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Sexist And Racist Advertisements From The 1920's

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The early 1900s were notorious for their sexist and racist advertisements. Women and people of color weren’t looked at as individuals. They were looked at as maids, cooks, and objects meant to be seen and not heard. Their sole purpose was to serve their husbands and keep him happy. One ad from the 1960s in particular features a Caucasian woman wearing nothing but an apron serving her husband bed side. In a bold font across the top of the page reads “Learn to Train Your Wife in 5 Easy Lessons.” The ad features a middle to upper class, attractive, white couple, both of which fit the mythical norms of society. The ideal woman is submissive. Submissiveness was considered the “most feminine of virtues” (Cult of Domesticity). She was also supposed

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