A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

Today, as we re-enter the tribal world, sharp difference between the sexes, which marked the past, disappear rapidly. Sex is cooled down. Men and women dress alike. They share hair-styles. Men wear jewelry. They are interested in scents, hair dyes, cosmetics. This disturbs older, literate types who keep saying, “You can’t tell the difference,” and then slap their knees.
“Marshall McLuhan Looks at Fashion” (1968), On the Nature of Media (2016), p 148
Year: 1968
Chapter: Sex and Love
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