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In reply to the discussion: Tim Wise: To understand white denial about American history, consider two photos. [View all]Random Boomer
(4,228 posts)65. It was also a mythic representation of women
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.
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Tim Wise: To understand white denial about American history, consider two photos. [View all]
Nevilledog
Jun 2021
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Like other syndication successes Beaver really wasn't much watched in its first run
underpants
Jun 2021
#3
Really important post. I cannot say it enough! REALLY IMPORTANT POST. n/t
CaliforniaPeggy
Jun 2021
#4
Was there something inherently racist about that show that I don't remember?
Hugh_Lebowski
Jun 2021
#8
Excellent post. I was just under 10 yo; we'd moved to O'ahu that May. I was fortunate that Mom...
Hekate
Jun 2021
#16
Hazel Bryan absolutely would have been amongst the January 6 insurrectionists.
bullwinkle428
Jun 2021
#32
Not a fair comparison- a better 2nd photo would have been "Father Knows Best"
Fiendish Thingy
Jun 2021
#33
The time has come for us to confront our origins. Our slaughter; our racism. Then we heal.
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2021
#35
Now do Friends. Or Seinfield. Or Cheers. Or Dallas. Or Captain Kangaroo. Or...
Midnight Writer
Jun 2021
#44
I stumbled upon a web page dedicated to "Friends moments that make us cringe now"...
robbob
Jun 2021
#53