These 20 Retro Ads Would Never Exist Today

Published on 09/16/2019
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Lestoil Cleaner

Wow! Women on the moon! According to this ad, women can join men as astronauts and rocket scientists. But don’t get too excited, it’s just so that they can help make the moon a cleaner place to live. Women would be a great help on the moon, with cleaning that is…

Lestoil Cleaner Ad

Lestoil Cleaner Ad

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Marine Midland Master Card

Misogyny was so prevalent in the 70s it even manifested in credit card ads. Marine Midland promoted its MasterCard by saying that even “your wife can’t get her hands on it”, implying that all women do is take their husband’s money. Now we know that women are fully capable of having paying careers and supporting their families!

Marine Midland Master Card

Marine Midland Master Card

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