1990: When Mobile Phones Were the Size of Vacuum Cleaners and Stereotypes of Men were Just as Awkward May 10, 2012 by The Editors Leave a Comment Is it just us, or are the stereotypes of the man (and his son) depicted in this commercial too numerous to count? And was it really just 1990? We wish we could say we’ve come a long way, but have we? At least we’re talking about it.