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65. It was also a mythic representation of women
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 10:52 AM
Jun 2021

Aside from the lily-white neighborhood, you also had June Cleaver serving breakfast to her family while dressed up in heels and pearls. She glided effortlessly through her house, no hair out of place, and looked immaculate even while cleaning.

The show, in so many ways, was a idyllic fantasy of what childhood could be like as long as no real humans were involved.

Kick. This is great. Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #1
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I could see that. 👍 underpants Jun 2021 #34
I used to enjoy watching it on Nick at Nite in the 80's or 90's. Crunchy Frog Jun 2021 #71
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Was there something inherently racist about that show that I don't remember? Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #8
it's the image it presented Skittles Jun 2021 #9
It Probably Wasn't RobinA Jun 2021 #48
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It wasn't racist. It was pornographic.... AZ8theist Jun 2021 #36
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It was also a mythic representation of women Random Boomer Jun 2021 #65
That was my takeaway. Pacifist Patriot Jun 2021 #72
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I think that every time I see the "Karen and Ken" videos Skittles Jun 2021 #15
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September 4, 1957 Changed My Life DallasNE Jun 2021 #26
Often wondered how white people captured in these photos at their hateful Hoyt Jun 2021 #27
Important Post. Huge Kick. zentrum Jun 2021 #28
There is a coda to the story... The Conductor Jun 2021 #29
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Not a fair comparison- a better 2nd photo would have been "Father Knows Best" Fiendish Thingy Jun 2021 #33
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I do not remember my parents watching Leave It to Beaver. Lonestarblue Jun 2021 #38
Sponsors ultimately controlled the programming, Marcus Pullarius Jun 2021 #43
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As always Mr. Wise comes through with truth. New Breed Leader Jun 2021 #63
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