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Counter "Sit In" Protestor in 1960
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I think it's utterly maddening that shit was in 1960. It wasn't "the olden days" or "the before times" it was 1960. That's fours years before the events of Metal Gear Solid 3. This shit isn't that old.
(For the record, I think the black and white photography capturing racism is thematically and aesthetically on point)
Agreed. It's to highlight the one reason all these crackers are mad: that dude's tan is on point
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer first aired 12 days before the Supreme Court finally ruled that the national government could force businesses to desegregate (although of course formally segregated school districts continued into the early 70s, and segregated proms were still a thing up through 2013 in parts of Georgia)
Exactly dude, exactly! This was stuff isn't ancient history, it's VERY recent and I find it really infuriating that there people of great power and influence today who were likely exactly like the katz in that picture. This sort of American history isn't that old and I wish people didn't try to create a narrative that segregation is some relic of the civil war era or something.
I put it in perspective by thinking of how old the people in the photos are now. Some of those kids look 15; they'd be 78 today. Old, but many either recently left powerful positions or are still in them.
This is giving me an entirely new perspective on 1960 ๐ฆ
Yeah, The Virtuous Mission and Operation Snake Eater both occur in 1964. ๐ฆ๐
(For the record the only reason I have that knowledge off the top of my dome is because I have a print out of the MGS timeline on my nerd bookshelf. I used that print out for TTRPG writing sessions as well. Also I find the 60's cold war era to be a uniquely fascinating time as it's a confluence of so many interesting social and political movements. Most importantly of course, The Civil Rights era specifically due its influence on my life)
MGS themed TTRPG sounds awesome lol, I enjoyed a heavily modified Call of Cthulhu with twitter people a lot bc it was easy enough for everyone to contribute map recommendations by ripping real geography & locations