Posted on 05/22/2016 7:06:38 AM PDT by rktman
The PC police are out of control these days. It seems freedom of speech is under attack over the slightest things. But these ads are not that. Let's just say they more than push the envelope! Here are my top picks for ads from over the years that would never fly today and may just leave you with your jaw on the floor in disbelief.
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When I was young I still recall. “Geritol is famous for a controversial 1972 television commercial tag line, “My wife, I think I’ll keep her.”[6] This line, brought out during the height of the Women’s Liberation Movement, was not appreciated by some women and was lambasted by news and comedy shows alike. “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geritol
Except for the Aunt Jemima ad I have never seen any of them.
Goofy Grape, Injun Orange, Freckle-Face Strawberry, Chinese Cherry, Loud-Mouth Lime, Rootin'-Tootin' Raspberry
“1. KFC Chicken
Doesn’t everyone like fried chicken? This stereotype dates back to slave days when chicken was an easy dish to serve them.’
They had slave days in Australia? I didn’t think so. But after a little googling...
“In 1901, under pressure from the British anti-slavery movement, the newly formed Australian government banned slavery and ordered islanders to be repatriated. But some ship captains took their human cargoes well offshore and threw them overboard.”
So Australia have slavery until as late as 1901. Learned something new today.
I remember when I was 3 or 4 and looking out the back window when we were on a family vacation. We were on a back woods road and there was a huge billboard. I saw the back of the billboard there was a naked lady laying on her side whole holding a bottle of liquor. Now I realize that the ad was one only to be seen by men as women didn’t drive and the ad was only visible in a rear view mirror. And by little girls looking out the back window.
Valerie Leon.....bet she’s a great swimmer.
I never saw that stamp either.
Where have I been living, under a rock?
No, I am so racist and insensitive that all those ads when right over my head! Yeah that’s it!
“In 1901, under pressure from the British anti-slavery movement, the newly formed Australian government banned slavery and ordered islanders to be repatriated. But some ship captains took their human cargoes well offshore and threw them overboard.”
I wasn’t aware of that, but I am aware of how an edict from government almost always creates the opposite of what is desired by government. Florida, to protect eagles even beyond what the feds do, declared that all development work must be stopped if an eagles nest is found or a $15,000 fine will be levied. After all the caveats that he didn’t do it, a developer I interviewed for an article told me, “I can tell you to the minute when I will go bankrupt. I’m spending $50,000 every five days. So, when we find an eagles nest, somebody knocks it down on the weekend, kills the birds, and I pay a $15,000 fine.” He went on to say, something on the order of, “Could we have them moved and saved, sure. That’s not allowed, so my company and hundreds of jobs are sacrificed. The government doesn’t care.”
“the ad was only visible in a rear view mirror.”
Do they even sell Hai Karate any more?
Maybe Kasich could be a new spokesman.
The stamp came out in 1974, which is like yesterday. And you can buy them.
http://www.amazon.com/First-Retarded-Children-Helped-Postage/dp/B015DVHWSS
A comment on Reddit ...
I remember in the early 80’s a truck would come by and pick up donations from the houses in our neighborhood. My parents would always be like “Do we have anything to give to the retarded people? The retarded people are coming tomorrow.” I used to think they actually drove the truck around, and they’d bring it back to their retarded people headquarters and they all would dig through it.
Ha! I own a Funny Face golden children’s book. Wonder what it’s worth.
Saw a new ad for an electric shaver yesterday where the man is in the bathroom getting ready to shave and a woman hip-checks him out of the way while giving him a nasty look. He smiles like an idiot and goes elsewhere to shave. He later goes back to the bathroom and gives her a playful and much gentler hip check than he received.
typo s/b $56
Yeah, like Trump does today and like every red blooded American does today!
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