Advert ;Erectile dysfunction.

Caveat said:
Hell mate, you're right.

(Bit of a crowbar one that 'un)
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If that's intended to mean what I think its supposed to, then either you have an amazing cryptic ability or I've got a rotten mind!! I won't risk a riposte for fear its the latter.
 
The jest is great. Reminds me of my schoolboy days. Really it can be a serious worrying problem
 
thedaras said:
I know this is a common issue and I understand these things need to be dealt with,,but..but, does it have to be on the radio all through the day?

I keep having to change the station when the teens (a teenage girl,when dads in the room and the Ad comes on is very embarrasing for them both) are around and when the younger ones are around ,im just waiting for the inevitable question !

I mean where does it end?

I just think that it should be on after the watershed.

Id love to know is it just me or do others find it a step too far?
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i agree 100%. it makes me very uncomfortable when these ads come on the tv and radio.
 
An old man in his mid-eighties struggles to get up
from the couch then starts putting on his coat. His
wife, seeing the unexpected behavior, asks,
"Where are you going?"
He replies, "I'm going to the doctor."
She says, "Why, are you sick?"
He says, "Nope, I'm going to get me some of that
Viagra stuff."

Immediately the wife starts working and positioning
herself to get out of her rocker and begins to put
on her coat.
He says, "Where the heck are you going"?
She answers, "I'm going to the doctor, too."
He says, "Why, what do you need?"
She says, "If you're going to start using that rusty old thing, I'm getting a Tetanus shot."
 
Being serious, I can't stand any of these ads, after 9 pm if they have to be on, I've noticed loads of them on the radio. I don't want my young kids to hear this and I certainly don't want to be asked any questions about it. I don't mind discussion programes on problems, then you know you can get the kids to leave the room but you never know when an ad will be on. Why - I find them embarassing that's just the way it is and I'm able to discuss most things so it doesn't make sense but there you have it.
 
Because i don't particularly want to explain to a twleve year old boy what erectile disfunction is.
...or thrush or feminine hygiene products.


i just think that there are some things that either shouldn't be advertised or else should be after the watershed.

i don't care if it's old fashioned, but i don't think that children need to hear this kind of advertising. I also don't think toys or sweets etc should be advertised.
 
woodbine said:
Because i don't particularly want to explain to a twleve year old boy what erectile disfunction is.
...or thrush or feminine hygiene products.
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I think a 12 year old boy will know pretty much exactly what all these are - or at least have a pretty good idea.
 
This type of advertising is not as bad here as it is in the US and Australia, seriously its non stop diarrhea, thrush, hemorrhoids, erectile problems/better sex life! You can be sitting there watching TV eating your cornflakes in the morning listening to how great it is to be able to sit down again since the star of the particular ad discovered the cooling power of "hemerway"! Nice.
 
The_Banker said:
I always had the belief if someone is old enough to ask a question then they are old enough to get the answer.
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I don't totally agree with this. Kids will often hear an expression they don't understand and ask what it means. It doesn't necessarily follow that they're old enough to hear the answer. For instance, I was in the sitting room with my 7 year old nephew recently and someone on the telelvision mentioned 'rape'. He immediately asked me what rape was. I don't really think a 7 year old, who doesn't even know the facts of life yet, is old enough to hear an answer to that question.
 
I agree in the case of your example Liaconn - but I would differentiate between kids simply hearing a word that they have never heard before and the idle curiosity that this inspires, and the genuine curiosity/interest in a subject or scenario.

I would consider it case by case - e.g. if they have never heard the word penis, have absolutely no idea where babies come from etc then erectile disfunction is a step too far to explain at that stage.
 
Caveat said:
I agree in the case of your example Liaconn - but I would differentiate between kids simply hearing a word that they have never heard before and the idle curiosity that this inspires, and the genuine curiosity/interest in a subject or scenario.

I would consider it case by case - e.g. if they have never heard the word penis, have absolutely no idea where babies come from etc then erectile disfunction is a step too far to explain at that stage.
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You don't have to go into the detail. A simple answer along the lines of 'when a man's willy doesn't work properly' will be more likely to avoid detailed questioning, than a 'you're too young - go away' answer.
 
Complainer said:
You don't have to go into the detail. A simple answer along the lines of 'when a man's willy doesn't work properly' will be more likely to avoid detailed questioning, than a 'you're too young - go away' answer.
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Yes, I agree.
 
Surely its better that children learn about things like this from their parents rather than picking up rumours and incorrect "facts" from their friends in the playground?
 
Fintan said:
Surely its better that children learn about things like this from their parents rather than picking up rumours and incorrect "facts" from their friends in the playground?
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Luckily its still up to the parent when and where they feel it correct to have this discussion not when its forced on them by an advertisment.
Surely its better that kids hear this from their parents than an advertisment on TV?
 
thedaras said:
Luckily its still up to the parent when and where they feel it correct to have this discussion not when its forced on them by an advertisment.
Surely its better that kids hear this from their parents than an advertisment on TV?
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So where do you stop? No mention of rape or sexual abuse stories on the news before the watershed? No mention of feminine hygiene products before the watershed?
 
Complainer said:
So where do you stop? No mention of rape or sexual abuse stories on the news before the watershed? No mention of feminine hygiene products before the watershed?
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Like everything in life this is about balance.
And I think children are entitled to a childhood and should not have to deal with the likes of erectile dysfunction.

May I ask where do you stop?
 
I don't see now an advert about erectile dysfunction robs anyone's childhood, anymore than an advert for denture cleaner, or low-cholesterol margarine. What is this obsession with genitalia?
 
As i am in the last lap of life i am fed up of listening to these ads on the radio. Now when i look at "Letting off Steam" i am faced with the same stuff. There is more in life than this problem.
 
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