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Originally Posted by Terry B
A curious thing about some of the older sci fi. I read some stories written in the 40's recently and the thing that struck me was that all the characters smoked. How times have changed.
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the smoking things was always something to laugh at (or scratch your head) when born after the '60s.
and in some cases times have not changed (or are swinging back?)
for example, in soem of heinlein's earlier work he would state that women could do anything men could do but as soon as a woman was married/had children she had to stay at home, and was suddenly not able to think for herself. I think Heinlein had progressive views on gender but had to make a buck so wrote for his times and audience, too. That audience woudl not have appreciated the feminist movement...