Jezebel: oldies but baddies

"A Spinster Lady Can Turn Into Something Of A Battleaxe"

Anna N. — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT

The above is just one of the reasons this 1963 Australian letter gives for not hiring women. Another lowlight: "It is difficult to visualize them as Trade Commissioners." [Sociological Images]

Vintage Honda Ad: A Cheap Car Means You Can Afford to Buy Women!

Kate Harding — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT

The less you spend on a car, the more you can spend on other things — "things" named Michelle, Tammy and Allison. [Vintage Ads]

Dangers Of Buying Your Man A Game Boy For His Birthday

Margaret — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:20:00 EDT

Is the woman in this mid-'90s Game Boy ad upset because her partner is too distracted to have his way with her, or because she's tied up? Either way, the ad wound up getting banned in the U.K. [Contexts.org]

Creationism For Kids

Tracie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Why is creationism teaching material for children so scary? In this clip, Everything Is Terrible compiles some that includes creepy puppets talking about "blood sacrifices" and shitty animation that sort of implies Adam and Eve were into bestiality.

Meet "Negro Francie"

Dodai — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:40:00 EDT

Yes, "Negro" is part of her name. [Copyranter]

Proto-Perez!

Sadie — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:20:00 EDT

So much for a kinder, gentler time! 1955's Rave magazine is the nastiest thing we've ever seen! Here's how they describe Jane Russell: "a painted female impersonator who stuck one too many pillows down the front." Had they only been able to draw a little penis on her picture! [VillageVoice]

Read It And Weep

Sadie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:40:00 EDT

"Boys invent things. Girls use what boys invent." Some are calling hoax, others "1970s children's book." [Contexts]

Oldies, Not So Goodies

Sadie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Of course, we don't look to Hustler to find penetrating social insight, so it's not as though reading this article in praise of "chubby girls" from a 1962 issue of Mood is a shocker. That said, even by the standards of archaic lad mags, the dissertation on the charms of "chubettes" are appalling. A few of their charms: "They cost less to feed than slim girls because they go in heavy for bread and mashed potatoes and show a marked preference for beer... they don’t expect to be taken out to fancy places. The back seat of a car and a pile of sandwiches will do nicely, especially if both the sandwiches and the back seat are big. This makes it much easier to date a fat girl, and what’s more, to make the date pay off." Oh yeah, and the "chubby" girl pictured? She's like, 115, tops. [Eros Blog, NSFW]