Buzzfeed: A Womans Place is in the Home

[auntie]

www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/12-retro-christmas-ads-to-remind-you-that-a-womans-place-is

[kaylie]

I did ask for (and get) a Roomba from my FIL for Hanukkah this year. Oops.

[auntie]

Dec 22, 2013 8:40:13 GMT -5 kaylie said:

I did ask for (and get) a Roomba from my FIL for Hanukkah this year. Oops.

DH bought me a riding mower for my birthday one year.

[sabelis]

I'm pretty sure I don't want aluminum foil for Christmas but it is fun to look at old ads!

[munkii]

nice

[karinothing]

I want a pyrex set for $4.99. . .

[heliocentric]

OMG. The pale woman giving the stink eye to the woman who used the tanning bulbs is hilarious.

[tarheels]

You know, if you take a different look at these ads, they could be viewed as very thoughtful. At the time, women couldn't/shouldn't/rarely worked outside the home, so the husband who cared about making his wife's chores easier was actually being quite sweet. He didn't have to buy the latest invention - she could have made do with whatever came along pre-technology - washing by hand, using tin pots, beating rugs by hand, etc - but he bought the latest because he wanted her to have an easy time of it... Orrr because it was easy and all the ads told him she'd like it

[mrs.jacinthe]

Is it wrong to admit I have asked for a vacuum for Christmas? In fact, I think all my favorite Christmas gifts have been house-related appliances. LOL