Posted on 05/07/2009 9:19:59 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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.
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What’s with all the gay ads now.
the gay toasted sub and the
two guys feeding each other chicken legs?
Ick.
But the two bath tubs are used as the logo for (I think) Cialis, an erectile dysfunction medicine. I don't understand why.
I think we're to believe that she has already seen that it's Alka Seltzer when she says that. The joke is that he thinks she's the kind of girl that would eat big and need the product; after the viewer has already reached another conclusion about what the package he dropped is.
I does seem like those ads are taking over TV. On the other hand, the products must be selling - I’m surprised that there are so many men that require something like that, other than coming out of a prostate cancer scenario.
I’d like to get rid of the ADT ads or at least have them use ethnic types on both sides - break in robber and those being robbed.
I saw an ad recently for a pill that will increase size and stamina. And if you buy now, they would throw in a topical cream to assist in increasing size. Just rub it in and see immediate results... Well, duh!!!
Your last comment is really naive. As a society, we make all sorts of rules and laws that govern our lives. That’s what a society is. Our gov’t is representative of us and we elect them to make up these rules. We don’t allow porn to be show on mainstream TV, nor do we allow commercials for sex toys. There are all sorts of rules for TV.
Your comment is pretty much “anything goes”. And if that’s really how you feel, stay in Chicago where you can do no harm.
If Jim Moran is still upset about this issue four hours from now, he should seek proper medical attention.
I was addressing Rep. Moran’s concern that he’d be in the soup if one of his grandkids asked him what ED is. If he can’t figure that one out on his own, then I question his fitness to make up rules for the rest of us. But I do more than that. I question whether what he is proposing is even proper role of government. Few, including me, question restricting access to pornography. It is not appropriate for youngsters; plenty of people are offended by it; plenty of others are harmed by it. We know what we have there and we have made laws to restrict it. Fine. How can you equate these ads with pornography? They are going to be a bit sensuous due to the nature of the product. But they are no where near the most extreme examples of that on regular, TV. Have you seen a soap opera or a Lifetime movie lately? Or something like “The Family Guy” or one of those dating shows? Are they the next in the goverment’s spotlight? I would hope not. I say people who don’t want to see them shouldn’t watch them and, if they have children, they should take the necessary steps to see to it that their children don’t watch. Just as they take steps to protect their children, as best as they can, against the other hazards of the world.
Now, I’ve managed to raise three sons to be fine, principled, and upstanding young men. They were all Boy Scouts and are regular church attenders. My wife and I have managed to get through all of the crises and uneasy moments of parenthood without having to tap into the vast and superior wisdom of members of Congress.
If you think Chicago is “anything goes,” then you know nothing about the place. Moran resembles nothing so much as he does your average Chicago alderman, finding any little thing that offends them and passing an ordinance against it. I’m living in the belly of the nanny state beast! You ought to come for a visit. You might like it.
My problem is that these ads forced explaining “erectile disfunction” to my now 9 year old daughter before she had the “erectile function” talk with Mom.
It’s a way to imply nudity without actually showing all of the skin.
I would have loved to be in the pitch meeting with the ad agency guy who came in with that.
“I’m surprised that there are so many men that require something like that, other than coming out of a prostate cancer scenario.”
I work in the medical field and have come across just about every reason there is for prescribing Cialis, Viagra, Levitra, even to young men in their 20’s. If it isn’t a health issue causing problems, it’s medication.
I honestly don’t think so, I can come up with about half a dozen different kid-friendly ways to explain what ED is, without giving away any unnecessary details about sex, off the top of my head, and I may have used one or two of them before.
Personally I think, having a happy, straight, older couple who’s (presumably) still married is a far better image that kids could be seeing on TV than some of the wild alcoholic partying in vodka ads or the ‘euphoria’ perfume ad or the Levi’s jeans ad with the gay couple or some of the Axe body spray ads, or Peta’s “I’d rather go naked” ad campaign...
As for the "Smilin Bob" ads; ever wonder why they don't go out of business when folks figure out it doesnt work and try to take advantage of the money back guarantee? I read not too long ago where they had settled a class action lawsuit how they were doing it. First you get the free sample. By opening it, you agree to the terms of the agreement. Another part of the deal is that you have to set up for automatic billing. After a few months you realize its not working and want out. Thats when you learn that in order to get your money back, you must send in a notarized statement from two people, one of which is a doctor, that you really do have an unusually small penis.
So, are you saying that it’s true, e.g. the men of all ages have ED, they are not kidding around just to get some for recreational purposes?
Man, if that’s true - what in hell has happened to the male population. I can see problems surfacing relating to cancer or just getting old, but it’s alarming if young men needs to medication just to get it up. I wonder if it’s primarily job stress or just life stress.
So, did you continue to use it? Or, did that woman split along with her bottle of viagra?
I’m wondering if there are any long-term negatives since so many guys are using it. There probably are some interesting stories relating to the female part of this ‘action’ - like get the hack away from me type stuff...
Come on now - nothing has happened to the male population. Yes it’s very common even among young men, but it isn’t a new problem so much as there’s now something that can help.
The list of whys is long. It definitely can be due to stress/depression or to a chronic illness such as diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension.
Also being on chronic meds for cholesterol, bipolar, depression, autoimmune disorders, pain, etc., can cause ED and decreased libido.
The best thing — do all you can to stay healthy (mentally and physically) and avoid the problem altogether!
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