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Rebellious 60s Retrospective—
The Startling Sixties, A Dynamic Decade
Sex, Drugs . . .
As previously mentioned, the advent of the birth control pill and its widespread availability enabled the Sexual Revolution to take off, and the view of sex in the 1960s was radically different than in previous decades, with the freer attitudes toward sex being reflected in the movies and clothing of the times.
Fads and Fashions From Funky to Just Plain Fun
Far-out fads included black lights, lava lamps, day-glo, and tie dye which visually portrayed psychedelic experience; lapel pins and bumper stickers expressed political views; while tarot, ouiji and astrology helped access the mysteries of the unseen world. Skateboarding becomes a craze 1965, started by surfers when the waves were not pumping.
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