Mad Men Quotes
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Source: Mad Men
Speaker: Don Draper
What you call love was invented by guys like me...to sell Nylons.
Context
This line is spoken by Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm, in the TV show Mad Men (2007-2015).
On a date with Rachel Menken, a department store owner, the mad ad man, Don Draper, explains his idea of love. Which is to say… it doesn't exist. According to Don, one of the best advertisers in the business, "What you call love was invented by guys like me... to sell Nylons."
Hey, he's an expert in the industry so we should trust him. But, then again, it's an industry dedicated to manipulating people, so maybe we shouldn't.
Where you've heard it
You've heard this on a date with someone that you definitely don't ever want to go out with again. Trust us.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Although Don Draper almost always sounds pretentious, this quote, sadly, rings pretty true today, maybe even more so than the time in which Mad Men was set. Advertising can get a bit manipulative, so who knows what real feelings feel like anymore—right Don?