chuckgivens: chrisreblogs: Watching season 2 of Mad Men. Yes, I’m late to the party. Now, I know much has been made of the constant and somewhat heavy handed “Look at how callous folks in the 60’s were!” elements. “Look at how much they drink! Look at how much they smoke! Look, Pete has a rifle in the office and is aiming at women!” I’ve let it ride mostly. But then this scene from episode 7. The Drappers go on a picnic. When packing up, Betty whips up the blanket, flinging their garbage unto the grass. And the leave it. Honestly, was this a thing in the 60’s? Was this a “norm”? Sure, I get not being as environmentally aware and all that. But I have a hard time believing the people just flung their garbage everywhere.  I’m really glad I’m not the only one who thought that when seeing this scene. I must ask around and see if this really was the case. I watch this show with my Dad who was 18 around the time this show takes place. When he saw this scene, he was livid: “What?! People didn’t do that back then!” He gets upset when he feels the show misrepresents what that time was really like, but this scene he was the most passionate about. So if people did do that back then, my dad never witnessed it.. View high resolution

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chrisreblogs:

Watching season 2 of Mad Men. Yes, I’m late to the party.

Now, I know much has been made of the constant and somewhat heavy handed “Look at how callous folks in the 60’s were!” elements. “Look at how much they drink! Look at how much they smoke! Look, Pete has a rifle in the office and is aiming at women!”

I’ve let it ride mostly. But then this scene from episode 7. The Drappers go on a picnic. When packing up, Betty whips up the blanket, flinging their garbage unto the grass. And the leave it.

Honestly, was this a thing in the 60’s? Was this a “norm”? Sure, I get not being as environmentally aware and all that. But I have a hard time believing the people just flung their garbage everywhere. 

I’m really glad I’m not the only one who thought that when seeing this scene. I must ask around and see if this really was the case.

I watch this show with my Dad who was 18 around the time this show takes place. When he saw this scene, he was livid: “What?! People didn’t do that back then!” He gets upset when he feels the show misrepresents what that time was really like, but this scene he was the most passionate about. So if people did do that back then, my dad never witnessed it..

(Reblogged from chuckgivens)

Notes

  1. morgantrsp said: Betty is not a happy woman. And Don doesn’t give a shit.
  2. astaa said: This was not the norm for picnics, but nature was fair game for garbage tossing.
  3. stainsomething reblogged this from chuckgivens and added:
    I watch this show with my Dad who was 18 around the time this show takes place. When he saw this scene, he was livid:...
  4. curtisretherford said: This is the exact moment I gave up on Mad Men.
  5. kpartyawesome said: I hear you, but honestly when I first saw this scene, the way it ended so abruptly and the character of their behavior were so literally laugh-out-loud funny to me that I didn’t/don’t care. They’re so cavalier! Also, could it be intentional humor?
  6. chuckgivens reblogged this from chrisreblogs and added:
    really glad I’m not...only one who thought that when seeing this scene.
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