A coworker, who grew up in the 40s and 50s, sent these my way yesterday. Can you imagine being a woman at this time? The genesis of advertising fascinates me.
Take a look. The first one is actually pretty clever, though demeaning.
Anybody got a toothache?
OH MY GAWD! I though the 2nd was appalling... then I kept reading! haha. But seriously, though, I'm not letting my kids touch soda until like high school.
ReplyDeleteHa! I love reading old articles about "how to be a good wife" - so awful!
ReplyDeletelove these! especially the one about wives doing all the cooking. :) hubs and i joke about that a lot.
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I'm glad y'all are enjoying them! They cracked me up. Hard to take them seriously at first.
ReplyDeleteUghhh super cringe! Pass the toothache remedy!
ReplyDeleteWow, makes me wonder what ads we will be laughing at in 20 years when we learn how bad some of today's products are!
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