Stereotypes and Cliches
Gags and Gals: Mail Order Brides
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jun 27, 2019 -
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Category: Movies, Sexuality, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1930s, Women
Calvin and the Colonel
From the Wikipedia entry:
"The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy... and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll[1] from the radio series (in fact, several of the original radio scripts by Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher were adapted for this series). Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 18, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Racism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Television, Cartoons, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #419
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 24, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1970s, Men, Women
Hardee’s Road Runner and Ernie
Two lame-o's seeking to capitalize on SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT popularity are employed to endorse burgers.
Many, many more Hardee's commercials here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 24, 2019 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fads, Stereotypes and Cliches, Junk Food, 1970s, Cars
Pagan Island
The IMDB entry.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 23, 2019 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Sexuality, Stereotypes and Cliches, Foreign Customs, 1960s, Love & Romance
The Mountain of the Cannibal God
Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 21, 2018 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Stereotypes and Cliches, Foreign Customs, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #401
Not quite sure why a kangaroo would be deemed an apt symbol for a conservation-minded USA citizen. Weren't there any miserly Scotsmen available?
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 17, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Money, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s, Alcohol
Follies of the Madmen #392
Not an ad that would fly in today's climate.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 29, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Ethnic Groupings, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1970s
The Girl Gershwin
A forgotten figure today, Dana Suesse was once dubbed (by the New Yorker magazine no less) as "the Girl Gershwin," a label that probably did her more harm than good. In her era, her talents, in a woman, were certainly and unfairly considered "weird" on some levels.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 07, 2018 -
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Category: Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, Women, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #369
Not the kind of iconography that would be favored in today's ads.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 16, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Stereotypes and Cliches, Tobacco and Smoking, 1970s
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