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April 29, 2012
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Black and White Bleaching Cream, 1960

Black and White Bleaching Cream, 1960

Tags: beauty products skin care racism making women feel inadequate 1960s 1960 vintage advertising

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April 26, 2012
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Wate On, 1963

Wate On, 1963

Tags: wate on making women feel inadequate not so much these days 1960s 1963 vintage advertising

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April 24, 2012
Palmer Skin Whitener, 1963

Palmer Skin Whitener, 1963

Tags: beauty products racism skin care making women feel inadequate 1960s 1963 vintage advertising

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April 23, 2012
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Mum Deodorant, 1946

Mum Deodorant, 1946

Tags: 1940s 1946 making women feel inadequate deodorant vintage advertising

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March 26, 2012
Hair Food, 1905

Hair Food, 1905

Tags: quack medical claims did anyone actually buy this making women feel inadequate 1900s 1905

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December 31, 2011
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Playtex Girdle, 1951

Playtex Girdle, 1951

Tags: making women feel inadequate playtex girdle 1950s 1951 holiday

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December 19, 2011
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Mum Deodorant, 1944

Mum Deodorant, 1944

Tags: 1940s 1944 christmas deodorant holiday making women feel inadequate vintage advertising cartoon

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November 26, 2011
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Cupid’s Quiver, 1970

Cupid’s Quiver, 1970

Tags: 1970 1970s douche making women feel inadequate vintage advertising what's wrong with being sexy

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October 03, 2011
Lysol, 1960

Lysol, 1960

Tags: lysol 1960 douche making women feel inadequate

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July 22, 2011
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Jantzen Girdles, 1949
This title bar of the blog uses a colorized version of this ad.

Jantzen Girdles, 1949

This title bar of the blog uses a colorized version of this ad.

Tags: 1940s 1949 girdle jantzen making women feel inadequate the other meaning of gay vintage advertising women's clothing illustration

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themes
➻ did anyone actually buy this?
➻ not so much these days
➻ i have a feeling this is gonna take off
➻ celebrities in ads
➻ making women feel inadequate
➻ making men feel inadequate
➻ blatant racism
➻ gay subtext
➻ the other meaning of gay
➻ unrealistic moral standard
➻ what's wrong with being sexy
➻ propaganda
➻ patriotic
➻ groovy
➻ crazy artwork
➻ quack medical claims
➻ cutting edge technology

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