Sexist Vintage Ads: A History Lesson
Ladies' Home Journal, 1924: Palmolive
We'd actually heard it's what's inside that counts ...
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Saturday 11 October
By sundowner
What sexist...........The ads are simply addressing everyday NORMAL grooming standards that was appropriate for times, ( it's called honest and direct for those of you so brainwashed in political correctness that you cant see it). I even noticed the ad for stinky guys telling them that after a long sweaty day maybe they should take a bath. Why I have never been so offended.
Enough of this, I have been working out for the last three hours and I have to apply a liberal dose of Patchouli oil so I can get close to my lady.........yeah right!!!!!
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Saturday 11 October
By John
We have reached the other end of the extreme. Men needed to learn to treat women with more respect and recognize their intellect, but women would do well to learn some of the lessons in those ads too.
Unpopular opinion I know. "Most men ask, Is she pretty?" rather than "Is she cleaver?" That's just true whether you like it or not. Sometimes it's reality not sexism.
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Sunday 12 October
By emh
no, john, it's sexism. and i'm not a "feminazi" or any of the other charming monikers men who like their women barefoot and pregnant (or barefoot and pole dancing) have come up with.
and when precisely was it that men learned to treat women with more respect and recognize their intellect over their physical attractiveness? i must have missed that chapter in history. and no, i'm not a "fatty" or a "dog" or a "butch lesbian" or an of those types of monikers slapped on women who would like to be appreciated for their brains as well as (or despite) their appearance.
Monday 13 October
By mo
this add is crappy amd just shallow.
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Friday 14 November
By Sue
These ads aren't actually sexist if you look at the era they were made in. At that time, a women's role in life was to be a good house wife and look good for their husbands. Not many women worked. And like the one other comment said most men didn't see these ads. They only read the articles, not advertisements. So to say they are sexist is just people trying to find another reason to complain about how life is so hard on them. It's fine if you don't like how things are now, cause now a days almost everything is wrong with everything is you ask the right person. But back in those days, that's how it was. Why try to bring it up now when it's all over and done with. No one really cares what happened back than in the ads, it really makes no difference to us now. People are still concerned with their looks though, it's every where you turn, and in today's society these ads would probably work for alot of women still. It's sad to hear, but it's the truth.
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Thursday 22 January
By Kimisue
I have an ad from a 1940's Better Homes and Gardens magazine that says "He proposed to me on the porch but HE LOVES ME in the Kitchen"
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Saturday 21 February
By cupcake216
Women really have come a very long way.
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