Advertising: Sexist Vintage Ads

Not that Ultra Swank condones being sexist, it just sometimes amazes me what kind of stuff advertising agencies were able to pull off around the 1950s. Here are some fine examples of American ads of the times that takes a punch at women only being good for being secretaries, housewives and objects of beauty. Even though the ads would never pass in a magazine today, they are still cute in a old fashioned way. Thankfully, men have evolved a little over the years. (Via)

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Kevin

Wow, I am amazed they allowed innuendo like that lipstick ad in a magazine in the 1950′s.
Jay

There’s an ad (from a sixties magazine) currently for sale on eBay advertising the 007 James Bond toiletries that reads, “007 gives any man the license to kill…Women.”
http://martinfernandezsanjurjo.es Martin R

ba, ba, bah… Those are very light… look at this spaniard commercial from the late 50′s, if you understand spanish, the wife is told “have you thought that your husband works a lot of hours?” when she ask why is he so irritated (you can see he even slap the wife in the face). The cure is give him a cup of brandy Soberano!. watch it at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpxutP2JH4E

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