Advertising has certainly changed over the years, these shocking vintage ads will make your jaw drop – some just plain disturbing!
Cause you want to grease down baby with oil before exposing them to UV rays…?!?
Seriously? OMG!
I have no words for these ones, I think the shock speaks for itself…
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Ellen Christian says
06/06/2012 at 2:23 pmOh wow… so much has changed!
Tammi says
06/06/2012 at 2:26 pmCan you imagine if these were in circulation these days, Even by mistake?! the uproar!!!
Tasha W says
06/06/2012 at 2:27 pmOmg! I can’t even believe they advertised like that at one point! Wtf? Some of those were sick! :/
chris says
06/06/2012 at 2:28 pmA few of those are spoof – taken from another site (read the wording closely and look at the alterations – they are noticable. The baby oil one is cute, though.
Tammi says
06/06/2012 at 9:06 pmOh – which one did you notice that in, Chris?!
Rhianon says
10/25/2016 at 11:56 pmThe one with the little girl and the “ground dad meat” being spread on bread… Yes this girl is creepy in the original, but the ad is originally for jam or something
Laura says
06/06/2012 at 2:29 pmThe meat grinder one is my favourite. That’s pretty creepy.
Tammi says
06/06/2012 at 9:05 pmOh yes – that is awesome. If anything, maybe it was circulated after the ‘man stepping on woman in bear carcass’? Kinda a – take that!! lol
crystal says
06/06/2012 at 2:41 pmit really is a reminder of how far we’ve come, but also a wakeup call to those who try to halt future changes.
femo says
06/06/2012 at 2:48 pmI don’t think THAT much has changed or that we’ve come as far as we’d like to think. The world is still inhabited but men who think this way and work in marketing, advertising, etc. We still hear “make me a sandwich” jokes ALL the time because they’re just SO hilarious, right? Women working and not staying at home is still looked down on, even in recent Hollywood films about the career woman who has it all but is completely miserable until she finds the ~right guy~ to settle down with.
These ads are pretty funny if you think we’re past that and maybe these messages aren’t as blatant in ads anymore, but they are certainly still widely circulated in a number of other media. We’ve grown smarter as a collective, yes, but marketers and advertising firms have acknowledged that. They’re smarter with their delivery too. Things might seem tame now in comparison to 50 years ago but there’s still a long, long way to go.
Tammi says
06/06/2012 at 9:04 pmGood response, you really got me thinking femo!!
femo says
06/06/2012 at 2:49 pm*by men, rather, and for that matter, by women who think this way as well!
Nolie says
06/06/2012 at 4:04 pmWOW! I am so glad things have changed.
Shash says
06/07/2012 at 6:17 amoh my goodness! “where has daddy gone” that’s actually sick. I wonder what the future generations are going to say about our advertising today…
Tammi says
06/07/2012 at 9:02 amHahaha!!!
SassyModernMom says
06/07/2012 at 8:08 amOh My!! I can’t even imagine what would happen to a company who tried to run an add like this today!
Karyn Climans says
06/07/2012 at 8:42 amShocking is an understatement! And I thought our http://www.MothersAgainstNakedRiding.com campaign was risque!!!
Tammi says
06/07/2012 at 9:01 amI caught that one, it was a great campaign!
Danielle R says
06/07/2012 at 8:59 amThe meat grinder one is fake, but pretty hilarious (“Grind like a bitch with rabies” in the 50s/60s? Yeah no).
Some of the others though… pretty sure going back to a land of subjugation and placid obeyance isn’t in the cards, mkay.
Tammi says
06/07/2012 at 9:01 amHa! I hadn’t noticed the meat grinder text .. that’s funny!
Happy Chinadoll says
06/07/2012 at 9:29 amWow…I just have to laugh.
angela m says
06/07/2012 at 9:51 amwow that is pretty shocking but funny
Lori Peterson says
06/07/2012 at 11:21 amI remember when I was younger we would use baby oil and “lay out” on a blanket to tan in the summer. No sunscreen. Just oil. And they even had these silver blankets to attract the sun, so we would basically be trying to roast ourselves! Times have changed…I have embraced my paleness! (And for my face I use SPF 110…no joke! Keeping those wrinkles away from my face!!)
Tammi says
06/09/2012 at 11:32 pmI did that too when I was young, Lori….
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Nury says
06/07/2012 at 11:22 amOh wow, if those ARE real vintage ads, that’s sad! I am glad I am not living in the (50-60’s?) anymore! Phew!
Lynette says
06/07/2012 at 7:34 pmOh my Goodness …. there was one going around work about how to accept women in the work place… it was incredible.
JENNIFER HART says
06/07/2012 at 7:53 pmI DO NOT FIND THESE ADS MORE SHOCKING THEN ONES THAT ARE ON TV ETC. TODAY, JUST OUTDATED
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
06/07/2012 at 10:39 pmNow and days if something like these went around, heads would ROLL. I’m kind of even scared to THINK about the backlash o.O
You’re right though; advertising sure has changed!
Rebby says
06/08/2012 at 12:22 amThe babies are actually cute despite the fact that they are in the sun without any protection. But super cute..the others are just kinda creepy.
Carrie says
06/08/2012 at 1:50 pmLOL, I think I will have to tell my husband no more Van Heusen ties if he thinks THAT will ever happen in our house 😉
Tammi says
06/09/2012 at 11:32 pmHa!!!!!
Lee Pearson says
06/08/2012 at 3:50 pmThese are so funny! I can’t imagine living in that era. Thanks for the laughs
Sara Hamil @ They Call It Gumption says
06/08/2012 at 5:14 pmI’ve seen a few of these before – vintage ads BLOW MY MIND. Makes me happy to have grown up when I did…
Chris @ CleverFather says
06/08/2012 at 11:17 pmThe Dropson’s Grinder ad is…. haunting, to say the least.
Meredith says
06/09/2012 at 8:26 amI actually love looking at these vintage ads….look how far we have come!
It's OK to be WEIRD! says
06/09/2012 at 5:02 pmI’ve seen some of these before and still my jaw just drops to see them again now. INCREDIBLE!
~ Raylene
Shop with Me Mama says
06/09/2012 at 9:59 pmHaha! Love it! I did a post like this last year and I could not believe the ads they had back then!
Brenda says
06/10/2012 at 11:55 amOMG!!! LOL. These are so offensive they’re funny.
Kimberly Deacon says
06/10/2012 at 12:11 pmI can’t believe they had those kind of ads back then. I thought things were worse now a days. Some of them are pretty bad.