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Tag: women and advertising

18 April, 201018 April, 2010

HPV Scaremongering on Hulu

Posted in health, social justice by s.e. smith 3 Comments on HPV Scaremongering on Hulu

So I was peacefully watching Bones the other night on Hulu when this ad came up. At first, I didn’t quite understand/believe what I was seeing. A narrator with a tremulous voice talked over a series of sprightly and swirly animations with ominous music, telling us about herĀ  abnormal pap smear, linking from there directly […]

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24 December, 200931 January, 2010

Thursday Night Household

Posted in Everything, old magazines, photography by s.e. smith

Gentlefolk of all genders, take a trip on the time machine with me to May, 1954 and the cover advertisements of Household Magazine, “the magazine of home service for 2,650,000 families.” Click through to embiggen, hover for a transcript, and away we gooooooooooooooooooo… This may be the most amazing case of keyword stuffing I have […]

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15 October, 200931 January, 2010

Thursday Night Good Housekeeping

Posted in Everything, interesting, photography by s.e. smith 4 Comments on Thursday Night Good Housekeeping

Time for a trip in the wayback machine to September, 1954, when Good Housekeeping cost .35c and children with rosy cheeks were on the covers of national magazines. Clearly aimed at laundry converts. And I hate doing laundry, so, you know. If I could fit a washer and dryer in my house I would sit […]

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8 October, 200924 January, 2016

Thursday Night Household

Posted in Everything, interesting, photography by s.e. smith

Tonight, we’re taking a trip back in time to 1958 with the May 1958 issue of Household! I feel refreshed already. Truly. Sarah Haskins has already drawn our attention to the achy-face epidemic, but you can view her video for a refresher. Apparently achy-face was a recognized medical problem 50 years ago! In honor of […]

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3 September, 200931 January, 2010

Thursday Night Life: To Your Health! (And Beauty)

Posted in Everything, interesting, photography by s.e. smith

A roundup of health and beauty ads this week. I still have the plague, so, uhm, I don’t have much commentary here.

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