72 Ads From The Past That Would Be Banned Today

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“Women don’t leave the kitchen!” – Hardee’s

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Excuse me? The American fast-food chain rudely and patronizingly asserts in their ad that a woman’s place is at home, confined to the kitchen to cook their man delicious meals. This is obnoxious and extremely sexist.

In the poster, the wife stares out the window like she couldn’t even step outside the house to accompany her daughter to the park or to school. Then there’s the mandatory apron and pointed-toe heeled pumps. Those shoes aren’t exactly the most comfortable things to wear if you’re spending hours on your feet. Let’s also not ignore the phrase, “little miss waiting on you” since it manages to stress how small and subservient a wife should be in five simple words.

However, if the man is yet to find a slave—wife—he can eat at Hardee’s. It is funny and ironic how the narrow-minded Hardee’s acknowledged, also through their ad, that the food they serve is sloppy and hastily prepared.