Distasteful Men
By Mitch Berg
From the wayback machine, fifty ads that’d never get shown today.
The above may be the least objectionable to modern tastes.
Of course, things have swung way too far in the other direction; try to find an ad that doesn’t portray “Dad” as a moron anymore…
November 19th, 2010 at 7:51 am
“Try to find an ad that doesn’t portray “Dad” as a moron anymore.”
I blame the Simpsons.
November 19th, 2010 at 8:44 am
Good grief, even Keith Olbermann would be embarrassed at some of those.
Apparently even some feminists are sick of the “idiot husband” ads:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vtyheqPVU
November 19th, 2010 at 8:59 am
““Try to find an ad that doesn’t portray “Dad” as a moron anymore.”
In my household, it’s pretty close to the truth.
November 19th, 2010 at 9:03 am
OK, Pitney-Bowes needs to apologize for “Is is ALWAYS illegal to kill a woman?”. WTF was that mad man thinking?
November 19th, 2010 at 9:08 am
The oddest thing about the one you posted is that burnt food generally tastes better than Schlitz.
November 19th, 2010 at 9:14 am
What’s wrong with the two women in the scandinavian sweaters grilling brats?
Some of those were pretty bad, and amazing that some one thought they would sell product.
November 19th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Loren, women should be prohibited from wearing sweaters. Just sayin….
November 19th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Mr D, Schlitz was like Miller Lite or some other big name mass produced beer is today. It was HUGE, until a series of unfortunate events in the 70s destroyed the entire company. Today, virtual brewer Pabst owns the label, contracts with Miller in Milwaukee to make it and it is doing quite find as a niche product.
November 19th, 2010 at 11:16 am
Master;
Same thing at my house.
I once heard my daughter telling two of her friends that I her “a loveable doofus.”
November 19th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Chuck,
Knew most of that. The Schlitz I remember was of the late 70s/early 80s, which was swill. And I taste tested rather a lot of beers in those day. Pabst wasn’t so good in those days, either.
November 19th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Why does the Schlitz ad get me to wondering if Dog is ironing shirts right now?