I love vintage style. My bedroom is adorned in black and white photos of Marilyn Monroe and old 1940s and 1950s movie posters. To me, these images just exude a type of classic glamour that no longer exists.

However, that time period was not as glamorous as it seems from our perspective, looking back. It was also a time of great oppression...especially for women.

Take this ad for example:


This image may make you giggle to yourself, or maybe even gasp, but as a society, have we really evolved past this kind of advertising?

Take a look at the high-fashion advertisements in any Vogue or Vanity Fair magazine today. Just because these images are now shown in a more artistic, avant-garde style, aren't the same messages being delivered?
When in the line between art and insult crossed?
What do you think?


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