Category Archives: advertising

Confessions of a Republican

Posted on March 10, 2016 by jyourist

This was a presidential campaign ad aired in 1964. In November of that year, Lyndon Baines Johnson defeated Goldwater in the biggest landslide since 1820. Hauntingly timely.

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The Scarecrow: Chipolte’s new ad

Posted on September 14, 2013 by jyourist

Chipolte’s taking a stand against processed food and factory farms. Provocative. (Thanks, Michael!)

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Feedback: Chocolate Axe?!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by jyourist

Alright. I work in middle school which normalizes a lot of edgy behavior, but when TB was walking around today with a container of Axe and I had to ask him to put it away, his cohorts turned the conversation … Continue reading →

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Demonic and crazed

Posted on August 31, 2011 by jyourist

I suppose this is not the best way to think about children just before they show up for class next week, but I had to laugh at these portrayals of children in ads from the fifties. Demonic and crazed, these … Continue reading →

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