25 Vintage Ads That Would Be Banned Today
Even though you may deny it, it won’t change the fact that you are living in a world created by marketers. Advertising is a powerful force shaping attitudes and behavior since the beginning of the 20th century when it got into radio, and then into television in the late 1940s.
With great power comes great responsibility – but try telling it to someone working in advertising field in the early 20th Century. Even today, advertising is far away from being in conformity with high moral standards, but after looking back to some offensive, racist and sexist vintage ads – today’s ads are as good as gold.
Besides being discriminating, vintage ads were also full of lies. Interesting fact – the first American advertising to use a sexual sell was created by a woman – for a soap product.
Whether we like it or not, it is a piece of history worth seeing for everyone. Enjoy these 25 offensive vintage ads, and as always – don’t forget to tell us what you think.
1. The Harder A Wife Works, The Cuter She Looks!
2. Men Ask “Is She Pretty?” Not “Is She Clever?”
3. Doesn’t Your Mama Wash You With Fairy Soap?
4. Use “Chlorinol” And Be Like De White Nigger
5. Cocaine Toothache Drops
6. Keep Her Where She Belongs…
7. Cochon Prodigue
8. Show Her It’s A Man’s World
9. That’s What Wives Are For!
10. Youngest Customers In The Business
11. Start Cola Earlier!
(update: this ad is fake. Thanks Amy K.!)
12. Don’t Worry Darling, You Didn’t Burn The Beer!
13. Men Are Better Than Women!
14. If Your Husband Ever Finds Out..
15. More Doctors Smoke Camels
16. More Doctors Smoke Camels #2
17. Blow In Her Face
18. Begin Early.Shave Yourself
19. It’s Nice To Have A Girl Around The House
20. Because Innocence Is Sexier Than You Think
21. MOPC
Update: @Thomas: морс (or mors) is actually a non-alcoholic juice, pretty close to cranberry juice
22. Smoking Santa
23. Merry Christmas For Every Smoker!
24. StayDry Panties!
25. Is It Always Illegal To Kill A Woman?
+26. SEGA: The More You Play The Harder It Gets
You sit there, eyes glued to the writhing, arcade-quality graphics, pulling and squeezing your knob…
Now you can play with yourself for hours with SEGA’s hand held, full colour games system…
Question: would you like seeing such ads in today’s television and press?
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These ads would definitely be banned today. While they can be offensive, I think its important to keep them around as a reminder that things while not perfect are better than what they’ve been. Great collection of ads.
Ha! I started shaving when I was 2 months old.
PS: Is it really scientifically proven that cola drinking babies grow up to be cool teenagers?
There’s nothing offensive in the MOPC ad, because mors is not an alcoholic drink, you know
Life changes, people change, ads too.
I agree with Valentina. морс (or mors) is actually a non-alcoholic juice, pretty close to cranberry juice… Although it is one of the most common “chasers” after vodka shots in Russia
That was a good collection of ads and they remind us of the fact that there are much stricter standards
even in advertising these days.
One ad looked suspicious, “soda pop board of America” simply because its contents
are ridiculous and the language is from the wrong period.
A quick google of soda pop board reveals that it is NOT a genuine vintage ad but
a modern joke, check out the link below.
http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/472668874/fact-checking
regards
Rikard Haldin
Finland
Wow, there would definitely be major outrage today if some of these were used….especially the ones about opressing women.
Why would the 2nd to last ad (the one about the Staydry panties) be banned?
Unbelievable. Times have changed !!!
OMG @ No.3. F*ck you Fairy!!
I did not get it – what’s so offensive on the ad no.1?
#11 is a fake ad, http://rjwhite.tumblr.com/post/472668874/fact-checking
before I saw the links stating that #11 was fake, it simply STRUCK me as such… it felt a lot like something one would see in The Onion… “laboratory tests over a few years show that babies who drink soda pop grow up to be well adjusted teens…” it takes more than a few years for a baby to become a teen…
Erm the last two are clearly for SEGA, not Lego
these have to be added!!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jX9QklC3G4E/SwTBFce7cZI/AAAAAAAAB4A/lBGt1paVjrg/s1600/Cigarette+baby+ad.jpg
This is grossly irresponsible. The title and prefatory blurb are plainly intended to deceive people into thinking that all the ads are real, and some of the comments make it clear that the desired effect was achieved. You are lying to people in order to make them feel bad about their lives and the world they live in. There’s enough awfulness in life. You are going out of your way to add to the sum of it. F*ck you.
I’m not sure what would get banned on #24. While panties is a term we wouldn’t typically use to describe ‘adult undergarments’ or ‘adult diapers’ more colloquially, it’s a product that still is used and unfortunately needed by many today. In fact, it’s more offensive to have it on this list than some of the other ads are in their original copy — unless I’m missing something?
@Otto you are probably right, however 26-1 still leaves 25 ads just like the title says
Those are awesome. Love the ones about men and women the best!!
LIttle rough for the fairy soap. lol
I agree with PinkPanda6 (comment number 8): why would #24 (Staydry Panties) be banned today?
I really miss the texture and the fine illustration of the old times.