Out Of The Closet Inc (1970s)
While we want to give this brand the benefit of the doubt that they were trying to normalize LGBTQ+ in those times, today this doll comes off as just plain offensive. “Gay Bob” the doll was marketed as the “world’s first gay doll for everyone,” which on the surface seems nice but when you really think about it, is pretty problematic.
Out Of The Closet Inc (1970s)
Radio Shack (1970s)
In its heyday, Radio Shack was the go to one-stop-shop place in order to buy the latest and greatest when it came to anything technology related. Nowadays giants like Best Buy have totally crushed Radio Shack, which has declared bankruptcy more than once over the past few years.
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Radio Shack (1970s)
