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    The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far

    "Show Her It's A Man's World!"

    Oldies But (Not So) Goodies

    Vintage Whirlpool Ad: Nothing Says "Liberation" Like A Woman's Right To Do The Laundry

    Vintage Ads: Women Can't Drive, And Other Misogynistic Messages

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    Image of SaraRueful SaraRueful
    09/20/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    Don't you think it could be modern-day cynicism that is making everyone take this badly? Clearly the advertisers were trying to say, "If your wife/gf doesn't buy this for you [which 50 years ago was probably how most men got their cologne etc.], you should go buy it because it's THAT AWESOME." The woman isn't even Asian, and is probably just a "hot chick" to help sell product.
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    Image of Dinkenesh Dinkenesh
    09/20/09

    @SaraRueful: No-there is definitely some not so subtle double entendre going on in this ad.
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    09/20/09

    @SaraRueful:

    I agree. It's just ordinary, use-a-hot-chick-as-an-object offensive.
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    Image of Seeräuber Jenny Seeräuber Jenny
    09/20/09

    @Dinkenesh:

    I approved this comment and some others that voiced similar sentiments, but I really don't see it here. It's tacky, sexist, and trades in stereotypes, which is bad enough.
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    Image of BeckySharper BeckySharper
    09/20/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    Surely this was worn by Joan Holloway's doctor husband.
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    Image of ginseng_you_sing ginseng_you_sing
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    DO. NOT. WANT.
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment ginseng_you_sing was starred ginseng_you_sing was unstarred
    Image of nnnnnnn' nnnnnnn'
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    Jade East Aftershave: Now With Rohypnol!
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment nnnnnnn' was starred nnnnnnn' was unstarred
    Image of bovary bovary
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    Where's Peggy Olson when you need her?
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment bovary was starred bovary was unstarred
    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    It's an ad for sandwiches. It's an ad for sandwiches. It's an ad for sandwiches. It's an ad for sandwiches. It's an ad for sandwiches. It's an ad for sandwiches.
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    Image of valhalla_i_am_coming valhalla_i_am_coming
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    I thought I'd seen "mico-minis" before...with this thing on, you'd see not just France, but Belgium and England, too.
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    stealthird promoted this comment Edited by valhalla_i_am_coming at 09/19/09 5:03 PM valhalla_i_am_coming was starred valhalla_i_am_coming was unstarred
    Image of nnnnnnn' nnnnnnn'
    09/19/09

    @valhalla_i_am_coming: Poor girl is tugging at the hem of the thing just to keep her bits out of vision.
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment nnnnnnn' was starred nnnnnnn' was unstarred
    Image of szuperremek szuperremek
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    On the plus side, the characters do actually read 'jade east' and not something about opening a container of lucky rats.
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    Image of GirlyQ is a manta ray GirlyQ is a manta ray
    09/19/09

    @szuperremek: I admire your ability to find the silver lining, madam! Gold star!
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    stealthird promoted this comment GirlyQ is a manta ray was starred GirlyQ is a manta ray was unstarred
    Image of killershrew killershrew
    09/19/09

    @szuperremek: I am laughing because I always wonder about that. Several of my students have kanji symbol tattoos that they swear read "Strength" and stuff like that, but I suspect that at least some of them read "dumbass gaijin".
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment killershrew was starred killershrew was unstarred
    Image of kppontrucking kppontrucking
    09/19/09

    @killershrew: That's hilarious. I had a friend from high school whose t-shirt read "white people can't read this."
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment kppontrucking was starred kppontrucking was unstarred
    Image of boobookitteh boobookitteh
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    maybe it's a reference to masturbation? maybe?? please? please be a jerk off joke and not a rape joke? please?

    sigh.
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    Image of GirlyQ is a manta ray GirlyQ is a manta ray
    09/19/09

    @boobookitteh: I'm choosing to take it this way for the preservation of my SOUL
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment GirlyQ is a manta ray was starred GirlyQ is a manta ray was unstarred
    Image of killershrew killershrew
    09/19/09

    @boobookitteh: Or maybe a shoplifting joke? You know, "If you don't get a bottle of Jade East from your woman, sneak down to Walgreen's and steal one!" I could tolerate that.
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    boxspelunker promoted this comment killershrew was starred killershrew was unstarred
    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    09/19/09

    @killershrew: Certainly! If she won't buy it, buy it yourself! I see no illicitness here. :/
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    Image of prettypithy prettypithy
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    I think the worst thing about it is that it is not all that different from current representations of Asian culture and cheesy "Asian" themed products. The women is scantily clad yet demure and the copy lets you know she is willing to submit. And the name and vague theme of the after shave are lazy and uninspired. With the exception of the tag line this ad could be used today and most people wouldn't bat an eye lash. We're still trading in the same tired stereotypes and visual cues.
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    Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini promoted this comment prettypithy was starred prettypithy was unstarred
    Image of liberatedword liberatedword
    09/19/09

    @prettypithy: Oh yeah, a round of compliant sexual/racial stereotypes on the house!

    (A Vietnamese student of mine wore a shirt the other day that read "No, I will not love you long time." Which was both funny, and not.)
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    wtfox?! promoted this comment liberatedword was starred liberatedword was unstarred
    Image of prettypithy prettypithy
    09/19/09

    @liberatedword:

    Agreed. Those shirts are funny but wouldn't it be nice if it could go without saying?
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    Image of badmutha badmutha
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    Well, somebody didn't remember to capitalize the first letter of the sentence.
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    Image of sarasasa sarasasa
    09/19/09

    @badmutha: Ha, I bet they're feeling silly now!
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    Snowbunny promoted this comment ampersandparade approved this comment sarasasa was starred sarasasa was unstarred
    Image of colorisnteverything colorisnteverything
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    Wow. Rape, exoticism, and machismo all in one place! I am not sure what to say except for the fact that it hasn't recently gotten worse in the ad market. Even 30 years ago, same old story.
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    Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini promoted this comment colorisnteverything was starred colorisnteverything was unstarred
    Image of yesispeakperuvian yesispeakperuvian
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    Dayum... what kind of man needs a woman-sized bottle of cologne??? That's just ridiculous.
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    Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini promoted this comment yesispeakperuvian was starred yesispeakperuvian was unstarred
    Image of liberatedword liberatedword
    09/19/09

    @yesispeakperuvian: I think that we have *all* smelled the individuals who would be pleased to have a woman-sized bottle of cologne- fragrance product overapplicators are a social nemesis of mine.
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    badmutha promoted this comment liberatedword was starred liberatedword was unstarred
    Image of badmutha badmutha
    09/19/09

    @liberatedword: " fragrance product overapplicators are a social nemesis of mine."
    This phrase made me laugh, because I thought about a Sherlock Holmes like character saying it.
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    Image of CynicalPink CynicalPink
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    D:

    Okay help me out here. Am I seeing a pants-less caucasian woman pretending to be a stereotypically exotic yet submissive Asian fantasy archetype? On my screen it's a bit blurry but she looks like Cher.
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    Hiroine Protagonist promoted this comment CynicalPink was starred CynicalPink was unstarred
    Image of Spaceman Bill Leah Spaceman Bill Leah
    09/19/09

    In reply to The Worst Vintage Ad Of The Month, By Far
    You know it's bad when that fact that she's not wearing any pants is the least of its troubles.
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    Image of Snowbunny Snowbunny
    09/19/09

    @Spaceman Bill Leah: Exactly. I was about to make some snarky reference to Lady Gaga's no pants revolution but then I read the caption and I was like "Oh...well that seems in a bit bad humor."
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