25 Outrageously Sexist Vintage Ads, You Won't Believe Existed-(Part 1)
Advertisements from an era that sold disgrace
In today’s fast-paced digital world, advertising has become such an integral part of our socio-economic lives that it is pretty much impossible to picture a world without it. In fact, at its core, all life on this planet depends on a sort of “advertising behaviour” to survive.
From trying to lure their prey to enticing a potential mate, this behaviour forms the very basis of life on this planet. For example, flowers are colourful, bright, and aromatic so that a variety of insects (“ customers”) get drawn towards them. In exchange for the beautiful aroma and colours, the insects invariably assist the plant in its reproduction by dispersing its pollen grains.
From the above discussed, it can be rightly concluded that;
“In nature, advertisements are everywhere. They are invisible yet omnipresent.”
From being an innate survival trait to running the wheels of business conglomerates’ growth, advertising had come a long way.
In this post let us flip through the pages of history and look at some the misogynistic print ads, from brands that tried to sell their products by promoting…
