16 Very Oddball Things Our Grandparents Protested Against
Carly Tennes
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02/13/2025
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Long Hair. Trees. Hugh Hefner's workers.
No, it's not the thirsty reboot of Hair, but rather some of the many oddly specific things that riled up our parents and grandparents, sending them — signs in hand — to the picket line.
From Peanuts to blondes having more fun, here are 16 very oddball things our grandparents protested against.
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1. ‘Boys Liberation’
Courtesy of cpcwrites on Reddit“Barry Obama and friends protesting against homework (1970s).” -
2. End of the Line
Courtesy of Slow-moving-sloth on Reddit“Pig masks worn to protest end of train service between Weehauken NJ and Albany NY, 1955.” -
3. Crossing Off
Courtesy of statenislandadvance on Reddit“Mothers protest the possible layoff of school crossing guard (Staten Island, 1991).” -
4. ‘The Bear Will Live Again and Forever’
Courtesy of dontbetoxic on Reddit“Protesting the demolition of The Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, CA (1984). The club hosted acts such as Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin and The Doors.” -
5. Nudist Censord'
Courtesy of randolphhenryash on Reddit“Nudist protesting at the University of Sydney, 1938.” -
6. ‘Wake Up, Hef’
Courtesy of AgentBlue62 on Reddit"Bunnies on strike in Chicago, 1975.” -
7. Lighting Up
Courtesy of GaGator43 on Reddit“'Torches of Freedom Parade' 1929: Women march down 5th Avenue in New York smoking cigarettes (in public!) to protest discrimination against females openly using tobacco.” -
8. Bottoms Up
Courtesy of an unknown Redditor“My gg grandma/aunts protesting (?) prohibition in Mississippi in the mid-late 1920s.” -
9. Bermuda Shorted
Courtesy of notbob1959 on Reddit“City College students protest 'Bermuda' shorts ban", Los Angeles, April 24, 1958.” -
10. Climbing Up
Courtesy of Stockholmskällan on Reddit“The Battle of the Elms, Stockholm 1971. Citizens protest the trees being cut down to make way for a subway station entry. The citizens won.” -
11. ‘Peanuts’ Prohibition
Courtesy of the Portland Press Herald“A 1965 protest to bring 'Peanuts' back to a local Sunday newspaper.” -
12. ‘We’ve Got Everything Blondes Have’
Courtesy of an unkjnown Redditor“Women protesting at the premiere of ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre (1953).” -
13. 'We Want Beer'
Courtesy of roseprints on Reddit“Men protesting Prohibition c. 1925.” -
14. Hair-Raising
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times“’Longhaired’ Palisades High School students protest school’s demand that they get haircuts, Los Angeles, California, March 7, 1966.” -
15. ‘Bring Back Bert’
Courtesy of Str33twise84 on Reddit“Preschoolers and mothers march in front of the CKWS-TV station protesting the cancellation of Sesame Street, Kingston, Ontario, 1972.” -
16. ‘Long Hair Is Communism’
Courtesy of cheylow26 on Reddit“Anti-Hippie Rally in the '60s.”
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