Stereotypes and Cliches
September in the Rain Cartoon
Inanimate stuff coming alive is always generally weird.....
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 27, 2010 -
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Category: Racism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Products, Cartoons, 1930s
Space Secretary
[Click on any of these images to enlarge.]
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 04, 2010 -
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Category: Stereotypes and Cliches, Work and Vocational Training, Space Travel, 1960s, Women
She Demons
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 24, 2010 -
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Category: Stereotypes and Cliches, Superstition, 1950s, Women, Dance, Africa
Follies of the Mad Men #79
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 - Tue Dec 15, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s
The Past is Another Country #2
Judy Garland in blackface, one of many such times she blacked up. From EVERYBODY SING.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 16, 2009 -
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Category: Movies, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1930s
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.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 09, 2009 -
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Category: Cannibalism, Food, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s, Africa
The Redneck Games
Despite the French captioning and source, this video is all in English, for your Redneck Enjoyment.Tous les ans, en Georgie (USA) se déroulent les Redneck Summer Games. Un bon gros délire pas très finaud de paysans des USA. Yeeeeeeeeeepeeeeeeeee !
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 22, 2009 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Ethnic Groupings, Regionalism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Stupidity, Foreign Customs
Follies of the Mad Men #66
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 - Mon May 04, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Health, Stereotypes and Cliches, Stupidity, 1950s
African Pygmy Thrills
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 01, 2009 -
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Category: Ethnic Groupings, Movies, Documentaries, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1930s, Africa
Follies of the Mad Men #56
A special "two-fer" installment of the Follies thread. Two splendid representations of our friends, the Native Americans, from within the lifetimes of many WU readers.
They hate cheap cigars, but are experts in premium house paints.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 16, 2009 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s, Native Americans
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