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marybourg

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18. I canceled my TV Guide subscription

Thu May 24, 2012, 08:03 PM

May 2012

in about 1965 because I was offended by their persistent vaginal deodorant ads. I felt they were out of place in a general interest, as opposed to a women's, magazine. (I stopped watching TV a few years later, when sanitary pads started appearing every evening at dinner time) I've never seen any of the ads in your post, however, and I've been literate since 1946, but looking at them now, the "put-down" ones mostly look tongue-in-cheek to me. I don't think they were meant to be taken seriously.

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For those of you who aren't old enough to remember life before the feminist movement, I offer [View all] Skidmore May 2012 OP

I'm quite old enough to remember those days, thank you. PDJane May 2012 #1

I told my kids the other day that potties used to be outside abelenkpe May 2012 #3

Had a similar talk with my equally incredulous grandkids a few weeks ago. Skidmore May 2012 #40

I still have one belcffub May 2012 #49

It sounds like we grew up in similar places and circumstances. I don't miss the attitudes, either. Arkansas Granny May 2012 #6

yikes! nt abelenkpe May 2012 #2

K & R !!! WillyT May 2012 #4

Vaginal aroma seems to be a major concern... rfranklin May 2012 #5

Many of those products were used as methods of birth control before the bc pill was available as Arkansas Granny May 2012 #7

That's true. Skidmore May 2012 #8

I never got that talk at all... cynatnite May 2012 #19

Aaaargh. Just when I'd started to chill out, you had to go and post this. Zorra May 2012 #9

Works both ways. The first time about 1970 I called 411 and a man answered, I hung up... kickysnana May 2012 #10

A friend of mine recently died at age 96. She worked all her life for Bell and became a manager. HiPointDem May 2012 #43

It's amazing how far we have NOT come. Go to Google Images and search for things like... slackmaster May 2012 #11

A lot of those ads are made by women... cynatnite May 2012 #17

Feeling sexy is a very different thing that being given the message Skidmore May 2012 #48

Exactly right. n/t DLevine May 2012 #50

Doesn't really seem so long ago loyalsister May 2012 #12

Holy crap!! hifiguy May 2012 #13

In 1978 a married woman could not have a tubal ligation, MsPithy May 2012 #14

In 1984 I had to sign my husband's vasectomy consent form HockeyMom May 2012 #25

That's true. Lugnut May 2012 #27

wow this is amazing in a bad way iandhr May 2012 #15

Here are some real winners... cynatnite May 2012 #16

I canceled my TV Guide subscription marybourg May 2012 #18

Back then jehop61 May 2012 #20

This one really blew my mind. hifiguy May 2012 #21

I ran across this article years ago LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #22

I designed a wooden mural in art/craft class in 1968 the teacher was impressed by the design Raine May 2012 #28

The only thing better about those days hifiguy May 2012 #30

Well, Nancy Drew was pretty sexless lolly May 2012 #31

Lisa S. reviews "The Clue in the Clock": Mc Mike May 2012 #45

That's wrong about the Hardy Boys... malthaussen May 2012 #34

I love Retronaut progressoid May 2012 #23

Oh, I so do remember those ads. RebelOne May 2012 #24

I just hope to be able to educate my 3 granddaughters. CTyankee May 2012 #26

Wonderful thread - thanks Skidmore for posting it. I'm at that age where jillan May 2012 #29

K&R for those not old enough... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #32

k&r n/t RainDog May 2012 #33

Wow, I like the "anti-suffrage" ad... Beartracks May 2012 #35

Damn it ! Skidmore, because of your post jaysunb May 2012 #36

That is a great site. I spent a fair amount of time Skidmore May 2012 #41

I used to commute by train into San Francisco EFerrari May 2012 #37

I found out early that men crowding me was going to be overlooked.......... PDJane May 2012 #38

Lots of stuff at www.mum.org Manifestor_of_Light May 2012 #39

This is why we will not go BACK, but we will move FORWARD! nt mfcorey1 May 2012 #42

We will only if we educate the young women of the nation Skidmore May 2012 #44

Looks like the Romney 'Social Policy of the '50s' that Axelrod referenced. Mc Mike May 2012 #46

I'd love to see an organized "We Won't Go Back" campaign on the part of women and minorities to Skidmore May 2012 #47

You're 100% right, S. Mc Mike May 2012 #53

K&R. I remember those days quite well, unfortunately. n/t DLevine May 2012 #51

Those make me cringe, and I'm a guy. Odin2005 May 2012 #52