up while playing, whether a star player or not, went to the bench. / sportsmanship is no more
8. You were taught to be polite: saying please and thank you. Holding doors open for both genders. / i still do :)
9. People took responsibility and apologized when they were wrong. They accepted punishment without whimpering or crying. some still do.. (others want more)
10.Everyone in your neighborhood could punish you for acting up or call your parents. Children could play outdoors because grownups kept an eye out for trouble. / today you might get scolded or put in jail for trying to parent a kid,,, the times :/