It was a Sock Hop where Chuck Berry got his sound.
Posted on 07/14/2016 2:12:38 PM PDT by Hube
The 1950s mean one thing and one thing only for a subset of Harvard students: RACISM.
Exclusive emails obtained by the Young America’s Foundation show “the outcry of a few students” after the residents of Adams House voted to host a dance with a “1950s theme.”
The committee ended up ditching the will of the voters and changing the theme to “sock hop,” either unaware that sock hops became popular in the 1950s or counting on the ignorance of their residents. (It ended up being well-attended and reasonably diverse, so probably ignorance.)
The initial response to the 1950s theme was mostly sarcasm:
“Will there be a separate water fountain for us at the formal?” Other students chimed in asking, “Are we even allowed to buy tickets? Or are we only allowed in as serving staff?” Some went even further, alleging more injustices, such as, “What sort of quotas will be in place for Asians entering/emigrating into the house? What is the policy on communists?”
(Excerpt) Read more at thecollegefix.com ...
If that’s racist I am going to the next ku klux klan kookout.
I’d be there.
I know I will not win prizes with this comment: I would have voted it down because the music sucked in the fifties.
Not in Mass.
It was a Sock Hop where Chuck Berry got his sound.
They could just go with a groovy 1970s theme.
"50's dances" happened when 70s kids who'd seen American Grafitti or Happy Days wanted to dress up like their parents had.
By the 80s high schoolers were having "60's dances," because that's when they'd been conceived.
So by now, kids should be having "90's dances," not going back 60 years to their grandparents' day.
Maybe the problem at Harvard is the students didn't have any real connection to the 1950s. All they know about it is what they read in a textbook.
“Chuck! Chuck, it’s Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Berry. You know that new sound you’re looking for? Well, listen to this!”
No point in arguing with them...just tell them they don’t have to attend if it bothers them.
This is why we can’t have nice things...
Anything American prior to 0bammy’s tenure as president is racist/homophobic
A “sock hop” was typically a dance on a high school basketball court; you took your shoes off to protect the floor. That is now racist?
A sock hop is what white kids enjoyed...THAT is now labeled racist!
Chuck Berry’s “duck walk” - one of the classics of modern pop culture. I’ve tried it, and you need to be in shape.
Once a month at lunch in our junior high gym we listened to rock and roll and danced...How racist could it get?
I think he can still do it!
Donchano, the socks were all white?
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