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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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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Is your daughter a fat, disgusting slug? We can help hide her gross body to help her find a suitable mate!"

Wow. Just… wow. I love seeing old marketing material to better inform me of how wretched our society has been over time.

[–] phileashog@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately the message remains the same, but the marketing is more subtle...