I was born in 1956, which was close to the apex of the American civilization. Manners were important. Civics was taught in every school. There were only two genders. White people were unquestionably in charge. Of everything. More specifically, White males were in charge of everything. It was an indisputable Patriarchy. The culture catered exclusively to White males. In film, and on television, White males were depicted heroically. Strong, virile, and unwilling to take any nonsense from their women. If a woman got out of hand, an alpha male- of which there were plenty in stock- simply slapped them on the ass or even turned them over their knee. If a woman had attempted to claim this was assault, she would have been laughed out of any business, any government agency, and any courtroom. Women were wolf whistled at regularly by men, and subjected to suggestive comments by co- workers, family members, or strangers.
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