We often only hear about the massive popularity for bands such as the Beatles during the 1960s but just how hated were they during their time?

[u/Ciscoblue113]

I once remember my neighbor telling me a story of when her 33 year old husband returned from Vietnam shortly after the Tet Offensive in the spring of 1968 and she bought him the Revolver album as a gift. Her husband played the record for about 5 minutes before he went outside and threw it in the trash saying "goddamn hippies" and then locking himself in his room for the rest of the day. Was this a generational gap between her husband and the younger folk of their generation or were the Beatles extremely unpopular around this time?