These Controversial Vintage Ads Show How Women Were Viewed Before the Millennium

There is no denying that when it comes to advertising, companies like to play on the simplest, most innate desires of human beings. When you think about it, it is a pretty genius concept… How else would they be able to sell people such wild things without making it seem like they are actually selling a product or service…

Take this vintage advertisement from American Airlines, for example; there is something weird happening here… They are somehow making a connection between loving your mother, finding your mother attractive, and desiring this air stewardess. The more you dissect this ad, the more disturbing it becomes, but it doesn’t seem to bother anyone.