I sure don't see Ward and June being this open.

[Tankeryanker]

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence (1953)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yta1oyucN1c

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

Social-Sex Attitudes in Adolescence (1953)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yta1oyucN1c

Procter and Gamble was notorious for it's insistence of null sexuality in the programs it sponsored, touting it's "pure as the driven snow" image. Other advertisers might have felt similarly.

[stevea]

Wonder how long that lasted with its soaps.

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by stevea

Wonder how long that lasted with its soaps.

You know who is in that picture...lol!



There is a VERY good book out there, can't recall the title right now, but I was reading it through google online books, about just how hard it was (for an ad agency) to maintain P&G's blessings.

They were a diversified behemoth, paying a lions share of most national advertising campaigns both on the networks and in magazines.
And they were extremely arrogant, assuming they knew the way the world should "rightly" spin, on most matters, not just controversial topics...but MOST topics.

It's humorous, and at the same time sad that such a small group of people felt entitled to write the script for the world around them.

[GentlemanJim]

"Soap Opera"
The inside story of Procter & Gamble

[stevea]

Now we hear about enjoying the use of Charmin. If you can find it in the store, that is

[stevea]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

I have a hunch the Ivory line doesn't do very well for them. Probably the next to be sold, like Zest soap was. (I don't even know if ...Snow is made anymore.)

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by stevea

Now we hear about enjoying the use of Charmin. If you can find it in the store, that is

the "clean heinie" bears are (imo) an undeniable indicator that our society is in intellectual decline.

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by stevea

I have a hunch the Ivory line doesn't do very well for them.

But still, one of my very first conscious memories in life is in the bathtub with a bar of soap that floats. So they must have known their stuff.

[GentlemanJim]

Back on topic, I do think that it is unusual the way our society makes such a taboo over matters of sexuality and nudity.

I've thought about it from time to time....and I guess it was "harder" on me to explain sex to my own kids, than it was for me to try and hide my developing interest from my parents.

Just something that makes you feel like you are exploiting the kid by destroying their innocence.

[GentlemanJim]

I recall several of those old, black and white "instructional" movies they used to show in school, many that they would never get away with today. Here is an oldie but goodie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDkRXiG1wwI

[Tankeryanker]

^^^
Why would they not get away with today?

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

^^^
Why would they not get away with today?

the "PC Nazis" would have a fit

[CosmicCharlie]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

the "clean heinie" bears are (imo) an undeniable indicator that our society is in intellectual decline.

I'd say it's the Commercial Writers are the ones that got their head up their heinie !