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the 20s are soon upon us

balladofabrokebitch:

nonasuch:

captainlordauditor:

certainslantedlight:

things to include

  • flapper dresses
  • jazz music
  • sex positivity
  • women’s rights
  • renewal of arts & culture
  • increased immigration & cultural sharing
  • sequins
  • eyeliner

things to leave behind

  • racism & nativism
  • consumerist culture
  • white guys writing “the great american novel”

more things to include

  • black/jewish solidarity
  • short hair of all textures
  • suspenders
  • beaded & embroidered dresses
  • subtly homoerotic advertising
  • masculine women, feminine men

things to leave behind

  • ineffective prohibition laws
  • wealth gap

also let’s bring back:

  • egyptian revival jewelry
  • really high-waisted wide-legged pants
  • monocles
  • comfy one-piece bathing suits
  • the labor movement
  • yiddish

and leave behind:

  • robber barons
  • tuberculosis
  • anti-semitism
  • sweatshops

Let’s not forget:

  • Fun dances, balls, masquerades, and parties

And leave behind:

A Great Depression

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