COUNTER-CULTURE VS. MAINSTREAM. 1960S COUNTERCULTURE ?

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COUNTER-CULTURE VS. MAINSTREAM

1960S COUNTERCULTURE ?

THE HIPPY MOVEMENT  The term “hippy” comes from being hip. You were either hip or you were a “square” or a “pig.”  Hippies were looking for an alternative way to live life.  Most hippies valued freedom, nature, intimacy, peace, sharing, and spirituality.

 The postwar era of was a time of amazing econ growth & prosperity for millions of Americans  4 concepts typified Mainstream America:  They were very patriotic (“America: Love it or leave it.”)  They believed in the institution of marriage (You fall in love, you get married.)  They believed in the American Dream (Work hard and you can have a good life)  They believed conformity kept society ordered (fashion, jobs, behavior, etc) MAINSTREAM CULTURE

 6 ideas typified this movement  Communal living  Experimental Drug Use  Scandalous Fashions  Political Activism  New Music Styles  Sexual liberation/revolution THE COUNTERCULTURE

WAY OF LIFE  Hippies wanted to distance themselves from mainstream ways of life.  They discarded possessions and often lived in parks or campsites in the woods.  Living like this made them feel free  Nudity was another form of freedom

SAN FRANCISCO AND HAIGHT ASHBURY  San Francisco was the birthplace of the counterculture/hippy movement.  By 1965 hippies had taken over the Haight Ashbury district.  Haight Ashbury district contains Golden Gate Park home of the Trips Festival and “be-ins.” This is a 20,000-strong be-in at Golden gate park in 1967

 For many youth, drug use was an important part of rebellion & personal freedom  While marijuana was most popular, the mind- altering LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) or “acid” was increasing in use.  As drugs grew in popularity, newspapers & schools pointed out the increasing numbers of youth dying from drug overdoses EXPERIMENTAL DRUG USE

COUNTERCULTURE FASHION  Hippies distanced themselves from mainstream culture by their dress.  Colorful, flowing clothing, beads, headbands bellbottoms, and tie-dye were popular.  Men their hair and beards long or in afros.  Hippies were often called “longhairs ”

 By late ’60s, the TV was showing images of long- haired protestors marching against the Vietnam War  Some were confrontational- burning the flag, cursing & goading police or Nat Guard troops  Others were interested in making a peace statement- marching in silence, carrying peace signs, placing flowers in the barrels of govt troops to prove their pacifism POLITICAL ACTIVISM

 The folk, pop, & rock music of the 1960s also challenged mainstream values.  In ’69, these elements all came together at a farm in NY at the Woodstock festival. More than 500K people came together to camp out, take drugs, engage in free love, & listen to rock NEW MUSIC STYLES

WOODSTOCK

 The ’60s saw a revolution in the realm of human sexuality.  The Counter Culture called for “free love” or casual sex.  Medical advances, like the birth control pill, made sexual activity without fear of pregnancy easier.  Soon the country was seeing the effects of this “new freedom”- women went braless, movies showed sex b/t men and women, & songs made explicit references to sex  It should also be noted that the gay rights movement began as a result of this new freedom  There was also an incredible rise in STDs &, despite improved birth control, illegitimate children born SEXUAL REVOLUTION

REFERENCES  Wikipedia.com  “The Hippy Generation” by Adam Huber  “What did the hippies Want?” By Alicia Bay Laurel  Interview with Terry Brown (my mom)  Pictures from Google images: Search: Hippies