Advertisers Gone Too Far
 

I don't watch much TV but we were watching something - don't remember what but a commercial for K-Y came on. (The one with a man and woman sitting on a bed talking about their lifestyle.) I didn't really pay much attention to it but DDs did.

DD18 asked me what that was. OMG! :eek: I've always been as honest as I can about sex without going in to details and such. But to have to sit there and think how the heck do I explain this to DD18 and DD16 stumped me. They know the basics but to have to explain additives. So, I told them the truth, it was a sex kind of thing/lubricant.

DD18 freaked out. She was horrified that they would advertise on TV and don't they know that kids watch TV, and it's prime time TV. . .on and on she went in a small rant. At the end of her horrified rant she said, "Mom, I thought it was a technical thing. You know, like a new kind of PDA or cellphone." LOL. The good news is that neither of DDs knew what it was.

What is up with these kinds of commercials?

I know exactly which one you are talking about! You know I never thought of it like that. My DS is only 11 and doesn't ask any questions so I never thought of the commercial having that effect! How uncomfortable to be put on the spot like that! It is one thing when you plan the sex talk but when a commercial forces you to talk about it that is another story.

I think they are pushing too far!

Girlie - I never thought anything about it either until that night. The very good news for me was that they didn't know what it was. Phew! LOL.

DD18 also mentioned that teens may see that, know what it is and want to try it thereby, prompting/encouraging teens to have sex. Even worse, without condoms as the commercial did not make any kind of disclosure about STD's as some commercials do.

It did give me a chance to talk to DDs about it as opposed to them hearing about it from someone else.

That is a good thing they didn't know what it was! But I guess you are right it does promote conversation with our kids. But what if they don't even know what sex is yet?!?! UGH! Or like your DD said, what if the kids don't ask and just use it?!?! I really think that advertisers and TV are pushing the limits on things.

I agree - it's getting to the point where you just never know what kind of commercial is going to pop up. Used to be the tampon commercials would embarrass us to death....now we have to contend with E.D., menopause, sex "additives", etc. And they all come on during prime time shows!! The Game Show Network is the absolute worst. Glad I normally watch that station alone! :o

OMG! You both are right. I never paid much attention to those commercials but now that you mention them, they are on all the time too!

I haven't had to explain any of these to DDs. Thank goodness. And as Girlie mentioned, what if the kids don't know about sex yet and start asking what the commercials are for. There is a line of how much they need to know and these commercials aren't helping any.

Remember when they banned cigarette commercials as well as some alcohol commercials. Those seem so innocent now.

I'm with you on this one. We were watching TV together with children and their partners and one of these adds came on and my son tittered...he said I would give anything to have and erection last that long. The Viva Viagra has to be the worst one yet. My Mom who lives with us and is 84 does not know what to think. Crazy...why do we need to watch ads on TV to tell us what kind of drugs to take for whatever ails us?

Yep, I was shocked the first time I saw this commercial too. While I'm by no means a prude, it just seems so inappropriate for a commercial on regular TV on all hours of the day.

What I hate is a local commercial for a...strip bar...that's across the river in Iowa plays on our tv a lot...and on a few channels that might be inappropriate. The commercial always starts having a few girls of what I call a "questionable age" dancing around a pole wearing just bikini's, and this really horrible music playing in the background.

and it starts airing at 6pm CST when a lot of families are probably sitting down to eat or when a lot of families are probably watching some tv.

I saw it on the Fox News channel earlier, and it was only about 3pm CST.

I saw the K-Y commercial last night. Was a bit creeped out by it, I'm not a prude, I'm quite proud of my dirty mind, but that commercial just seemed to me to not be appropriate for broadcast television. But then, I dont care much for the tampon commercials either.