25 Horribly Sexist Vintage Ads | I Can Has Internets: "Since the 50’s, a lot has changed in way of women’s rights and their duties in and out of the house. I highly doubt any company could get away with phrases like “The Chef [mixer] does everything but cook – that’s what wives are for!” nowadays. Or how about an ad agency pitching a company an idea of a wife bent over her husband’s knee as he prepares to spank her."
Comment -- Wow, the ad pictured here is so wrong in so many ways!
Click over to see the entire list and you'll cringe at what advertisers got away with. Unfortunately they only reflected societal attitudes at the time. It does make you wonder, however, what people 50 years from now will think about our current advertising.
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