Stereotypes and Cliches
Personal Cleanliness
NOTE: stereotypical African cannibal imagery at end of film.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 20, 2022 -
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Category: Hygiene, Military, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s
Burma Blockade Deodorant
Nothing like naming your product so that it sounds like a military operation, then touting it with a stereotyped "Oriental" gal.Of course, we'd have to relaunch this as "Myanmar Blockade" today.
Bonus video: the same gal touting the more famous Burma Shave.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 12, 2022 -
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Category: Ethnic Groupings, Hygiene, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1960s, Asia
The Gourmet Game
Here's a predecessor for all those competitive cooking shows and restaurant makeover shows.
Each player has his own board, which is in the form of a menu. Dishes include classic haute cuisine and are name in English and French (you'll soon learn the French words and their correct pronunciation). Six cards are dealt to each player, and as a player takes new cards from the deck or does discarded by his opponents he gradually puts together a gourmet meal. To win, however, he must order the right dishes and beverages, and must prevent other players from ordering.
Learn more here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 20, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Games, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1970s
Follies of the Mad Men #530
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 18, 2022 -
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Category: Hunting, Trapping and Other Wilderness Activities, Sexuality, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1960s
The Pleasure Pad
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 04, 2022 -
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Category: Body, Stereotypes and Cliches, Offices, Business Supplies, Institutional Regulations, 1970s, Women
Follies of the Madmen #526
Are these supposed to be 18-year-old coeds at university? If so, why do they look 45?From the SATURDAY EVENING POST for 1/14/1961.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 17, 2022 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Stereotypes and Cliches, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1960s, Women
Suzy Homemaker Is a Square
"She even washes regularly!"
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 04, 2021 -
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Category: Domestic, Stereotypes and Cliches, Toys, Children, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s
Orienta
From the Wikipedia page:
The album's liner notes stated that the music "resembles the dreams of an imaginative person who has fallen asleep during a 'Dr. Fu Manchu' movie on television," with vignettes that "combine the sounds of the East with the wit of the West; the charm of the Orient with the humor of the Occident."[1]
Posted By: Paul - Tue Mar 16, 2021 -
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Category: Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Asia
The Clairol Beauty Game
This is a game which promotes learning about perms and hair styling.
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Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 28, 2021 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Games, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s, Hair and Hairstyling
The Philco Overnighter
Those gals! Can't even listen to music without touching up their lipstick!
Ad source.
Photo source.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 25, 2021 -
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Category: Cosmetics, Radio, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Women
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