Posted on 11/25/2002 7:08:24 AM PST by KLT
FCC Targets Feminine Hygiene Commercials
By Misty Hymen
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WASHINGTON — A top FCC official called for an overhaul of the government's broadcast indecency standard as hundreds of complaints flooded his office about the increasing number of embarrassing feminine hygiene commercials.
Michael Kahpewlaytes, one of five commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, urged the agency to revise the definition of indecency and also look into whether it should be expanded to protect children, and adult men, from uncomfortably graphic feminine hygiene commercials.
"Thanks to the Clinton Administration it’s hard enough to raise children today without Madison Avenue making it more difficult with explicit and embarrassing hygiene commercials," Kahpewlaytes said. "As a father I know the untold horror of watching television with your son, only to be interrupted by a maxi-pad commercial. The next thing you know he's asking, 'daddy, what's a special wetness protection shield do?'."
Under his proposal, Kahpewlayte said the FCC would give advertising industry leaders a six-hour deadline to adopt voluntary controls over their advertising. If not, he warned the FCC would take action on the grounds of "tasteless advertising."
"We’re calling for industry self-restraint," Kahpewlayte said. "It’s not about censorship, it’s about being able to watch a game with the guys and not be reminded of why you left the house that morning in the first place."
Federal indecency rules bar the broadcast of obscene material and limit the airing of indecent material that contains sexual or excretory references in a patently offensive manner.
"Clearly feminine hygiene commercials meet this criteria," Kahpewlaytes argues.
A spokesman for Advertising Age seemed incredulous saying, "This is just another example of the Federal Government wanting to control our lives. What's next? A ban on hemorrhoid ointment commercials? And what about those awful ads for 'Zim's Crack Cream'?"
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I can't stand those commercials!
anyone remember butt crack putty from the Man Show?
LOL. It wasn't until I got to that part that I looked up at the source. Thanks for posting this.
Me too. Which is why I boycott those products.
Wait a minute, I am a guy.
Ahh, for the good old days when they only mentioned that "Not-so-fresh feeling". :)
"only to be interrupted by some woman talking about her yeast infection."
Whats the big deal here so what if her bread products have turned moldy, just through the offending stuff out & get more!
Oh yes, men and their jock itch....anybody got some Cruex...LOL
OK martin, is this a dirty hyman remark.....BWAHAHAHAHA!
Wait a minute, I am a guy.
Well, guys need feminine products....You get PMS don't you?
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