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  Was I the only one thinking cause some people wouldn't buy a COLORED tv in the 1950 cause they thought it was for colored people
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  In 2018 I saw a guest house in Scotland still advertising "colour television" on a sign along with other amenities. >
  
  That's Funny! >
  
  Not really. Window shopping was still a thing at the time. Literally. People would stroll past storefronts with walls of window glass facing the street.
  And inside of those windows were displays of the latest merchandise: fashionable clothing, attractive housewares, and the latest in consumer electronics, like large screen, Color Televisions. Tuned to the local broadcast stations, so you could see what you were missing by watching TV on your old, small, black and white screen. >
  
  Why Hard?
  That was the new shit everyone wanted. 
  Sold like sliced bread.
  Do you mean via Telly ads? Well, ok. Granted. 
  But I believe it was more advertised in the shops and via peers.