Things have come a very long way since then!
Artist @Elirezkallah has undertaken a very interesting social experiment on Twitter.
In an attempt to shed light on classical sexism in advertising, Eli Rezkallah has recreated old genuine ad's from the 1960's - Only he's reversed the genders.
“In a parallel universe” is a series of fictional images, recreated from real ads in the mad men era, that question modern day sexism: showing it through a humorous light to spark a conversation through role play
Check the rest of the project on https://t.co/aY00YjAAiD#timesup pic.twitter.com/QWd4RnP8I1
— Eli Rezkallah (@Elirezkallah) January 10, 2018
The results - while funny- are also a little shocking.
Check them out:
Source: @Elirezkallah
Source: @Elirezkallah
Source: @Elirezkallah
Source: @Elirezkallah
Source: @Elirezkallah
Source: @Elirezkallah
