I have been thinking about Civil Rights for various groups in the UASR and the Comintern and wanted to ask some questions/your thoughts:
1. Have we replaced Mr/Miss/Sir/Ma'am as a title with Comrade or Citizen? Would someone with more experience or that you respect be called a Senior Comrade or Respected Comrade?
2. I figure dress codes in most businesses/factories would be concerned about safety and health reasons (no loose hair or jewelry, wear safety equipment). In many places uniforms may be common (Army, Hospitals). Regular clothing in warm climate or spring/summer may be short sleeves, knee length skirts/shorts and light fabrics like cotton or khaki. Beaches and more liberal cities may be almost or possibly topless or minimal clothing.
3. Sex Ed will be common in most schools from 6th grade on and birth control will probably be available from the 50s-60s on. Would we see someone like Doctor Ruth on PBS or the radio to answer questions? How will this play out in the Alliance?
4. Would youth in the UASR and Comintern wear retro or Victorian type clothing as a type of rebellion against authorities and parents?
5. Since women have been in the workplace, military and government for over sixty years do we think there is still 'women's' or 'men's' work?
1. I think such commands of speech will be rendered archaic, but not completely abandoned. Some places, either conservative or WASP-y, may yet retain them.
2. Obviously, you should dress for your job. In science, industrial, construction and military jobs, you dress up in clothing that will prevent damage. In white collar and menial jobs, it is more varied. I bet in those jobs, you can dress casually, but it really depends on how good the weather is. In cold weather, your allowed to wear a fancy sweater. In hot weather, you can go shirtless if you please. In a place like Miami, the most common clothing would be military wear and swimsuits.
3. I imagine the process of growing sex-ed across the world is a gradual affair that takes place over several decades of education and campaigning.
4. Don't know.
5. Again, it is more of a generational thing. The 1930s, people ITTL were still uneasy about women soldiers. By 2017, several generations of women would have grown up learning about the Amazon Brigade, and reading things like the waver-verse. Most prejudice has probably vanished, but there could still be incidents here and there of misogyny.
