26 sexist ads that companies wish we’d forget they ever made

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SCHLITZ, 1952: “DON’T WORRY DARLING, YOU DIDN’T BURN THE BEER!”

CHASE & SANBORN, 1952: THIS AD MAKES LIGHT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

ALCOA, 1953: ALCOA ALUMINUM’S BOTTLE CAPS OPEN “WITHOUT A KNIFE BLADE, A BOTTLE OPENER, OR EVEN A HUSBAND

PITNEY-BOWES, 1953: IT’S SO EASY TO USE THAT EVEN A WOMAN WITH “NO MECHANICAL APTITUDE” CAN OPERATE IT

UNILEVER, 1955: GUESS WHO DOES ALL THE DISHES?

BUDWEISER, 1956: “BUDWEISER HAS DELIGHTED MORE HUSBANDS THAN ANY OTHER BREW EVER KNOWN”

DRUMMOND, 1959: WOMAN ARE “A DRAG.”

KENWOOD, 1961: “THAT’S WHAT WIVES ARE FOR!”

ACME, 1963: THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY IN COFFEE IS HOW MUCH IT WILL PLEASE YOUR MAN.

NESBIT’S, 1964: “ARE YOU WOMAN ENOUGH TO BUY A MAN’S MUSTARD?”

VW, 1964: “WOMEN ARE SOFT AND GENTLE, BUT THEY HIT THINGS … SHE CAN JAB THE HOOD. GRAZE THE DOOR. OR BUMP THE BUMPER …

DORMEYER, 1966: WIVES ARE DESPERATE FOR HOME APPLIANCES AND WILL CRY TO GET THEM.

BROWN & WILLIAMSON, 1967: “THE BEST ONES ARE THIN AND RICH.”

1968: AMERICAN AIRLINES WANTS YOU TO THINK OF ITS ATTRACTIVE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AS YOUR MOTHER.

PROCTER & GAMBLE, 1968: THE MOON ISN’T GOING TO CLEAN ITSELF.

MURIEL, 1969: TIPALET WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT CIGARETTES ARE MADE FOR MEN, BUT INSTANTLY ATTRACTIVE TO WOMEN.

1969-1970: JELL-O DOESN’T THINK A WOMAN CAN UNDERSTAND OFFICE HIERARCHIES.

1970: DATACOMP HAS A COMPUTER ANYONE CAN USE … EVEN WOMEN!

GENERAL MILLS, 1970: “KEEP UP WITH THE HOUSE … “

DACRON, 1970: “IT’S NICE TO HAVE A GIRL AROUND THE HOUSE.”

MINI, 1971: THE CAPTION BELOW THE AD READS, “IT MAKES DRIVING AS EFFORTLESS AS SLEEPING. SLEEPING, LUV … “

BROWN, 1973: “IT’S A WIFESAVER!”

1974: WEYENBERG SHOES THINKS WOMEN BELONG AT MEN’S FEET.