One thing I find odd about the era is how horny everyone seemed.
Porno theaters in mainstreet.
Strip clubs open during the day.
Key parties in suburban homes.
Women showing off breasts at every opportunity.
Men walking around shirtless.
Why was everyone on heat? 🤷♀️
It was right in that sweet spot, an era preceded by a lot of sexual repression, that was then followed up by the era of AIDS and thus an initiation back toward sexual repression. People were making up for lost time in a way, and in other, it's almost like they knew it couldn't last and were doubling down on sexy times before it all inevitably came to an end.
shareThe pill was easily available to all women by the 70s, not just the married ones.
shareAnother factor: Invention of the birth control pill.
shareIt's not that the 70s were too "sexual", today's world is just too uptight and overly sensitive.
- Remember when older kid-made shows weren't afraid to touch on more serious topics and when old Disney films (made before the 90s) had adult references and hidden jokes that definitely would NOT slide today?