It was a time when sexist attitudes were perfectly acceptable. 

These are some of the appalling adverts for household names that were common place in the Sixties – and they would surely cause howls of protest if they were released today.

They have re-emerged online as millions of women around the world come forward to speak out against sexual harassment following the Anthony Weinstein scandal. 

Trampled: This advert for Mr Leggs trousers reads, 'Though she was a tiger lady, our hero didn't have to fire a shot to floor her. After one look at his Mr Leggs slacks, she was ready to have him walk all over her'

Trampled: This advert for Mr Leggs trousers reads, ‘Though she was a tiger lady, our hero didn’t have to fire a shot to floor her. After one look at his Mr Leggs slacks, she was ready to have him walk all over her’

Demeaning: This advert for Van Heusen ties boast that their manly patterns 'will tell her it's a man's world... and make her so happy it is'

Demeaning: This advert for Van Heusen ties boast that their manly patterns 'will tell her it's a man's world... and make her so happy it is'

Demeaning: This advert for Van Heusen ties boast that their manly patterns ‘will tell her it’s a man’s world… and make her so happy it is’

Unlikely claim: These Lucky Strike cigarettes are being marketed as a weight-loss product

Unlikely claim: These Lucky Strike cigarettes are being marketed as a weight-loss product

Unlikely claim: These Lucky Strike cigarettes are being marketed as a weight-loss product

This advert from 1969 claimed women enjoy having smoke blown into their faces 

This advert from 1969 claimed women enjoy having smoke blown into their faces 

This advert from 1969 claimed women enjoy having smoke blown into their faces 

The adverts reveal the downright shocking marketing strategies used by advertising executives of yesteryear. 

Many of them demean women while others are plainly bizarre. 

 One of the adverts reveal the chauvinism that underscored the advertising industry. One Palmolive commercial plays on female insecurities by declaring ‘Most men ask “Is she pretty?” not “Is she clever?”.’ 

Whilst a 1970 commercial for Mr Leggs pants depicts a woman under a man’s feet and a 1960 poster for Van Heusen ties shows a browbeaten housewife making her husband breakfast in bed with the sexist slogan: ‘show her it’s a man’s world’.

Meanwhile other commercials encourage feeding soft drinks to infants and smoking to stay slim.

By Monday night, more than 53,000 people had left comments and thousands of women had declared “Me Too,” sharing their stories of rape, sexual assault and harassment across social media, including some for the first time.

The hashtag was tweeted nearly half a million times in 24 hours, according to Twitter. Some left it at, simply: ‘Me Too’, without explanation, and a small contingent of men have posted: ‘I Have’, noting shock at the groundswell and remorse for their own past misdeeds.

This advert encourages giving Seven-Up to a baby, which would not be allowed today 

This advert encourages giving Seven-Up to a baby, which would not be allowed today 

This advert encourages giving Seven-Up to a baby, which would not be allowed today 

Palmolive soap claimed most men are only interested in whether a woman is pretty not clever

Palmolive soap claimed most men are only interested in whether a woman is pretty not clever

Palmolive soap claimed most men are only interested in whether a woman is pretty not clever

Downtrodden: The advertising profession, centred on Madison Avenue, New York in the 1960s was a male-dominated profession which produced adverts like this for female consumers

Downtrodden: The advertising profession, centred on Madison Avenue, New York in the 1960s was a male-dominated profession which produced adverts like this for female consumers

Downtrodden: The advertising profession, centred on Madison Avenue, New York in the 1960s was a male-dominated profession which produced adverts like this for female consumers

This advert plays on the old trope that a woman's place is in the home and not on a mountain

This advert plays on the old trope that a woman's place is in the home and not on a mountain

This advert plays on the old trope that a woman’s place is in the home and not on a mountain

This advert claims that a woman could save her marriage by changing her brand of tea

This advert claims that a woman could save her marriage by changing her brand of tea

This advert claims that a woman could save her marriage by changing her brand of tea

 

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