Larsen Company (1949)
There’s nothing offensive on a personal level in this advertisement, but we’re willing to bet that nobody today would be enticed by an ad for “5 separate vegetables in 1 can.” We’re not sure if and how this advertisement was actually effective back then, but it would certainly never work now.
Larsen Company 1949
Schlitz Beer (1950s)
We have yet another Schlitz Beer advertisement from the 1950’s that relies on sexist stereotypes. Here, a young wife is distraught because she has burnt the dinner she prepared for her husband, who in the meantime is trying to comfort her by saying that “at least she didn’t burn the beer.”
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Schlitz Beer 1950s