Sunday, May 2, 2021

How Very 1950s of you!

This type of add sort of reminds me of a cartoon in True magazine I read as a child in the 1950s: There was a police officer giving a lady a ticket and she was saying: "But, Officer! I distinctly signaled I was changing my mind!"

This is just how it actually was then. That was considered very funny in the 1950s. As you can see it was a different era than now. So, I'm glad women are more empowered than they were then because it always seemed many women's full talents were being wasted then a lot when I was a child.

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https://www.theprimarymarket.com/view/ads-from-the-past-tpm/?page=2

These Ads From The Past Seem Funny Today

Published on April 25, 2021

Schlitz Beer; 1950

This ad was probably meant to come out funny, and in the 50s, maybe it was. The lady in the picture is a housewife cooking. She seems to have ruined the food as black smoke rises from the pan in her hand. She is obviously disappointed, but the husband puts an arm around her and consoles her that while the food is ruined, they still have the beer.

This picture plays to the stereotypes of the 50s where the ideal female was groomed to be a pious housewife while the man was the breadwinner. The man was also the one who controlled everything so that it seems condescending that instead of being angry; he applauds that the beer is not spoilt.