A rant! - maybe I should blog it instead & spare you all?!

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I sooo wish dh would let me toss the tv out of the house again.
**Before it was those stupid ED commercials and the tv was tossed when a 8 yr old son came in to ask me what erectile dysfunction was. Thank you Bob Dole. That’s all I need to hear over my cup of java.:cool: **
Now it’s these stupid V____ commercials.
"Being safe is important to me."
"Because I have genital herpes."
"I want to know I’ve done all I can to prevent spreading genital herpes to my partner."
*** paraphrased announcer voice in the background…***
gential herpes is spread 70% of the time from partners that did not have a visible outbreak
v____ does not prevent the spread of STDs
it only reduces the risk of spreading genital herpes
v_____ is not a cure
WELL FOR BLOOMING CRYING OUT LOUD
TRY NOT HAVING S*X THEN!
I’m sorry.
I really don’t get these stupid ads.
Want to do “all you can”???
Well then maybe they should do a whole lot less in that area if they are really all that concerned?!
🤷 :mad: :eek: :rolleyes: 🤷

Am I being unreasonable here?
Am I missing something in their lack of logic?
I tell you, it’s not the programs on tv that bother me. No problem. Flip the switch. Pull the plug.
It’s the garbage in between shows that can blindside an innocent viewer that tick me off royal.
Rob’s at work…
Hmmm…
Maybe if I get it out while he’s done…
We’ve got that dolly in the garage…
Hmmm…
Wonder if it would be sinful to donate the dratted contraption to catholic charities…
 
Wow. You’re making me glad we don’t have the TV here. I can’t believe they would allow such commercials on the air. Ugggh.
 
Ditto. And don’t forget the ones for the Pill that also are great for your complexion. As if that’s the deciding factor.

Right not the kids don’t know there is realy TV as they only get to watch videos. But when the hubby gets back from Iraq I know he’s going to want cable for football. UGH! Maybe I can convicne the kids that football is all that’s on TV:p
 
Not just TV…they’re on the radio too…

(An advertisement for an “ED” clinic) “*SEX IS IMPORTANT TO ME, AND EVEN MORE SO FOR MY RELATIONSHIP…”

*Okay, for your “relationship”…singular…so you mean you only have one relationship in your life…no friends, no family members…
 
I’ve encountered those commercials on public TV as well- Make sure your kids stay on safe channels.
 
Rob_s_Wife said:
I sooo wish dh would let me toss the tv out of the house again.
**Before it was those stupid ED commercials and the tv was tossed when a 8 yr old son came in to ask me what erectile dysfunction was. Thank you Bob Dole. That’s all I need to hear over my cup of java.:cool: … **
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Ok, forgive me but…

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Now that my stomach is hurting. 😃

I sooooo agree with you. What really gets me though is WHY ARE THEY EVEN ADVERTISING **PRESCRIPTION **MEDICATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE??? Is that really necessary? Honestly, I think all advertisements for meds should be banned just like tobacco products are. Leave the choice in the doctor’s hands where it belongs.
My dh thinks they do it for the purpose of getting the Hypochondriacs to buy their products. 😦
 
I couldn’t agree with you more! I have hated those commercials for a long time, and my blood boils everytime they come on the air. I hardly watch TV anymore, sometimes just QVC on in the background while I’m working around the house. Don’t usually buy anything, but at least I know that there isn’t likely to be that kind of trash.
 
Meh, I watch little TV, but these commercials are annoying. You don’t see TOO many during the O’Reilly Factor, though.
 
I truly feel your pain. I am NOT in the leastwise geting sarcastic 🙂 I have not had a TV attached to an antenna, cable or sattelite for over 10 years. We still get news. We still know what is going on in the world. And home-life is far better.
 
I’d get a DVR!

We don’t have one… but for some reason the stations we watch hardly ever show commercials like that (or at least at the times we’re watching them.)

But if you’re running into commercials like this often then ask your cable company about a DVR… then you can DO something about those commercials (skip them!) rather than be annoyed!
 
once, I just cut the cord. It took a several months until dh got around to fixing the plug. 🙂
 
Last week my children were watching Bambi 2 on Cartoon Network. My dh and I are very protective of what they watch. I consider Bambi 2 to be reasonable for my 10, 9, and 7 year olds.

Then the commercials came on. What do you suppose they were airing during Bambi 2?

Public Service Announcement:

“Parents, tell your kids that they should wait”
“Wait”
“Wait”
“To have S*X.”

I promptly started hollering from the kitchen to turn off the tv. My children don’t even know what sex is. They may have heard the word sexy in public, but only in the context of someone being beautiful. I homeschool, so I know what they are and are not exposed to.

Why, oh why does the media assume that the audience for Bambi 2 needs sex education?
 
Em_in_FL said:
I’d get a DVR!

We don’t have one… but for some reason the stations we watch hardly ever show commercials like that (or at least at the times we’re watching them.)

But if you’re running into commercials like this often then ask your cable company about a DVR… then you can DO something about those commercials (skip them!) rather than be annoyed!
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I agree that it is a solution for us. Still, on principle alone, they should not be airing pg-13 commercials during G programming.

I don’t think it is unreasonable for a parent to be able to assume that the commercials during Bambi 2 would be for super sugary breakfast cereals and the latest water blaster.
 
dranzal said:
… My children don’t even know what sex is. .

Why, oh why does the media assume that the audience for Bambi 2 needs sex education?
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I agree about commercials being geared toward children. But don’t kids yourself into thinking your kids don’t know what sex is. They know more than we give them credit for.
Kathy
 
Katie1723 said:
I agree about commercials being geared toward children. But don’t kids yourself into thinking your kids don’t know what sex is. They know more than we give them credit for.
Kathy
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As I previously said, I homeschool. I am with them all the time. I know what they know. I am quite certain they do not know what sex is.
 
WHY ARE THEY EVEN ADVERTISING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS IN THE FIRST PLACE??? Is that really necessary? Honestly, I think all advertisements for meds should be banned just like tobacco products are. Leave the choice in the doctor’s hands where it belongs.
My dh thinks they do it for the purpose of getting the Hypochondriacs to buy their products
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Amen! Amen!! I agree wholeheartedly!!! I would love to ban all ads for prescription drugs (and I know plenty of doctors who agree with me).

I don’t watch TV much, so I don’t hear the commercials too much, but they are on while I watch the news. Most of the time the list of side effects is enough to scare the liver out of me.
 
:rotfl: Guess what??? Someone put a sign up that says IDENTICALLY what that commercial said in our residence’s bathroom. I grabbed my black marker and wrote: Abstinence: 100% sure 😃

I also think you should chuck the TV. It does more harm than good, I think.
 
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