Retro personal computer ads from the 1980s

Re:Retro personal computer ads from the 1980s by bluebit on Monday October 10, 2022 @02:24AM (#33148397)

Is it just me, or do all these photos have some odd sexual tension in them? Perhaps its societal conditioning, but I don't seem to have the same response from modern days ads (even though objectively modern ads are more sexualized).

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Re:Retro personal computer ads from the 1980s by TheOtherHobbes on Monday October 10, 2022 @04:18AM (#33149041)

I don't know about all, but there was certainly a trend for shoe-horning women in short skirts or leotards into ads for unrelated products.

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Re:Retro personal computer ads from the 1980s by jrootabega on Monday October 10, 2022 @07:47AM (#33150189)

A related question to ask is what takes more effort? Adding that tension? Or removing it? What is the baseline state of the fictional people in these ads, assuming they were like real people?

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Re:Retro personal computer ads from the 1980s by ASalazarMX on Monday October 10, 2022 @12:45PM (#33153601)

Many seem forced and weird, like the couple having a romantic evening playing Atari 2600 Combat. Maybe it's the forced closeness so they can fit in the picture while doing pogfaces?

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