"She can have a tummy and still look yummy," Chubbettes, August 27, 1956
"She can have a tummy and still look yummy," Chubbettes, August 27, 1956
From LIFE Magazine.
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Most body positive and least misogynistic 50s ad
43 7 ReplyIs your daughter on the plump side? She can and should look as pretty as her slim friends.
Not so much. It's saying she can have a tummy that's hidden by her clothes and therefore look "yummy."
19 3 ReplyThe point being that ads from the '50s were so bad and misogynistic that this is actually quite good by comparison.
41 1 ReplyYeah, but that "most ____ out of _____" thing is usually used with a ton of irony.
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Oh so this was like the little girl version of True Classic tshirts?
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