I was going to make a list of all the things that are just so incredibly wrong with this vintage ad, but rather than stay up until midnight doing that, I decided to fix it up instead.
In her next speech bubble our lady of the initial-shouting-words makes everything right by telling us this.
Don’t come to the wrong conclusion! Read on to discover the three things thousands of skinny girls have learned!
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Ironized yeast tastes pretty disgusting.
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People who catch a glimpse of you and immediately run away have far more serious problems than you do.
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No matter how much weird shit we choose to consume in the interests of altering our physical appearance, it’s almost certainly guaranteed that in just a few weeks, these three guys will still be assholes.
Breathing Space 
Yes to all three! Also thank you for posting this. I love looking at old advertisements. Sometimes you just have to laugh at them.
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Yes you do. It beats getting mad or crying. 😊I follow an “all things vintage” page on Facebook and some of the stuff they post defies comment.
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LOL!
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I remember seeing the original ad back in the day and thinking pretty much the same thing.
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Wow, so glad to hear that because I saw some ads for Breck shampoo and Mabeline I’m sure I’ve seen before! I guess we are both vintage too. lol
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Okay, then, I’m thinking you remember this tv ad for ??? where a guy shouts out: “Don’t let them call YOU skinny.”
Geesh.
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I don’t remember it, but we didn’t have tv until I was nine, and then only one channel. I grew up reading comic book ads! There’s another subject altogether. 🤔
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LOVE your modifications. If I ruled the world, Madison Ave would be bulldozed.
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I will vote for you. 😄❤😄
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Yes !!! Somewhere in my blogging past, I wrote about these same “Don’t be Skinny” ads. For me, Twiggy arrived just in time for my teen years. 💘
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I loved Twiggy but there wasn’t a hope in hell that I could ever look like her. I was smart enough not to try too hard except for the mini skirts that were impossible to gracefully sit down in. Ah, the good old days. lol
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Great old vintage ad with horrible sentiments. I like your version much better. Now taste has gone the other way and you can’t be too skinny apparently but the advertising is more subtle. I remember my mum and aunts taking Ford Pills to lose weight as early as the late sixties.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all get over our body image obsessions and let people simply be who they are. Fashion magazines full of beauty product ads just make me sad.
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It would be nice and I agree many women’s magazines just exist by making readers feel bad about themselves because they are not perfect.
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Oh my! Love your version.
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