Coffee, then-
This disturbing campaign serves as a window into the way women were treated back in the '50s. Not just by their husbands, but by advertisers. Forget "good to the last drop." The angle for... more
This disturbing campaign serves as a window into the way women were treated back in the '50s. Not just by their husbands, but by advertisers. Forget "good to the last drop." The angle for... more
Coffee, then-
This disturbing campaign serves as a window into the way women were treated back in the '50s. Not just by their husbands, but by advertisers. Forget "good to the last drop." The angle for the grocery buying faction of the household wasn't flavor, it was fear. Obviously, domestic violence was both a laughing matter and a great way to sell something. In other words, if you don't buy the right coffee for your husband--whose tastes are the only ones that count--you will be spanked and humiliated. less
This disturbing campaign serves as a window into the way women were treated back in the '50s. Not just by their husbands, but by advertisers. Forget "good to the last drop." The angle for the grocery buying faction of the household wasn't flavor, it was fear. Obviously, domestic violence was both a laughing matter and a great way to sell something. In other words, if you don't buy the right coffee for your husband--whose tastes are the only ones that count--you will be spanked and humiliated. less
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With another season of "Mad Men" in the can, we're already getting nostalgic for the old days. Even if we weren't around back then, the series' whiskey-and-mahogany soaked lens makes everything seem sexier. In Don Draper's world, dresses were tailored, fedoras were commonplace and ad campaigns didn't require reformatting every time another iPad launched.
A simpler time, maybe. A better time, no. A collection of ads from the '50s and '60s, recently posted on the blog uFunk, serves as a reminder of just how far women, and many men, have come. It's time to appreciate the way things are.
