Re:14 years ago today, iPhone changed the world
by pwinnski on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @01:32PM
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Having gone back and rewatched Moonlighting in recent years, wowsers was that show sexist! How did I not see that at the time? Same with Remington Steele, as well as Scarecrow and Mrs King. Turns out I watched a lot of shows that I would have sworn weren't full of overt sexism but actually very much were.
Re:14 years ago today, iPhone changed the world
by danbolt on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @02:05PM
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I feel like it goes to show that there can be times when we're really blind to these sorts of things. When I look back and watch older media like that, it helps me be more conscious of the assumptions baked into content today.
Re:14 years ago today, iPhone changed the world
by alisonkisk on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:13PM
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It was as sexist as real life was.
And Thomas Jefferson owned slaves.
Re:14 years ago today, iPhone changed the world
by alisonkisk on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:12PM
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Your arm list is basically "HBO", which was good back then too.
My conclusion was that my ex-wife and I watched a lot more TV than I watch now. And I'll bet that Miami Vice (a staple at our house back then) aged just about as well as one might think (was it really just War on Drugs propaganda, as I recall it?). And we watched Moonlighting, which gave Bruce Willis his start, and that's a show I would almost go back and watch. Other than that, I couldn't tell you a thing that was on in the '80s. All I know is that we watched the screen, but only those two shows left enough of an impression to remember 35 years later.
Ask me what we watched in this era thirty five years from today, and I'll bet I'll give you a list as long as your arm. The Wire, Battlestar reboot, Game of Thrones...