http://sluice.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] sluice.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vintageads 2013-05-31 07:17 pm (UTC)

yyyyyyeahhh...there's a reason it's not ok to make ads like that any more.

At first, I thought it was ironic or sort of funny to think about how these ads were made and put it in terms of how far we've come.

But then when I saw like 3 offensive ads in a row, I started to feel like it was just an excuse to show off racism and sexism. And that gut feeling got stronger. In hindsight, the ads are still super offensive.

This community is not about taking apart these ads and talking about why they are not ok, if it was then I wouldn't feel wrong about it. But it's not. People post racist and sexist ads all the time. And the thing is, the world is still that way. It's just more internalized and hidden.

It's not ok. Bye bye community.

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