โฒ 174 โผ what fact about our current world would freak people out if it were a newspaper headline a century ago? (lemmy.eco.br) submitted 2 years ago by Phen@lemmy.eco.br to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 159 comments fedilink hide all child comments Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.
[โ] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) Just an advertisement with a smiling black guy would do. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_of_Wheat#/media/File%3ACream_of_Wheat_Breakfast_Bell_1918_advertisement.jpg ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) feels a bit like cheating given that the man in the picture is clearly being presented as a server, not a consumer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fair. I didn't understand what OP was getting at, so I took them literally. It seemed strange to ignore that white people in the early 20th loved depictions of smiling black people in servant roles. As for ads targeted at black consumers... now I'm curious. I know there were newspapers targeted at black readers. I wonder if they had ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Yeah I think a better answer would've been "an ad with a black man smiling at his white wife" For bonus points, make it clear in the ad that the man is a house husband and the wife is a working professional lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Give them a gay son marrying his partner, really blow some heads. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago A photo of Obama in the oval office permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_of_Wheat#/media/File%3ACream_of_Wheat_Breakfast_Bell_1918_advertisement.jpg ? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) feels a bit like cheating given that the man in the picture is clearly being presented as a server, not a consumer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fair. I didn't understand what OP was getting at, so I took them literally. It seemed strange to ignore that white people in the early 20th loved depictions of smiling black people in servant roles. As for ads targeted at black consumers... now I'm curious. I know there were newspapers targeted at black readers. I wonder if they had ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Yeah I think a better answer would've been "an ad with a black man smiling at his white wife" For bonus points, make it clear in the ad that the man is a house husband and the wife is a working professional lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Give them a gay son marrying his partner, really blow some heads. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) feels a bit like cheating given that the man in the picture is clearly being presented as a server, not a consumer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fair. I didn't understand what OP was getting at, so I took them literally. It seemed strange to ignore that white people in the early 20th loved depictions of smiling black people in servant roles. As for ads targeted at black consumers... now I'm curious. I know there were newspapers targeted at black readers. I wonder if they had ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Yeah I think a better answer would've been "an ad with a black man smiling at his white wife" For bonus points, make it clear in the ad that the man is a house husband and the wife is a working professional lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Give them a gay son marrying his partner, really blow some heads. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fair. I didn't understand what OP was getting at, so I took them literally. It seemed strange to ignore that white people in the early 20th loved depictions of smiling black people in servant roles. As for ads targeted at black consumers... now I'm curious. I know there were newspapers targeted at black readers. I wonder if they had ads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Yeah I think a better answer would've been "an ad with a black man smiling at his white wife" For bonus points, make it clear in the ad that the man is a house husband and the wife is a working professional lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Give them a gay son marrying his partner, really blow some heads. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Yeah I think a better answer would've been "an ad with a black man smiling at his white wife" For bonus points, make it clear in the ad that the man is a house husband and the wife is a working professional lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Give them a gay son marrying his partner, really blow some heads. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago Give them a gay son marrying his partner, really blow some heads. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago A photo of Obama in the oval office permalink fedilink source parent