October 15, 2002 at 12:00 am #14518
Vincent
Member
I believe most of this bias comes from a tendency by all of us to over-romanticize the eras in which we experienced our childhoods. Part of it, however, stems from a political agenda pursued by those who would roll back the gains made by women, minorities, children and others who are not in the WASP male demographic. The Christian Coalition and Family Research Council are two groups that blatantly exploit this romanticization to promote a theocratic platform.