CBS And Fox Refuse To Air Condom Ads
By Logan Murphy Sunday Jul 15, 2007 1:31pm
Posted by Courtney at Feministing:
FOX and CBS have both recently refused to air ads for condoms that emphasize their use as a birth control method. When interviewed by the New York Times, a FOX rep said, that the decision was based on their policy that condom ads "must stress health-related issues rather than the prevention of pregnancy." In other words, it is okay to educate consumers about STDs, but empowering them to make reproductive choices is beyond the purview of two of our nation's most sex-saturated networks.
You can read Courtney's full take on this at Alternet:
It is inexcusable that television networks, one of the best public sites for widespread education about safer sex, is acting coy at the cost of young women's fullest lives.
The first time I met 23-year-old Marvelyn Brown at a Washington, D.C., luncheon celebrating young women's achievements, she reached for her lemonade and I noticed a tiny red ribbon tattooed on her hand. Marvelyn and I got to talking, and I learned that she had been diagnosed with HIV at the age of 19. She contracted it from unprotected sex with a boy she described as "prince charming" back in her hometown of Nashville, Tenn. Her mother, whose only attempt at sex education was "just don't get pregnant," begged Marvelyn to tell everyone she had cancer instead. Read more...
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So, it's fine to air ads for Cialis and Viagra, but not for condoms.
Kinda like John Travolta portraying a woman in a movie and not admitting that he's a big ol' queen in reality.
Hypocrisy.
Welcome to the Dark Ages - Amerikan style.
and to think...all those Viagra and Cialis ads seem to be on morning, noon and night (Including SUNDAYS). I guess old guys who cant get it up run the networks these days as opposed to guys who can and use condoms regularly. I wonder if the GOP-ers who used the DC Escort service wore condoms?
Orwell's Illegitimate Son @ 2:
They don't mind men getting erections, they just don't want them to use them.
Typical liberal media simply wants to promote abortion by limiting awareness of contraception. Anti-abortion pro-life groups should be in an outrage and should demand that bastions of morality like Bill O'Reilly criticize his network for giving into the pro-abortion lobby.
In Washington this week, former Bush Surgeon General Richard Carmona described what happens when radical conservative politics and ideology replace science at the basis for public health policy. But one story this week - the surging over-the-counter sales of the Plan B emergency contraceptive - shows the benefits to Americans' health when those right-wing barriers are removed.
For the details, see:
"Plan B and a Surge - in the U.S."
I wonder has CBS watched their daytime soaps ? Talk about pushing sex ! And I totally agree we have all the drugs being pushed for ED but OH NO ! We mustn't suggest a way to avoid pregnancy. I wonder how many deciders are standing in line to help support the unwed mom and baby.
Zenrage @ 5:
They just don't want them to use them in a wise protected manner. They're all about the bareback and extreme risk-taking.
Moron STD and cancer promoters.
I would love to know the logic behind advertizing Viagra, because when Bob Dole was pushing it, well that was just more information then I wanted.
Mike Politik @ 4:
Its not only old guys who suffer (and I do mean suffer) from impotence
I never thought about this until I saw all those leering ads for hard-on pills. Getting laid must be a "health-related issue" when the big Rx companies are paying; preventing unwanted pregnancy and life-threatening STDs, not so much.
How far backward are we going to go before someone hits the brakes? Maybe someone could inform the tv stations that condoms can do way more that prevent pregnancies, they can save lives.
Jeezz, this is so damned frustrating. What do they want, every damn egg to become a fetus and later a human being? As if there aren't already too damned many people on this earth.
Just for the record, I think most of the Viagra and Cialis are disturbing. Just something about them sort of grosses me out.
Hey, the more the merrier. After all, this planet has endless open space and natural resources.
I'm confused, aren't a lot of these 30%ers who watch fox fundies? If so why does fox show all this gratuitous sex to the morally superior? Or are they just hypocrites who solicit public sex while signing anti-public sex bills.......
Supid, stupid, stupid. How many of you took the " what kind of liberal are you" test? Remember the last bumper sticker option? " May your fetus grow up to be gay" ha ha ha. If these people had to face the contradictions they base their politics on, their heads would have to explode.
And we consider ourselves an advanced and progressive society.
What a joke.
Zenrage @ 5:
Unless its on little boys or on the American taxpayer.
pissed off patricia @ 13:
But you know it's that Subway commercial (where have you been all my life) that really sicks me out. The Viagra and Cialis ads to me are just another excuse. 'Oh my diabetes or heart disease causes my problems with my erection not my unhealthy lifestyle or bad conscience'. Everything is a disease lately and no one wants to take responsibility for the consequences of their actions.
Although the hard-on commercial with the kids that drop by with their puppy is kind of ew. Ya know?
Doug @ 6:
So much for the Free-Market, eh?
Plenty of adds for BP and GE, that money is good. But a condom company's money isn't the same color green I guess.
Maybe Trojan should advocate drilling in Alaska...maybe that would bring up their cache.
pissed off patricia @ 13:
You are not alone in that view/opinion; but when GREED/PROFIT is the only motivation
by Phara. Drug, and they are seemingly in control and own the TV media outlets, I
guess we can only expect those kinds of disgusting ads...
I Am A Banana @ 21:
I guess they don't promote the same kind of "drilling".
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Is there a condom large enough that we can put ohem over the heads of Faux, CBS, Bush, Cheney and the rest to prevent the disease of their rhetoric from spreading to the rest of the country and the world? Or is it too late.
http://myfightfordemocracy.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-declaration-of-indep...
I'm just curious about something. Are there really that many men out there who have trouble with erections? Enough to support two big companies? Is there something going around that causes them all to have this problem or what? We ladies don't seem to catch it, whatever it is. ;)
Doug @ 6:
FOX NEWS is "typical liberal media". Ooooooooookay, Doug. Time to go back to sleep!
give it time, patricia
Liberal AND Proud @ 23:
Hahah! Perfect. You get 10 style points and a free subscription to The Internets. I'm just miffed I didn't come up with that myself.
pissed off patricia @ 25:
Oh but you haven't seen the equally disturbing ads for products for women that help them get in the mood? There's one that's all about helping out the men feel good about themselves by being available. It's really indescribably gross and you're left not really sure if it's a pill, lotion, or what. But it's really icky.
pissed off patricia @ 25:
I cannot, of course, speak for other males, but as much disrespect/hatered/anger/and
contempt I have for bush/cheney/rove/et.al. I sometime have a "hard" time getting it
up because my mind and body is soooooo energized in dealing w/those assholes that
pleasurable thoughts are repressed....NOT really, but best I can do for now...
Erections are manly and worthy of promotion but actual sex for pleasure is a liberal thing. But this all all pissing in the wind. CBS and FOX can no more stop the sexualization of our culture than Pat Robertson (hell, they promote it). In 10 years the commercials will be saying, "When you just want to fuck, strap up! Its fun to fuck!"
pissed off patricia @ 25:
"Erectile dysfunction, or ED, can be a total inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so, or a tendency to sustain only brief erections. These variations make defining ED and estimating its incidence difficult. Estimates range from 15 million to 30 million, depending on the definition used.?"
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/impotence/
Just for your edification.
pissed off patricia @ 25:
I think it has to do with thinking about taking out the garbage and baseball too early in the-uh-encounter.
Soon, you'll be imprisoned for masturbating or for having sex for reasons other than having children.
I'm sure few believe this to be true, but ask yourselves: Did you ever truly believe we'd be in the f*cked up state in which we currently find ourselves?
Or, could anyone have predicted that somebody would fly planes into the WTC? (A Condi Rice reference there for sh*ts and giggles.)
here's one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tW8b5GlmZ_c
it's not as offensive as the one I'm thinking of but it's definitely female viagra.
GG @ 20:
Apparently the concept of sarcasm is lost on some. The dead giveaway should have been when I called Fox an example of the liberal media.
pissed off patricia @ 25:
Actually, I did see an advertisement for something to increase the sexual desires for women. They don't want you ladies to be left out.
Dr. Acula @ 26:
Apparently my humor is too subtle.
I figure the Elites want an uncontrolled population explosion because they figure the bottom 99% will probably kill each other off chasing after the "dangling carrot".
I figure the Elites want an uncontrolled population explosion because they figure the bottom 95% will probably kill each other off chasing after the "dangling carrot".
yeah, you guys are pretty polarised. Maybe it's cause you're such a young country. In Ireland we used to be very religious, catholic & polarised, right up until 25 years ago. Now we're very relaxed about sexuality and morality. Also, there are no left or right political parties, they all just play out over the centre ground on a battle of policy ideas. The latter has essentially happened in Britain too.
So there's hope for you guys, but it might take a while.
Here's Viagra, get your hard on. But don't use it! Unless you're on the phone with a female fox coworker and you have some free time on your 'hands' . ...(comedy drum hit).
Maybe they should call em Freedom™ Wrappers ...
their policy that condom ads “must stress health-related issues rather than the prevention of pregnancy.”
A prophylactic policy to minimize the risk of nasty letters and phone calls from whacked out Christofascists.
It's just my simple opinion, but I think nature pulls the plug on reproduction at a certain age in both men and women because the offspring are more susceptable to being born with serious problems. Just like when women go through the change and have some pretty crazy mood swings, it's nature's way of telling the guy to keep his distance. Once the woman is beyond her reproductive years, sex is back on the table and no births are possible. At that point if her mate or whatever needs these new pills, fine.
I understand there are medical reasons for some guys to have problems. But what I don't understand is why so many and why now. I mean, everyone goes through times when sex is about the last thing on their mind, but we work out our problems and move on to hopefully a happy sexual active life.
I'm not pissing on guys who have real problems, I understand why they would seek relief.
Does anyone find it odd that, in this society, pregnancy isn't considered a HEALTH ISSUE??
BuffyFan @ 46:
Neither is Dental care. Which is outrageous.
Amy, thanks for the video. I'd never seen it. What the hell is a woman supposed to do with that stuff? Where do you put it and when? That's a strange commercial.
pissed off patricia @ 45:
Not even if they asked politely? LOLOL!
YOU STARTED IT, POP!!
Liberal AND Proud @ 49:
Ooh, goody! I love water sports.
Tsk Tsk, liberal and proud. Besides isn't that more of a republican like deal. Like with the diapers and all.
pissed off patricia @ 48:
Do you suppose that BIG Pharma For Profit is behind that kind of commericial? Wonder if the
person selected by bush-lite to be our new Surgeon General(Hoslinger) will find that
this ad is o.k. but will soon find that condoms should not be advertised.
There is a certain segment who is going to be put off by that commercial, and TRojan knows it. There is no way they can deny they weren't aiming to be edgy and controversial. And now that there is a contraversy, Trojan raises a stink.
I really do think they should have aimed for something more conventional. That way it would have a better chance of being seen and accepted. SOmething that also could be more accepted by parents of teens, so they can have honest discussions. Commercials mixing sex and alcohol..... that's not going to fly for a lot of people.
But the pig image is a good one. Yeah, you don't use a rubber... you're basically a pig. That's certainly something that's going to sink in (hopefully).
Also should be an orientation neutral commercial. Too many gay guys don't use them. So maybe we see a pig, but we don't see who he's trying to pick up. Then we see him transform into a dude. (Also why is the guy so scuzzy looking? Even the look on his face. Again, Trojan was aiming for a little edginess which ruined the message.)
Bill-O wins the award for hypcracy though. He showed the commercial on the O-Factor in a segment where he complained it wasn't suitable for tv.
Also if Trojan made a perfectly tame commercial, it would make Fox look crazier than they do now. Trojan and supporters would have a better case that Fox was just being a bunch of old coots. Trojan doesn't have kill the pig ad, just make a second tame ad and hand it to Fox and see if they air it. Eitherway this is too important a message not to be on tv, and one way or another comdom makers have to keep trying to get it through.
"Maybe they should call em Freedom™ Wrappers …"
Or they could call them "Super Macho Sheaths"...have an eagle on the package.
L.A. Confidential @ 40:
That or cannon fodder for the wars for world domination that seem to be in their grand scheme of things.
Personally, I think this justification for revoking their broadcast licensing.
If a guy or a girl does not know that a condom can prevent unwanted pregnancies by now, they deserve what comes to them. who the fuck cares.
c. atrox @ 54:
How about "Conservative coverings" for those moments when Jesus wants you to spread his love to your wife (or, if the case may be, the hooker you hired because your good, christian wife would never put lil pete into her mouth)
Reich-wingers hate free speech, reality, and facts.
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So the message is, erections on demand and don't worry about what the results may cause.
Dr. Matt @ 59:
Yeah, but they sure do lov' ems some hookers!
It's because Faux Noise and CBS believe a condoms use is just for making water balloons and tossing around.
pissed off patricia @ 45:
Even if their problem is that they're on fire?
Call them Snowflake Freezer Bags.
Zenrage @ 5:
Actually, the network honchos don't mind the men using the erections, they just don't care if their female partners get pregnant, AIDS, HPV or other STDs. Typical male chauvinist pigs, who also in their government health capacities are preventing information about condoms from being mentioned in sex education classses. So guess what? If you're a teen with evangelist parents, you can't find out about what condoms can do in health class OR on TV. What a country.
If only every ignorant and uneducated Rethug. were forced to wear them this world would be much safer and less full of hatred. Just imagine if Ma and Pa Bush wore them faithfully. No stupid Prez. GW. to put up with.
i refuse to watch Fox, CBS and ABC.
PBS rules!
Um, isn't pregnancy a health issue?
Pari @ 69:
Only for the ladies :roll:
CBS, it could be argued, has an obligation to air ads for this as a public service. Since that's what these freeloaders are supposed to do, according to their agreement with the people, in exchange for the frequencies they are allow to HAVE.
The fact that Rupert 'Page Three Topless Girls in The Sun 'Newspaper' for over the Last 20 Years' Murdoch's Fox won't run them is laughable and the very definition of hypocrisy.
Pari @ 69:
As is STDs.
Doug @ 38:
no, its just people on the extreme right wing think exactly like that. thats why they think stephen colbert is on their side.
CBS And Fox Refuse To Air Condom Ads
FOX and CBS have both recently refused to air ads for condoms that emphasize their use as a birth control method. When interviewed by the New York Times, a FOX rep said, that the decision was based on their policy that condom ads “must stress health-...
miss_kitty @ 70:
cmon now, without men, women wouldnt get pregnant. awareness for birth control should be stressed to males and females.
i'd love to know how many of these people who are so against people having sex....were virgins when they married?
Can't it be both, and equally stressed.
Figures that Fox will air all sorts of shows demeaning to women but won't air condom ads.
And CBS just retains it's old stoggey image.
MickeyD @ 57:
Because all kids are born with innate knowledge of condoms.
I'm glad this is a
issue to discuss here! Hahaha.....haha...........ha......
Professor Farnsworth @ 76:
They just don't want other people to have fun. It's all those other people who are stupid, can't control their urges, etc. that society has to worry about. Not me, they think. They reason it thus: I'm smart. Yeah, I got knocked up and had to get married, but I want to share this yoke around my neck with everyone. They're not better than me. They should suffer, too!
professor, that's what the :roll: is ALL about
:)
This is about controlling women,their bodies and their right to prevent unwanted pregnancies.Its getting scarier all the time folks.
These berserkers won't be happy until they've erased all progress of the last 50 years.
Each day brings new chilling evidence of that reality.
This is great. Better then stand up comedy. Keep it going, I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Thanks C&L, sometimes politics gets dreary.
Wonderful!!!! Now if we could just get the bastards to stop running those
disgusting Erectile Dysfunction commercials. There is no other commercial
on television more pathetic that the E.D. ones. #1, I don't need to hear a
big spiel about some losers limp member. Its pathetic. Any visual of the
penis/buttocks/vaginal/breasts areas are digitized out, under the sham
excuse of protecting the "children". It more about control than any concern
over our children. But the pharmaceutical companies can run E.D. commercials
every 15 minutes. The bastards even have young dudes convinced they are
in need of these penis saving witches brews. Allowing E.D. commercials, and
prohibiting condom commercials, is just another blatant example of the rapid
hypocrisies of the Right Wing. As long as Big Pharma makes their billions on
Viagra type pills and potions, everything is just great. But any hint at birth
control is a mortal sin. The double standard is typical. Its obvious the condom
producers didn't make large enough campaign donations to the GOP. Where as
the Pharmaceutical giants did.
If they really wanna cut down on unwanted pregnancies, perhaps they should cut out all their beer commercials.
No birth control talk, but plenty of woman-control B.S. allowed!
Pathetic. I'm fed up and running for local office just to get some satisfaction. Winning would just be the icing on my cold revenge-cake.
They thing is, that all the Fox Boys should be made to wear them permanently. We don't want their type of republican trash polluting this country.
Why is it that we become increasingly more ignorant as Americans? Is half of this country under a rock? We haven't gotten any smarter about cigarettes, drugs, drunk driving, safe sex or abstinence, . Younger kids are testing positive for HIV and AIDS and so are older people with the use of Viagra and Ciallis. Ignorance is bliss in this country when it comes to a lot of things...CONDOMS included.
pinkobait @ 82:
We used to talk about the lack of anything getting done. Oh but wouldn't it be nice to have the Bush early years back again.
American television is for idiots, or hadn't you heard?
Politics aside, the vast majority of CATHOLICS (against the Vatican) are for the use of condoms; condoms do not kill a fetus, they do not disrupt a woman's hormone cycle so she is more likely to have various cancers, they don't leave human residue that our Dr. Mengele medical profession can experiment on.
Have to say having watched the ad depicting all men as pigs, I've bought my last Trojans. Women would have a fit at a similar depiction so I'm taking a leaf from their book and doing likewise.
This is just another aspect of the cultural war that is currently in full swing. These two national broadcasters have aligned themselves with Conservative Christian intolerant morality. We need to win that cultural war by replacing as many politicians who are beholden to the Christian right as possible.
It wouldn't hurt to pass laws setting restrictions on the consolidation of media ownership as well (good luck - too easy to protray as socialist).
what is wrong with cbs these days?
Anais @ 66:
Actually condoms don't prevent HPV or other skin-to-skin diseases. All condoms do is help prevent pregnancy and stds distributed through fluids. I wouldn't want you teaching kids about safe sex anymore than I would want Neil Cavuto to do so.
Orwell's Illegitimate Son @ 2:
Yeah, because men don't care about getting women pregnant. That's their problem.
You ever notice there are plenty of laws being passed restricting women's reproductive rights, but none even being considered that would make men responsible for the babies they produce?
(Despite the fact that we have the DNA technology to easily make a match.)
Uh, that's not a coincidence.
So....they happily look out for the interests of homosexuals, but don't give a damn about the rest of us?
Yeah Okay @ 98:
Unfortunately, you don't have the option of not watching what you don't know is not being shown.
That's the mentality of a Pravda viewer. Or Fox News.
Certainly, what you don't know could hurt you. As we found out from the skewed coverage of the leadup to the Iraq invasion.
If you still believe media censorship on political grounds is fine, feel free to elaborate.
They say condom like it's a dirty word. Welcome to the World of Republicans:
"I SEE NOTHING!"
No condom ads but all the military glorification and recruitment ads aimed at our impressionable young children you can stand. Is this a great country or what!
What runs in the heads of these Conservatives? You can not use condoms to resist contreception? These people can but out of other's sex lives and focus on their own --- which they do not have any.
moi @ 43:
Best comment of the thread! Thank you.
What if they advertise them as water balloons?
That just makes condom sense.
But the pieces of shit will run ads for all kinds of nasty dangerous pharmaceuticals!
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