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Could the film's apparent ideology only work in the '80s (during the Ronald Reagan administration)?

posted 5 years ago by TMC-4 (20483)
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In that school officials who are poorer than their students' parents have no business holding the students accountable for lying and need to be punished and even tortured for questioning them.

[–] Zinger (2439) 5 years ago

Ferris Bueller was always a smug privileged prick. Never understood the popularity of this film.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (15093) 5 years ago

While teachers did have more punishing power back then, what the Principal did goes far beyond what any sane top school administrator would be allowed to do. Much of that was greatly exaggerated, even by 80s standards.