Shocking Vintage Ads That Were Actually Printed

Published on July 3, 2022
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World’s Largest Lemons

This ad is certainly in the running for most sexist advertisement of the bunch. This Quick Way Bar Mix ad includes a silly innuendo where they promise that they use the world’s largest, ripest, and juiciest lemons to make their product, while instead of showcasing said product, instead they chose to use an image of a scantily clad woman. Really mature, guys.

World's Largest Lemons

World’s Largest Lemons

Fairy Soap

This horrifying ad would never be allowed to run today, and quite frankly should have never been allowed to run in the first place. This blonde child is asking the black child “why doesn’t your mamma wash you with fairy soap?” insinuating that her color is something “dirty” that needs to be cleaned off. This is absolutely disgusting.

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Fairy Soap

Fairy Soap