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gopher_space t1_ja9qht2 wrote

Reply to comment by MagicPeacockSpider in Rights to 'Crying Indian' ad to go to Native American group by Slavic_Dusa

There were grassroots anti-littering campaigns all over the place back then, so it was an easy sentiment to tap into. It's really hard to convey how OK everyone used to be about littering.

If you've seen Anchorman there's a little bit where the news team are eating hotdogs and walking through a park. They come up to a trash can but throw their dogs on the ground before tipping the can over. Then they just walk away and there's no explanation. That was normal life until the 80s.

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derpy-_-dragon t1_jabgmvq wrote

I remember watching an episode of Madmen for my English writing class in college where the family went out for a picnic at the park, and when they finished they just flapped the sheet to toss the trash off of it and then put the blanket in the trunk.

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