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72 Ads From The Past That Would Be Banned Today

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“Begin early. Shave yourself.” – Gillette

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Nothing about this ad makes sense. Why would you use a baby with no facial hair to endorse a razor blade? If the goal was to point out that Gillette is a safety razor, letting an infant hold a razor with sharp, double-edged twin blades does not exactly say safe.
The ad also reads, “Begin Early, Shave Yourself,” but starting with a baby is just ridiculous. There are so many other ways for Gillette to get their message across instead of smearing a cute baby’s chin with shaving cream. They can start with a 14-year-old boy looking forward to shaving, but not a baby who might accidentally eat the shaving cream.
However, if the company’s goal was to promote a razor blade that gives men a closer shave, resulting into soft skin like a baby’s then maybe they’re (almost) on the right track.

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