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Category: Stereotypes and Cliches

The Dynamite Brothers



If this trailer appeals, you can watch the whole movie here at YouTube.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Aug 14, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (9)
Category: Movies, Stereotypes and Cliches, Martial Arts, 1970's

The Mansion Boys

go out tonight from The Mansion Boys on Vimeo.



More proof that white people can't rap.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Aug 09, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (8)
Category: Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, Breasts

September in the Rain Cartoon



Inanimate stuff coming alive is always generally weird.....
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu May 27, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (7)
Category: Racism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Products, Cartoons, 1930's

Space Secretary

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Isn't it a shame that bright young ambitious girls today, who might wish to serve their nation's astronautics corps, can no longer dream of becoming--SPACE SECRETARIES!?!

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Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue May 04, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (21)
Category: Stereotypes and Cliches, Work and Vocational Training, Space Travel, 1960's, Women

She Demons

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun Jan 24, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (9)
Category: Stereotypes and Cliches, Superstition, 1950's, Women, Dance, Africa

Follies of the Mad Men #79

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[From Esquire for February 1958. Two scans: picture above, text below.]

Yes, you too can wear pj's that mock the abused indentured Chinese laborers who helped build this country. Love those hats!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Dec 15, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (9)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950's

The Past is Another Country #2

Judy Garland in blackface, one of many such times she blacked up. From EVERYBODY SING.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jun 16, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (12)
Category: Movies, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1930's

The Past Is Another Country #1

From The Saturday Evening Post for April 13 1963.

I'm guessing by the signature that this is the work of Ronald Michaud.

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Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Jun 09, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (1)
Category: Cannibalism, Food, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960's, Africa

The Redneck Games

Despite the French captioning and source, this video is all in English, for your Redneck Enjoyment.

Des jeux d'été très très... fins ! - FemmesPlus
Tous les ans, en Georgie (USA) se déroulent les Redneck Summer Games. Un bon gros délire pas très finaud de paysans des USA. Yeeeeeeeeeepeeeeeeeee !
Mots-clés : usa délire festival boue paysans redneck summer games
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Follies of the Mad Men #66

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[From Look magazine for July 22 1958. Two scans, top and bottom.]

Sure, you've all heard of one of the most infamous Madison Avenue displays of ignorance ever, the "flesh-colored Band-aid." But how many of us have actually seen the offending ad?

Here is one instance from many in that racist campaign.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon May 04, 2009 | Permalink | Comments (9)
Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Health, Stereotypes and Cliches, Stupidity, 1950's
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