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73. Exception To The 1960s Milieu's View Of Mixed-Race Relationships

Tue Dec 30, 2025, 08:07 AM

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Where Sammy Davis Jr and Mai Britt made international headlines. And where Frank Sinatra had to basically force hotels to allow Sammy to stay there.

And so on. It's called "US Civil Rights history."

So the OBVIOUS "exception" was that we would go against society and marry Sydney Poitier.

Context is everything.

And please do not dare criticize a then-17-year-old from a lily-white town. I was a Flaming Liberal Democrat then, and I'm a Flaming Liberal Democrat now.

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Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1960s [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 OP

Interesting take FHRRK Dec 28 #1

Never wanted to stay home from school sick. multigraincracker Dec 28 #16

This is AI slop from a channel posting videos on different subjects every couple of days, with highplainsdem Dec 28 #36

How to vilify a generation with a broad brush... NotHardly Dec 28 #43

It's almost like the well of resilience we need is in our 1960s generation bucolic_frolic Dec 28 #2

What stands out to me PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 28 #3

We were free range kids... ananda Dec 28 #5

Yep. Just be home by dinner. Martin Eden Dec 28 #7

my HS School years, we'd get 20 or so social misfits to play baseball. A lot of LL kids that never made it to JV OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 #28

I remember that. And I got to be 11 or 12 years old in the boys told me I couldn't play anymore because I was a girl. Walleye Monday #55

Me as well, I played from early morning until it was too dark to see. CanonRay Monday #62

They're AI graphics. No Black people, either. Imagine, no Black people in a video ostensibly about the 60s. AI slop. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 28 #9

So the message lacks legitimacy? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 #15

This video describes fairly universal themes through a lens that makes "60s kids" feel unique -- which is catnip for just WhiskeyGrinder Dec 28 #21

You are 16 dimensions above me in your moral perspective. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 #31

To put it simply: "Every generation after mine is terrible" Orrex Monday #57

I never thought that. But thanks for contributing to the conversation. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #79

It wasn't aimed at you; it was a summary of and agreement with the post above yours Orrex Tuesday #82

I guess, becasue I have 2 in their 30's, I beg to differ. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #84

Again, it's not targeting you, and in any case it's not universal at the personal level Orrex Tuesday #85

I started feeling like something was wrong extremely on, and I admit I quit half way to the end. 1WorldHope Dec 28 #32

The narrator is speaking with a British accent, I'm pretty sure this is mostly about the UK FakeNoose Dec 28 #42

You are right about no black people, but of course there would PoindexterOglethorpe Monday #44

Whaaat? There are plenty of films and photos of Black people from the 1960s. But this video was made in 2025 with 2025 WhiskeyGrinder Monday #50

I graduated in 1967 and I remember quite clearly when our schools desegregated. Walleye Monday #56

I graduated also from h.s. in 1967! I may have seen, probably did see, Blacks..... ColoringFool Monday #65

We always had a good percentage of Black people living in Delaware. And I live right next-door to a stone cold racist Walleye Monday #68

"And how many of us White girls would "make an exception for" Sidney Poitier?" WhiskeyGrinder Monday #72

Exception To The 1960s Milieu's View Of Mixed-Race Relationships ColoringFool Tuesday #73

Okay but you do see how saying there is a single Black man out there for whom you would make an "exception" to society's WhiskeyGrinder Tuesday #75

I have always said the downfall and the weight issues with this Country started with the remote control for tv. a kennedy Dec 28 #10

Right. Because you get so much exercise walking PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 28 #12

Yah, those how ever many steps they take from right after super to bed time, what 4 hours??? a kennedy Dec 28 #13

I had lots of PE in my school. Formal and informal. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 #17

California required 1 hour of PE daily mainer Dec 28 #18

I hated it because I have thick hair and Tree Lady Dec 28 #20

No PE in school Diamond_Dog Monday #54

It wasn't changing the channel where moonscape Dec 28 #14

Well, that is part of it. OldBaldy1701E Monday #53

There were plenty of so-called "overweight" kids then. Don't kid yourself. valleyrogue Monday #63

We didn't eat out, or fast food mtngirl47 Dec 28 #40

People took diet pills, especially women. Girls were fat shamed to high heaven, often by their mothers. valleyrogue Monday #47

This is my life MoonlightHillFarm Dec 28 #4

Who is When Jekyll Meets Hyde? What research goes into these assertions? What are these AI-voiced claims based on? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 28 #6

I watched, I related. You didn't? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 #19

You related to it because you were primed to and it's designed to be relatable. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 28 #22

It's fundamentally wrong because it's made with unethical tools trained on stolen intellectual highplainsdem Dec 28 #25

I get what you are sayings....and yes, maybe a warning should warn the consumer that AI content is involved. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 #37

Yeah, I watched a little of their, 'Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1980s" video. progressoid Dec 28 #27

I was curious myself.... IcyPeas Dec 28 #39

Some are copycats. Some apparently operate multiple channels. Some are likely from content farms highplainsdem Monday #46

Interesting reply. I too have noticed... Pluvious Monday #71

Ok Boomers.... multigraincracker Dec 28 #8

I kept my 50 cents a week allowance in a metal Bandaid can... 3catwoman3 Dec 28 #11

This is AI slop, from a channel set up a couple of months ago that already has 26 videos. This sort highplainsdem Dec 28 #23

Thank you canetoad Dec 28 #33

More than 20% of the videos that YouTube's algorithm shows to new users are "AI slop" chia Monday #60

I used to think you were way off base ranting about AI and posting too often about it thebigidea Tuesday #77

Well, thanks. LOL. I'm sorry you haven't liked my tactics, but without a way to directly transfer everything I've highplainsdem Tuesday #78

Ty for your dedication to ethics & to educating others with your vast knowledge & experience SheltieLover Tuesday #83

Thanks, SheltieLover! You're too kind, though. I'm just trying to keep with the news about genAI highplainsdem Tuesday #86

You are doing great work, HPD SheltieLover Wednesday #87

Those who didn't live through it and try to defend 3825-87867 Dec 28 #24

Not everyone's Keepthesoulalive Dec 28 #26

As a witness of the actual 60's (and the bullshit this video is trying to turn into "Happy Days"), Conjuay Dec 28 #29

You are absolutely right. my mom's 1st cousin never really returned from WW2 and OAITW r.2.0 Dec 28 #41

Also a reality back then: thucythucy Monday #59

I'm not sure canetoad Dec 28 #30

Every generation has its challenges. BarbD Dec 28 #34

De rec. AI slop. Shallow, sweeping, pop psychology generalisations. It's self-congratulatory fortune cookie-style cringe Celerity Dec 28 #35

YouTube is rapidly becoming full of AI slop like this. tinrobot Monday #69

Interesting. H2O Man Dec 28 #38

I kind of relate Historic NY Monday #45

Pre and post The Wizard Monday #48

My youth was spent... BH liberal Monday #49

I am curious, will we just assume AI is slop, or will cachukis Monday #51

I remember all the things in that video but I question the conclusions it draws. Ocelot II Monday #52

49'er Here. We Have Been Labeled, Vilified, Praised, Envied, Etc. Boomers are NOT.... ColoringFool Monday #67

We are so unprepared for people using AI to manipulate us ThreeNoSeep Monday #58

And after all that, Turbineguy Monday #61

EVERYONE should see reply 39 from IcyPeas. highplainsdem Monday #64

I can't find reply #39 Mossfern Tuesday #80

Sure! Here: highplainsdem Tuesday #81

Not quite. I grew up a poor Southern California urban kid in the 1960's. haele Monday #66

I hated "Leave it to Beaver" Wifes husband Monday #70

Some people love AI Patton French Tuesday #74

I grew up in the 1960s RazorbackExpat Tuesday #76