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"She can have a tummy and still look yummy," Chubbettes, August 27, 1956 (i.imgur.com)

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From LIFE Magazine.

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Is 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."

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago

The point being that ads from the '50s were so bad and misogynistic that this is actually quite good by comparison.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but that "most ____ out of _____" thing is usually used with a ton of irony.

[-] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Oh so this was like the little girl version of True Classic tshirts?

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