Outdated Advertising: Sexist, Racist, Creepy, and Just Plain

Outdated Advertising: Sexist, Racist, Creepy, and Just Plain Tasteless Ads from a Pre-PC Era

This outrageous collection of inappropriate ads will have you turning the pages and shaking your head in disbelief.
Outdated Advertising: Memories from a Less-than-PC Era takes a look at print advertising from the mid-1850s through the 1980s with an eye toward ads that were notorious for their sexist, racist, politically-incorrect, or other wildly inappropriate contentâ€”or for just plain bad taste. Among the dozens of full-color examples, readers will find:
a woman being spanked by her husband for not buying the right coffee
the story of a mother having to turn her child over to an orphanage because her late husband didnâ€™t keep up his life insurance payments
Aunt Jemima declaring â€œHappy days is here!â€ because of her new pancake recipe
doctors promoting particular brands of cigarettes
the Michael Jackson Rainbow Brite portable record player with the copy line, â€œGifts to keep children singing.â€

Outdated Advertising

Outdated Advertising: Sexist, Racist, Creepy, and Just Plain Tasteless Ads from a Pre-PC Era