Ah-hah!  There's a great brain jogger, too.

Censorship!

Remember that McCarthyism was rampant in the 50s and
there was a great need to censor the thoughts of the
collective "We."

Gee, Nicholas, you've really been helpful to the
group.  Thanks again!


--- Nicholas Burlakoff <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Ahh! One learns every day. The magic formula " to
> help with an exhibit"
> quiets the savage beast in souls, ensures civil
> comportment, and ensures
> participation.
>
> This leads one to the question, will the planned
> exhibit be a creature of
> stereotype, in that it will present every "dog and
> pony" of the 1950's, or
> will it be realistic portrayal, in that some 50's
> items will be mixed with
> timeless items? How will that mix be achieved? What
> provisions are there for
> socio-economic, regional, ethnic and religious
> differences? Why is there no
> discussion about this aspect of the exhibit?
> nburlakoff


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