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Shocking Vintage Ads

06/06/2012 By Tammi 39 Comments

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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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  1. Ellen Christian says

    06/06/2012 at 2:23 pm

    Oh wow… so much has changed!

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    • Tammi says

      06/06/2012 at 2:26 pm

      Can you imagine if these were in circulation these days, Even by mistake?! the uproar!!!

      Reply
  2. Tasha W says

    06/06/2012 at 2:27 pm

    Omg! I can’t even believe they advertised like that at one point! Wtf? Some of those were sick! :/

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  3. chris says

    06/06/2012 at 2:28 pm

    A 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.

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    • Tammi says

      06/06/2012 at 9:06 pm

      Oh – which one did you notice that in, Chris?!

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      • Rhianon says

        10/25/2016 at 11:56 pm

        The 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

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  4. Laura says

    06/06/2012 at 2:29 pm

    The meat grinder one is my favourite. That’s pretty creepy.

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    • Tammi says

      06/06/2012 at 9:05 pm

      Oh yes – that is awesome. If anything, maybe it was circulated after the ‘man stepping on woman in bear carcass’? Kinda a – take that!! lol

      Reply
  5. crystal says

    06/06/2012 at 2:41 pm

    it really is a reminder of how far we’ve come, but also a wakeup call to those who try to halt future changes.

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  6. femo says

    06/06/2012 at 2:48 pm

    I 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.

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    • Tammi says

      06/06/2012 at 9:04 pm

      Good response, you really got me thinking femo!!

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  7. femo says

    06/06/2012 at 2:49 pm

    *by men, rather, and for that matter, by women who think this way as well!

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  8. Nolie says

    06/06/2012 at 4:04 pm

    WOW! I am so glad things have changed.

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  9. Shash says

    06/07/2012 at 6:17 am

    oh my goodness! “where has daddy gone” that’s actually sick. I wonder what the future generations are going to say about our advertising today…

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    • Tammi says

      06/07/2012 at 9:02 am

      Hahaha!!!

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  10. SassyModernMom says

    06/07/2012 at 8:08 am

    Oh My!! I can’t even imagine what would happen to a company who tried to run an add like this today!

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  11. Karyn Climans says

    06/07/2012 at 8:42 am

    Shocking is an understatement! And I thought our http://www.MothersAgainstNakedRiding.com campaign was risque!!!

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    • Tammi says

      06/07/2012 at 9:01 am

      I caught that one, it was a great campaign!

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  12. Danielle R says

    06/07/2012 at 8:59 am

    The 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.

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    • Tammi says

      06/07/2012 at 9:01 am

      Ha! I hadn’t noticed the meat grinder text .. that’s funny!

      Reply
  13. Happy Chinadoll says

    06/07/2012 at 9:29 am

    Wow…I just have to laugh.

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  14. angela m says

    06/07/2012 at 9:51 am

    wow that is pretty shocking but funny

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  15. Lori Peterson says

    06/07/2012 at 11:21 am

    I 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!!)

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    • Tammi says

      06/09/2012 at 11:32 pm

      I did that too when I was young, Lori….
      🙁

      Reply
  16. Nury says

    06/07/2012 at 11:22 am

    Oh wow, if those ARE real vintage ads, that’s sad! I am glad I am not living in the (50-60’s?) anymore! Phew!

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  17. Lynette says

    06/07/2012 at 7:34 pm

    Oh my Goodness …. there was one going around work about how to accept women in the work place… it was incredible.

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  18. JENNIFER HART says

    06/07/2012 at 7:53 pm

    I DO NOT FIND THESE ADS MORE SHOCKING THEN ONES THAT ARE ON TV ETC. TODAY, JUST OUTDATED

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  19. Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says

    06/07/2012 at 10:39 pm

    Now 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!

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  20. Rebby says

    06/08/2012 at 12:22 am

    The 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.

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  21. Carrie says

    06/08/2012 at 1:50 pm

    LOL, I think I will have to tell my husband no more Van Heusen ties if he thinks THAT will ever happen in our house 😉

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    • Tammi says

      06/09/2012 at 11:32 pm

      Ha!!!!!

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  22. Lee Pearson says

    06/08/2012 at 3:50 pm

    These are so funny! I can’t imagine living in that era. Thanks for the laughs

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  23. Sara Hamil @ They Call It Gumption says

    06/08/2012 at 5:14 pm

    I’ve seen a few of these before – vintage ads BLOW MY MIND. Makes me happy to have grown up when I did…

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  24. Chris @ CleverFather says

    06/08/2012 at 11:17 pm

    The Dropson’s Grinder ad is…. haunting, to say the least.

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  25. Meredith says

    06/09/2012 at 8:26 am

    I actually love looking at these vintage ads….look how far we have come!

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  26. It's OK to be WEIRD! says

    06/09/2012 at 5:02 pm

    I’ve seen some of these before and still my jaw just drops to see them again now. INCREDIBLE!

    ~ Raylene

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  27. Shop with Me Mama says

    06/09/2012 at 9:59 pm

    Haha! Love it! I did a post like this last year and I could not believe the ads they had back then!

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  28. Brenda says

    06/10/2012 at 11:55 am

    OMG!!! LOL. These are so offensive they’re funny.

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  29. Kimberly Deacon says

    06/10/2012 at 12:11 pm

    I 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.

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