Erectile Dysfunction Ads Are Indecent

[bono_212]

Ooh ooh! I just had to talk about this on a final exam today . Well, indecency is "depiction or discussion of sexually/excretory acts/organs in a patently offensive way" and it's only regulated on broadcast networks/radio as it is, and the idea is brought in a case by case basis, focusing on whether the idea of the indecent act was TRYING to pander to the audience, dwell on the subject matter, and repeat it. Honestly, I personally don't see ED ads doing that, but, it's going to end up being up to the FCC to determine whether it does. As it is, the ads CAN be shown from 10 PM to 6 AM, like the article says.

Anyways, to me, ED ads don't really fall under any of those specifications.

 

[CTU2fan]

Which one has the sex music, is it Cialis? You know, "wow chicka wow wow" haha.

As a father I'd rather not see the various ED drug ads. It's not a huge deal, but I noticed it last fall watching the baseball playoffs, it was literally between every inning. My daughter is 7 and I was waiting for the question...closest we got was her giggling that "ooooh they're gonna go do it" and then she was on to something else.

To be honest I'm surprised this hasn't come up sooner. The ED ads IMO are worse than the BK "square butts" spot that everybody got in a twist over.

Whatever happened to condom ads? I distinctly remember Trojan and Lifestyles having TV spots, but I haven't seen one in forever. Did the FCC kill them or have Trojan etc. just decided to stop TV advertising.

 

[martha]

Whatever happened to condom ads? I distinctly remember Trojan and Lifestyles having TV spots, but I haven't seen one in forever. Did the FCC kill them or have Trojan etc. just decided to stop TV advertising.

AIDS stopped scaring the shit out of young, straight, white guys so there was no need to keep advertising condoms.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

I don't think we have any Catholic priests posting in here.

Really not germane at all to the point of the thread deep- but I know you enjoy it all the same. As I'm sure you're aware, I was talking about parents and kids.

Another not-so-surprising dig

 

[A stor]

Not so long ago, some folks thought it was indecent to advertise, women's products. Such as tampons.

 

[CTU2fan]

Not so long ago, some folks thought it was indecent to advertise, women's products. Such as tampons.

True. But that's just stupid, like being offended by toilet paper ads because you use it on your butt (shh, don't say butt, it's naughty).

 

[A stor]

True. But that's just stupid, like being offended by toilet paper ads because you use it on your butt (shh, don't say butt, it's naughty).

I totally agree!

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

personally, i have no problem with them showing ads for ed. what i do have a problem with is pharmaceutical ads in general. in the us at least, so many are shown for various problems. it's not unusual to see two or three ads for prescription pills during one commercial break. but all these commercials do is plant the seed in your head, you start to think "gee maybe i am depressed" or "i laughed too hard that one time and peed myself a little, maybe i do need to calm down that 'i gotta go feeling'?" and any negative side effects are downplayed by showing happy people (presumably those who take the medication) and why, look! they don't have cancer, headache, or trouble standing! so i'll be fine.

i of course understand the reason why these ads are shown and in such great frequency, but it infuriates me that there's not stricter regulations in place to prevent these kind of feel good ads. honestly, it's always baffled me why america as a whole focuses more on treating illnesses rather than preventing them. as anna said earlier in the thread, more money is spent in australia on ads for ed pills than prostate cancer research. again, i understand why this is so, but that doesn't mean i agree with it or don't think some massive overhaul of the pharmaceutical companies isn't needed.

 

[deep]

Not so long ago, some folks thought it was indecent to advertise, women's products. Such as tampons.

next time please use

Spoiler

tampons

button


I was eating my breakfast when I read this

 

[MrPryck2U]

In the Cialis spots, I'm always amused that the man and the woman are sitting in separate tubs. If you've just had a good shagging, wouldn't you share the same tub? Of course, I'd also get a bigger tub.

I think the ED spots are dopey. The disclaimers are the best, though.

"If you've got an erection lasting more than 4 hours..."


... call another hooker.


I don't think it would be so bad to restrict these spots. Maybe only run them from 9pm to 5am.

 

[AliEnvy]

I was eating my breakfast when I read this

 

[UberBeaver]

I find this topic highly arousing.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

awesome

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

In the Cialis spots, I'm always amused that the man and the woman are sitting in separate tubs. If you've just had a good shagging, wouldn't you share the same tub? Of course, I'd also get a bigger tub.

i've always thought the same thing. i find the commercials a bit creepy actually.

 

[coolian2]

you know, from an advertisers perspective new zealand has an incredibly loose set of advertising laws - there is just so much you can get away with.

yet compared to america, the ads for dick pills are so much less disturbing. we see cuddling old couples, and that's it. plus we have got standards for other drug ads. i've seen the american ones, it's actually quite scary what they can say...new zealand the only stuff advertised are herbal remedies, which themselves are getting scrutinised.

i know you guys don't like the government interfering, but at some point standards need to be maintained.

now excuse me while i watch semi-naked women advertise an energy drink at 5pm.

 

[martha]

dick pills

There is no smilie that comes close to what I want to say about this phrase.

 

[AnnRKeyintheUSA]

I'm surprised it's taken this long. Those things are gross. The look on the face of the woman in those things (usually younger and hotter than the guy needing 'help') is nauseating enough. The worst one yet is the 'Extenz' one. Eww. Everyone knows this shit exists if they want it. I don't want to think about it during a TV show. While I am far, far from a prude, I can see how this would bring up interesting questions from preteens having one pop up in the middle of a movie.

 

[HyperU2]

I'm surprised that even after the Enzyte founder went to jail for fraud, the commercials are still on.

 

[deep]

the ads are there for one reason

because there is a market and a demographic to target

who cares?
80+ % of things advertised do not appeal to me

don't we just tune them out?

as for a product advertised with the woman in those things is usually younger and hotter than the guy, that is true of every beer commercial I have ever seen




as for the politician that asked this?

I don’t want my three or four-year old grandkid asking me what erectile dysfunction is all about.

what an idiot, kids ask all kinds of questions about things they over hear or see all the time.


"Grandpa what's intercourse?" "What's a douche bag"?

If one does not know how to answer or deflect these questions they should not be around kids.

 

[deep]

we have a winner

YouTube - jack menopause commercial

 

[martha]

This was in the paper this morning. I think Dan Neil is a very entertaining writer.

The fight against erectile dysfunction ads - Los Angeles Times