20+ Vintage Ads That Would Be Banned Today

Advertising is a powerful force that had shaped our attitudes and behavior since the beginning of the 20th century when it got into radio. In the late 1940s, it got into television. Even though you might deny it, it won’t change the fact that you live in a world created by marketers.

With great power comes great responsibility, but try telling that to someone in the advertising field in the early 20th century. Even today, advertising doesn’t try hard to conform to moral standards. Still, after looking back at some offensive, racist, sexist, and over-the-top funny ads – today’s commercials are as good as gold.

Besides being sexist ads, they were also full of lies promoting unhealthy habits. Interesting fact – the first vintage ad to use a sexual sell was created by a woman for soap as early as 1911. The campaign was so successful that the slogan “A Skin You Love To Touch” was used until the 1940s. Whether we like it or not, it is a piece of history worth seeing for everyone. Enjoy these offensive vintages and banned commercials, and take them lightheartedly. (H/T)

01. The Harder A Wife Works, The Cuter She Looks!

02. Men Ask, “Is She Pretty?” Not “Is She Clever?”

03. Doesn’t Your Mama Wash You With Fairy Soap?

04. Use “Chlorinol” And Be Like De White Nigger

05. Cocaine Toothache Drops

06. Keep Her Where She Belongs

07. Cochon Prodigue

08. Show Her It’s A Man’s World

09. That’s What Wives Are For!

10. Youngest Customers In The Business

11. Don’t Worry, Darling, You Didn’t Burn The Beer!

12. Men Are Better Than Women!

13. If Your Husband Ever Finds Out.

14. More Doctors Smoke Camels

15. More Doctors Smoke Camels #2

16. Blow In Her Face

17. Begin Early. Shave Yourself

18. It’s Nice To Have A Girl Around The House

19. Because Innocence Is Sexier Than You Think

20. Smoking Santa

21. Merry Christmas For Every Smoker!

22. Is It Always Illegal To Kill A Woman?

23. 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 handheld, full-color games system.

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