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"She can have a tummy and still look yummy," Chubbettes, August 27, 1956 (i.imgur.com)

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From LIFE Magazine.

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[–] Sacha@lemmy.world 73 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The girl in that add isn't even chubby, she looks like a normal weight to me. I guess that's part of the point of the ad, but...

[–] MartinXYZ@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

She looks normal weight because she's wearing Chubbettes 😉

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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Of course she looks like a normal weight. The Chubettes are doing their job!

[–] RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Different standards. Chubby was a very different thing back then.

[–] Sacha@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

I know, it's just crazy to me that throughout history, if you weren't teetering on anorexia, you were fat.