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Aimee Liu's avatar

Oh Kitty! How did we all take this garbage in stride!!! Did NO ONE object to Love packaging its garbage in DILDOs????

I modeled for Seventeen around 1970, looking creepily kittenish in my anorexic days. I'll find the tear sheet for you.

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Kitty Sheehan's avatar

Yes, I must see that tear sheet. And hear the story.

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Kitty Sheehan's avatar

Aimee! My new friend! Thank you for reading, and your great simpatico comments! ❤️

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Marianne Fons's avatar

I was a Seventeen devotee, but I don't remember these ads (thank god!). I do remember a popular fragrance called Youth Dew (ew!). I was into fashion, so I remember Paco Rabanne, but my fragrance of choice was Cabochard by Madame Gres. This piece is shocking and right on point.

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Kitty Sheehan's avatar

Marianne, thank you so much for reading and taking time to comment. Oh yes, Youth Dew! What a name, huh?

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Mary Anne & Richard Erickson's avatar

You’ve struck it outta the park on this one Kitty! Just amazing and your timing couldn’t be more perfect with the big vote yesterday to release the Epstein files. Wow! Kudos and love - and btw - the baby oil and iodine thing. And the hours we spent in the sun with those reflectors! Sheesh!

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Kitty Sheehan's avatar

Thank you Mary Anne! I've had this one for a while, it seemed like a good time to bring it out.

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Connie Taylor's avatar

All that is in my head is....OH MY GOD. I remember these ads and I wish I didn't! Just astounding!

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Kitty Sheehan's avatar

Thanks for reading, Connie. I appreciate it. And, right? We remember the ads, and now they're just disgusting. I have more, sadly.

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Katherine C. James's avatar

It's enraging and depressing to see this. Thinking of adult males coming up with these ads is grotesque. When I was a girl I had no idea what these ads were suggesting, but I faced a world drenched in this. Despite being a strong woman with early feminist understanding that I implemented, there are many occurrences in my life that make more sense given the world of these ads rather than the world my dad modeled. We had Ivory soap in our home, and after seeing the ad here that alarms me. Earlier today I saw multiple repostings of the Katie Johnson/Jane Doe rape (and assault and battery) allegations against Trump and Epstein. They're devastating. There is a through-line between the ads here talking about babies and skin, with the carefully pulled back skirt or strategically placed purse to show what they're really talking about, and the rape of girls.

Here is the Katie Johnson/Jane Doe legal filing if anyone wants to review it. I think her inability to bring this suit forward has everything to do with power imbalances, and nothing to do with justice. https://pacer-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/119/463432/127118968226.pdf

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Kitty Sheehan's avatar

Katherine, thank you so much for the thoughtful comments, so appreciated. Yes, there are many occurrences in life that make more sense given these ads, that is why I'm so stunned by them, and why I share them. I'm grateful you posted the link to the Katie Johnson filing. It is so disturbing, and entirely necessary for us to read and know about.

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