{"id":2116,"date":"2025-04-28T19:29:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T19:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/?p=2116"},"modified":"2025-04-29T17:13:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:13:22","slug":"retro-ads-that-would-be-banned-today-7-will-shock-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/2025\/04\/28\/retro-ads-that-would-be-banned-today-7-will-shock-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Ads That Would Be Banned Today \u2013 #7 Will Shock You"},"content":{"rendered":"

“They made us laugh back then \u2014 but today, these ads would cause outrage. Get ready for #7 \u2014 it’s unbelievable!”<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Cigarette Ads Featuring Doctors<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    “Once upon a time, doctors actually endorsed smoking. Hard to imagine today!”<\/em>
    (Photo: A 1950s ad with a doctor recommending a cigarette brand.)<\/p>\n

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    2. Housewife Happiness with New Appliances<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “Ads suggested a woman\u2019s only dream was a shiny new oven \u2014 times sure have changed.”<\/em>
    (Photo: 1950s “Happy Housewife” appliance ad.)<\/p>\n

    3. Beer\/Cigarete ads including Babies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “Yes, some ads promoted beer as a ‘refreshing treat’ for tired moms \u2014 and their babies too!”<\/em>
    (Photo: Old beer ad featuring a baby.)<\/p>\n

    4. Weight Gain Supplements for Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “In the 60s, women were told to gain weight to be more attractive. Seriously.”<\/em>
    (Photo: Vintage “Get Curves Fast!” supplement ad.)<\/p>\n

    5. Shocking Gender Stereotypes in Job Ads<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “Some companies flat-out said women belonged only in kitchens \u2014 not boardrooms.”<\/em>
    (Photo: 1960s job ad specifying “Men Only.”)<\/p>\n

    6. Toy Guns Marketed to Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “Plastic or not, these ads encouraged 6-year-olds to ‘play war’ on weekends.”<\/em>
    (Photo: 1950s toy gun ad with kids.)<\/p>\n

    7. Racist Food Mascots<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “Brands used shockingly racist caricatures to sell everything from rice to syrup \u2014 unthinkable today.”<\/em>
    (Photo: Example of an old brand mascot with racial stereotyping.)<\/p>\n

    8. Alcohol + Driving Ads<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “Believe it or not, early car ads actually paired alcohol with ‘fun weekend getaways’.”<\/em>
    (Photo: 1940s car ad with beer and cars.)<\/p>\n

    9. Airline Stewardess ‘Beauty Contests’<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    “Some airlines literally hired flight attendants based on swimsuit competitions.”<\/em>
    (Photo: 1960s airline recruitment poster.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    “They made us laugh back then \u2014 but today, these ads would cause outrage. Get ready for #7 \u2014 it’s unbelievable!” Cigarette Ads Featuring Doctors “Once upon a time, doctors actually endorsed smoking. Hard to imagine today!”(Photo: A 1950s ad with a doctor recommending a cigarette brand.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2153,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116\/revisions\/2153"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyrumour.co.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}