Stereotypes and Cliches
Follies of the Madmen #565
Ninety-second commercial appears to think it's an epic movie.
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 23, 2023 -
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Category: Games, Languages, Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1970s
“Chicken Sam” to “Kill the Jap”
An arcade game where one tried to shoot a chicken thief was repurposed, after Pearl Harbor, to a game where one sought to nail a Japanese soldier.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 03, 2023 -
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Category: Ethnic Groupings, Games, Stereotypes and Cliches, War, 1940s
Truman Capote, Broadway Lyricist
Did the same author who penned IN COLD BLOOD write "Two Ladies in De Shade of De Banana Tree?"Indeed he did!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 09, 2023 -
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Category: Ethnic Groupings, Fey, Twee, Whimsical, Naive and Sadsack, Stereotypes and Cliches, Theater and Stage, 1950s
Fun in a Bakery Shop
The last head sculpted in the video below is plainly that of a comic Irishman, supreme butt of all ethnic humorists.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 17, 2022 -
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Category: Ethnic Groupings, Food, Movies, Stereotypes and Cliches, Ridiculousness, Foolishness, Public Ridicule, Silliness, Goofiness and Dumb-looking, 1900s
Follies of the Madmen #546
Many more images in this campaign here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 09, 2022 -
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Category: Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, Women, Twentieth Century
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Brewery
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 30, 2022 -
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Category: Destruction, History, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1970s, Alcohol
Papaya Mama
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 07, 2022 -
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Category: Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Caribbean
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
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