Hilarious Beatnik Girl Makeover Video From 1963

Calling someone a Beatnik in the mid-20th century was seen as an insult and a way to cast aspersions on their moral decency, since Beatniks were considered degenerates and being Square was seen as way more keen.

Parents freaked out when their kids came home dressed in that dark Beatnik garb, and many feared for their children's souls because, as we all know, Hell is full of poets and bongo players.

So moms and dads naturally didn't want their daughters becoming Beatniks, much less hanging out with that lowlife crowd, and they battled this Bohemian menace with the almighty makeover.

(YouTube Link)

This video shared by British Pathé looks ridiculous by today's standards, since subcultures are now mainstream and "edgy" stores like Hot Topic exist in every mall in America.

So maybe it's about time for all those Squares to be treated like lowlife scum!

-Via Dangerous Minds


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She had plenty of makeup on to begin with. If you ever look through a school yearbook from the early '60s, you'll see plenty of teenagers that look 30-ish because of all the hairspray and makeup.
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This is such a sad video. The young woman looked quite nice - like a cross between Sophia Loren and Audrey Hepburn, IMO - before she entered the 'little shop of horrors'. Looks like she became a stepford wife and her hairdo is an absolute catastrophe.
ew, ew, ew!
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