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11 Pop Culture References Younger Readers Won’t Get

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Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner • 13 years ago • 2 comments

11 Pop Culture References Younger Readers Won’t Get

Archie Bunker

Back before we used euphemistic terms like red states and blue states, we tended to tread a bit more lightly when it came to calling out someone on their political beliefs. Rather than outright referring to someone as a bigot, it was understood what was meant if you compared them to the central character of TVs All in the Family . (And doing so thusly somewhat softened the critique, since Archie was considered to be something of a loveable bigot.)

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seeder Krishna 13 years ago

Anita Bryant

As Miss Oklahoma, Anita Bryant finished as second runner-up in the 1959 Miss America pageant. Ten years later she became the spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission and appeared in a series of TV commercials singing the praises of orange juice. Then in 1977 she led a highly publicized campaign to repeal a Dade County, Florida, ordinance that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation. Her statements equating homosexuals with child molesters resulted in a national backlash that, for many years, made Anita Bryant a common insult directed at any person displaying an intolerance for gay people.

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Petey Coober 13 years ago

Didn't she get pied in the face in reprisal for her positions ?

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