Thursday, February 4, 2016

September 16, 1969



The Stonewall Riots had just taken place less than
three months prior to when this aired, September 16, 1969
on ABC's The Dick Cavett Show. I just saw this the other day on the Decades network. This show is not available on Youtube, so I made a lousy copy with my phone. I'm not particularly surprised by Joan's shpiel nor am I upset. Mostly amazed that when this aired, I bet her saying "faggots" was not bleeped as it is here. Also amazed at how far some of the world has come. Even though I was a freshman in high school and may have laughed at her then, I ultimately didn't buy into it.



Wednesday, February 3, 2016