From: here@is.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:29:32 -0400, Retrograde   
    wrote:   
      
   > The White Wedding is one of the victims - turns out   
   >much of what we consider "standard" for weddings was invented about a   
   >hundred years ago by an industry poised to earn billions of dollars off   
   >of "must haves" like the diamond ring, the white dress, and so on.   
      
   Marketing folks also attempted to have little boys dressed in pink,   
   and girls in blue....back when both wore "uni-sex" clothes.   
      
   I suspect "Christmas" is another business mans' manipulation.   
   Where did "Happy Birthday" come from??   
      
   Both were invented...by an egocentric person...   
      
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