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Camel launched a series of ads with young, attractive, sultry men and women on it with the tagline "pleasure to burn." The advertising company was targeting the consumer into thinking that if they purchased these cigarettes then they, too, can be young, attractive and sultry, and that they, too, can experience pleasure of some sort. But the reality of this is very much the opposite. Smoking cigarettes has been reported to reduce your sexual desire and in fact can make you tired or out of breath during the actual act of intercourse. Since blood flow is very slow due to the thinning of blood from carbon monoxide, a man's genitals have trouble becoming erect. Chemicals from the cigarettes also effect and decrease the sperm count in men. With women, damage to the ovaries can occur due to the harsh chemicals and can cause serious pain. Smoking can decrease a woman's fertility rate, and it can cause menopause early. Most women are actually turned off when men smoke and vise versa--some say it is due to the lingering residue of it. SO these ads just contradict themselves because cigarettes don't provide you with pleasure, they provide you with sexual dysfunctions and a unattractive odor.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PfGPVSf7eSM/TqQNiur45II/AAAAAAAAfTw/jmM9qtQyW0Y/s1600/Camel_Logo14.jpg"Is Smoking Attractive?" GirlsAskGuys. GirlsAskGuys, n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2014. ."Smoking." Smoking Site Wide Activity RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2014. .Weiss, Ken. "Smoking Cigarettes Causes Impotence or Erectile Dysfunction." Hive Health Media. Hive Health Media, 26 Nov. 2010. Web. 05 Aug. 2014. .
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Jorg Weppelink mines the Rolex archives to bring us 5 more iconic ads from the history of this famous brand.
At the time, these were the norm.
Smoking kills. The message can’t get any simpler than that. It’s not just something activists claim to stop people from making tobacco companies even richer than they already are. Rather, it’s a reality that a lot of people from all…
This year, in honor of International Women's Day, Budweiser revisited three of their adverts from the '50s and '60s that they are not exactly proud of. The outdated ads portrayed objectified women in a subservient role to their husbands. But media and advertising was only a reflection of the world we lived in.
Vintage Ads That Range From Weird To Offensive - Funny memes that "GET IT" and want you to too. Get the latest funniest memes and keep up what is going on in the meme-o-sphere.
A great collection of Budweiser ads that contain both new beer commercials and old vintage magazine commercials. Lean back and let your eyes do the walking down this great beer ads alley!
Vintage Ads That Range From Weird To Offensive - Funny memes that "GET IT" and want you to too. Get the latest funniest memes and keep up what is going on in the meme-o-sphere.
Christmas gun ads are sadly lacking these days, but luckily we found seven vintage trips down advertising's memory lane to help you reminisce.
Co-Le Sales Company asks: “Do you still beat your wife?” Their answer: “Maybe you never should have stopped.”
Here are a whole bunch of brilliant automotive ads over the last 50 or 60 years. It shows that the art of copywriting in advertising isn't what it used to be,
From the offensive to the just plain silly, these ads would never fly in the 21st century.
Nice Atari ad from 1981. I remember when my Dad took us to Toys R Us to buy this system. It was the first game system we ever owned. It came with Space Invaders and I remember saving my money to buy Asteroids, which was all the rage back then. The graphics and sound effects were horrible, but I loved it. I still have my system and play it now and then. From my personal collection.
Vintage Ads That Range From Weird To Offensive - Funny memes that "GET IT" and want you to too. Get the latest funniest memes and keep up what is going on in the meme-o-sphere.
Colourful and smart 1932 ad for Lifesavers to download and print. This is from Screenland Magazine, May 1932. Great advertising for lifesavers introducing a new flavour and wordplay on “whole and hole” Perfect to use for so many projects or to put up anywhere in the home! This is another piece of nostalgia from Mom’s collection of vintage movie magazines from the 1920’ through the 1940’s. NO ACTUAL ITEM WILL BE SENT TO YOU, YOU MUST PRINT THIS YOURSELF OR HAVE IT PRINTED. You will receive 1 file, 81/2” x 11” JPG digital file 300 DPI. These vintage magazine images are best printed at or smaller than 8 1/2” x 11” (because they were printed at a time of lower technology than what you see now). Use for Altered Art, Scrap-booking, Photo Collage, Paper Crafts, and many many other creative projects. These are vintage images which have been photographed. This means they are not perfect, and may show signs of age and wear. You are free to alter, improve, and manipulate these images to suit your needs. The quality of the image starts with the actual original image itself, some are produced of greater quality then others, some are faded more than others, some are printed in different ways, some have been around much longer then others. Please make sure to use the Etsy zoom tool to have a better look into the listing photos to get a good idea of what the image will look like. * Digital downloads are non refundable. * Please note that the colours you see on your monitor may differ slightly from those of the print due to variations in monitor settings. Print on your own home printer, using glossy or matte PHOTO PAPER. It will look great. You can use an online shop for canvas or t-shirt, etc. Just as long as it's for personal use only. Please note: colors may display differently depending on your printer and its settings. If you use an online shop for printing, then you need to save the JPG to your desktop and upload it after you join the site you are using, for instance, bestcanvas.com NOTE: - Please click the ORDER NUMBER to receive your files. - Click on one at a time, if you have more than one. - Your files will automatically save in your "Downloads Folder". - Print your files at home or on line - Just remember, it’s for personal use only, so we have our eye on you!🤪 If you have any questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact us! 😃
Not only would these sexist vintage ads not sell well today, they'd cause a huge social media backlash. See 50 of the most obnoxious examples here.
