My issue is that these mainstream women's magazines didn't used to contain porn on the covers (and the article titles are absurd). I have no problem with consenting adults buying porn, but I do take issue with it becoming deemed acceptable for the check-out aisles.
I like this parody...
We just got it, too! I hope you're wrong about them going the way of TV-Land that not only added awful 90s sit-coms but created their own reality shows, but you're probably right!
The only reason I have cable is for a handful of channels so I'm with you on a la carte.
Mister Rogers isn't...
Interesting comment about fire. I'm not into gardening because I hate dirt and bugs. :o But I do get outside a lot. I also love to sit in my sunroom and listen to my a.m. portable radio.
I'm certain that most contemporary TV has given me wrinkles and headaches! I need to do parental controls for myself, I think, so I have only the channels I like!
I do love ME-TV so I can watch The Brady Bunch, That Girl, Family Affair, Bob Newhart and other sitcoms. I need to stop rubbernecking when I flip through the channels; sometimes I stop on a "reality" show with my mouth agape and eyes crossed trying to take it all in because they're so...
I think it's important to respect that we all have our own "buttons." Those magazines don't get me "bent out of shape" so much as annoy me when I can't avoid seeing them which means they ARE in the world in which I live. There's only so much "la la la my little world" can drown out...
But I get...
Thanks for the input everyone, and please keep it coming.
I have built my life around my vintage values.
I live in a mid-century time capsule house that I spend time furnishing and decorating with vintage finds.
My career is vintage-related.
I spend a lot of time reading vintage magazines...
This is directed at those of you who find contemporary culture to be reprehensible due to many things already discussed on the FL such as decline of manners, shoddy merchandise, crummy customer service, bad economy, lack of style, pajamas in public, "reality TV", etc etc.
What keeps you...
YES YES YES!
I am soooo tired of people saying "Why you hating?" or "Hater!" when I point out a perceived injustice or affront. We're not supposed to have "negative" opinions or be sad lest we get medicated. Make sure you have a duck lipped perma smile! "Sophisticated" and "evolved" people...
I agree that many people (and businesses!) living on the dole/in heavy debt brought it upon themselves by viewing absurd luxuries as necessities whether it's a McMansion or cable TV (which IS a luxury). However, there is a large segment of Americans who do NOT fall into this category, and that...
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