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What social taboos that exist today do you think will not be around in 100 years? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by prairiegrotto@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I was reading a book on social life of the upper-middle class and new rich of the American 1920s and realized so many things we now do proudly were considered socially taboo back then. This was especially the case for clothing, makeup, women in certain public spaces, etc. What do you think will be different in the 2120s? Or maybe even the next 50 years?

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[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh I can see it go away in the next 100 years. Fashion can be very weird and chaotic.

Also, remember when men didn't wear pants at all?

[-] TechyDad@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Heck, at one point wearing tights and high heels with a big white wig was the height of men's fashion. Women, meanwhile, didn't wear high heels or tights at all because those were "men's clothing."

So even if society doesn't accept "men wearing a woman's flowery sun dress" as normal, things might change so that flowery sun dresses are seen as masculine and guys who don't wear them could be called various names.

[-] LiquorFan@pathfinder.social 5 points 1 year ago

Pants are for barbarians after all. Real, civilicedmen wear togas only. Chitons are acceptable but just barely.

[-] 8BitRoadTrip@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Leggings and codpieces are back in fashion in 3.. 2.. 1..

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