Topic: Cultural Shifts

A comparison is drawn between Ronald Reagan's iconic 1984 "Morning in America" campaign ad and a modern parody titled "Norming in America." The new version celebrates a return to traditional social norms, citing the arrest of shoplifters, the removal of pronouns from social media bios, and the reappearance of white people in commercials. The segment suggests that the "fever has broken" regarding divisive cultural politics.

A 1969 episode of *The Brady Bunch* titled "Is There a Doctor in the House?" depicted the measles as a routine, non-threatening childhood illness that resulted in a few days off from school. This cultural artifact is used to illustrate how public perception of certain diseases has been transformed by the pharmaceutical industry over the last fifty years. In the episode, the children are shown being happy to have the illness to avoid school, with no mention of medical fear.

The "Me Too" movement, originally started by activist Tarana Burke in 2006, has evolved into a global socio-political revolution. Women are increasingly using the hashtag to share experiences of sexual violence and harassment, seeking to end a culture of "politeness" that previously silenced victims. The movement is described as a fundamental shift in how the next generation will be taught to respect boundaries.