People who grew up in the 90s, how were sexism and gender issues different than today?

1. I remember being taken to the Indy 500 as a kid and you’d see huge banners, small banners in car windows, and the like, that read “Show us your tits.” It was everywhere. I remember my mom being sprayed with a beer as we walked by a group of guys, while they screamed that at her. While she was holding my hand. I went to the race yesterday and I didn’t see any of that. Street harassment of that level definitely seems less acceptable than it did in the 90s.
   — CuddleLumpkin


2. When I joined the military we had that month's cover girl on the shop wall. When I got out, that would have been a court marshal offense. Things changed rapidly after Tailhook.
   — Artanthos


3. We played a game called smear the queer when a mob of people targeted 1 guy with a football. I'm sure the game is still played today in some form but I don't know if the name lasted
   — jaypanda91






4. Watch any sitcom and see how they deal with it. And keep in mind, sitcoms would have been considered progressive. The only one that attempted to be positive was the Golden Girls. Or just watch Ace Venture: Pet Detective, it's eye opening.
   — IceManYurt


5. guy would slap girls on the rears and pinch their tits at my school and nothing much was done about it. they didn't do it to me thank goodness but i saw it plenty of times. they would talk about a girl's body and how ugly it was right in their face
   — justnodalong


6. In 94 I was in the 8th grade and the guys in my class would chase us around at recess to try to cop a feel. It was pretty much grope tag. We complained and the solution was to institute a stricter dress code for the girls and to keep us on opposite sides of the schoolyard. The boys side had the baseball field and the basketball hoops and our side had rocks. That seemed reasonable to most of the kids and parents but my parents were fuurrriousss and I was kind of embarrassed by their reaction. I just wanted to be a cool girl you know? I love seeing how things are progressing! Not perfect - but even the change in myself is huge.
   — DameJudyScabhands