Erectile Dysfunction Ads Are Indecent

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Are they? And should they be restricted to certain hours?

From CNN’s Bob Ruff May 7

You’ve all seen them. Those ubiquitous TV ads where a simple little pill transforms a man suffering from erectile dysfunction, or ED, into a virile tiger who puts a smile on the face of his now beaming wife.

Well, Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) has seen them too, and you’d be hard pressed to see a smile on his face when he talks about the ads.
“A number of people,” he says, “have come up, including colleagues, and said I’m fed up. I don’t want my three or four-year old grandkid asking me what erectile dysfunction is all about. And I don’t blame them.”

Enter H.R. 2175. That’s a bill that Rep. Moran introduced last month that would prohibit any ED ads from airing on broadcast radio and TV between 6AM and 10PM. The bill advises the Federal Communications Commission to treat these ads as “indecent” and instruct stations to restrict their broadcast to late night and overnight hours.

So, could it be adios to all of those “Viva Viagra” commercials that play on network television on weekends and during the evening? Could the same be said for the Cialis couple sitting in outdoor tubs looking out at the sunset? And could Levitra also be shunned to the overnight hours?

CNN asked Pfzier, which makes Viagra, the first pill available by prescription to treat ED, what they thought of Rep. Moran’s bill.

“Pfizer is committed to responsible advertising… In line with our policies and the policies of the industry, Viagra advertising is aired in shows most likely to reach men suffering from erectile dysfunction. ED can be a signal for other serious medical issues, including high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.”

We asked several people on the streets of Atlanta for their opinions.

Nikia Clark, a mother of a 2-year-old, thinks “it’s a great idea.” She’s concerned that as her child gets older, she doesn’t want him “seeing those kinds of commercials… on regular network shows.”

Janice Habersham agrees. She says while the “ads are tastefully done” they shouldn’t be aired at “the time when children are watching TV.”

On the other hand, Bruce Jackson says ED ads “should be run 24 hours a day.” And Louis Tesser says banning the ads “is clearly unconstitutional… it’s a viewpoint. It’s something that people are interested in, and you can’t change that.”

Rep. Moran does have some perspective on the issue. “While it’s not as important as the economy, or what’s happening militarily around the world, it is an intrusion into the quality of life that we like to experience.” He says that his bill is “a shot across the bow” of the drug companies. “You know enough is enough. This is inappropriate.”
 
i absolutely love the Extenz commercial with the couple talking about how fun it was.
 
Has anyone here ever explained an ED ad to a kid? What did you say? If you don't mind sharing. I wonder if kids of a certain age even notice them. At this point they're sort of like wallpaper.
 
All the parents have to say is that the medicine is for men that need help getting their blood to flow. Nothing indecent about that.
 
All the parents have to say is that the medicine is for men that need help getting their blood to flow. Nothing indecent about that.

That sounds reasonable-but why be reasonable when talking about things like this? We should tell them that women get a monthly visit from a FRIEND too :rolleyes:
 
I've yet to see a woman in those ads that I'd need any chemical assistance for. For the others, there is always beer.
 
They have bathtubs in wheat fields? Yeah, that's realistic

I like reading the comments on cnn.com

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/07/erectile-dysfunction-ads-too-hot-for-tv/

I am so happy someone is trying to get ED Ads pulled. It is not only
for the children and young people, but it is also embarrassing for mixed company adults. Not only is it embarrassing, those love scenes of planned sex have made me sick of sex. What happened to spontaneity and sex because of love. I am embarrassed to see it in front of my husband of 60 years. I hate to think what I would feel as a young married woman. I hope Representative Moran gets to hear how your audience feels. If it must be advertised, then don’t use those fake love scenes. Use only the medical facts.
 
While in Montana I've watched tv shows on nbc.com which also shows the ads that are broadcast on tv. Sometimes even with interactive content.
Those ED ads were among them, and while I don't object to the ads per se, I didn't agree with how they were made up. I think they were done in a way that suggested that everyone should take those pills just to make it a better night, and that it's almost impossible to be healthy enough not to need such medication. I don't know if it was just an unintended bug, but for some reason these very ads didn't just end. After the regular ad was over a menu popped up and the guy in the ad kinldy suggested to klick on them if one needs more info. I had to restart the whole movie to get further.

I don't see these ads to be extremely explicit or inappropriate for children to be seen, and by the time they get it they are old enough to know about sex anyways. I would also be surprised if the pharma companies paid for their ads to be shown during childs' programmes.
 
I like the Cialis one where the lawn mower is running on its own out in the yard because the man apparently got the urge while cutting grass.

Hilarious.
 
' Now Scout, you don't really understand a man until you've climbed into his skin...'
 
I like the Cialis one where the lawn mower is running on its own out in the yard because the man apparently got the urge while cutting grass.

Hilarious.



memphis and i enjoy watching these commercials and adding our own narration.
 
Well, Representative Jim Moran (D-VA) has seen them too, and you’d be hard pressed to see a smile on his face when he talks about the ads.
“A number of people,” he says, “have come up, including colleagues, and said I’m fed up. I don’t want my three or four-year old grandkid asking me what erectile dysfunction is all about. And I don’t blame them.”

Oh please. How hard is it to say "ask your mother?" :rolleyes:

:wink:
 
I find the sheer number of these ads just bloody annoying. And what is really disgusting is that more is spent, in Australia at least, on advertising for this than is spent on prostate cancer research. Glad we've got our priorities straight!
 
I find the sheer number of these ads just bloody annoying. And what is really disgusting is that more is spent, in Australia at least, on advertising for this than is spent on prostate cancer research. Glad we've got our priorities straight!


ED is much more profitable...

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

I get the gist of this quote, but honestly you should have picked a better age. At three and four everything question can be answered with some magical fairytale...

But I have to wonder what these types think about EPT commercials or like someone else said Valtrex commercials.

I have to be honest the first time I saw the "most advanced technology you'll ever pee on" commercial I thought it was an SNL commercial or something.
 
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