Prior to this lecture I knew that radios were mostly used for communication purposes during wars, but all I wondered after it was mentioned in class was did the soldiers ever sing to eachother or have rap battles? To distract their minds from all the distress or just to see who was the best mcee around camp? Guess we'll never know.Sigh. Well, anyway, I must say this lecture was most educational for me in the history department. The only thing I knew that went on in America during WWII was the increase need for women in the job market(and the increase of victory rolls, of course). I didn't know thta broadcasts were banned in fear of leaked secrets. What did those poor Americans do for entertainment for six years?
My favorirte part of this lecture by a wide marginn was hearing about War of the Worlds. I found it highly amusing that people got freaked out and thought they were about to be invaded by aliens. Though, it really makes you think about how easily and often things must have been taken out of content or miscomprehended.
Another thing I thought was funny was parents' reaction to rock and roll. I love how they thougt there was like some hidden message that was gonna end the world in the music. In the long run, I guess they weren't wrong since rock and roll is a euphemism for sex, but still. While we're on the topic, I love how the adolescents saved radio with their rebellious music while on a drive to the diner.
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