It's hard enough watching television with your kids these days given all the Viagra and Cialis commercials, but are we now going to have to put up with ads for sex toys?
Trojan's vibrating fingertip massager for women has been around for over a year, as has the commercial for it.
However, I didn't expect it to appear in the middle of CMT's prime time airing of "Field of Dreams" Monday night.
Take a look at the video embedded below the fold and decide for yourself whether this is appropriate advertising so early in the evening (sexual content warning):
Is this an appropriate ad before 10PM?
After all, viewers were being treated to a classic, family film about baseball. Must they during a commercial break be subjected to women talking about masturbation?
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umm, I've seen this in prime
July 14, 2009 - 10:23 ET by Rowaneumm, I've seen this in prime time a lot over the last few months, most notably on Fox (not News) and SciFi
Rowane
July 14, 2009 - 10:26 ET by Noel SheppardRowane,
And? ns
lol, just an observation
July 14, 2009 - 10:45 ET by Rowanelol, just an observation that its not new
→ Joycelyn Elders vindicated
July 14, 2009 - 10:30 ET by Cool ArrowI guess this has been coming (moi? pun intended?) since the days at the dinner table with Dan Rather's News interrupted regularly with commercials designed to alleviate that "not so fresh feeling"
It's not a concept I'd want planted into an 11-yr. old granddaughter in my presence.
And to think that when I was
July 14, 2009 - 13:21 ET by Kat Outta the BagAnd to think that when I was a kid, I used to think a simple tampon commercial was embarrassing to watch with my Dad in the room...my how times change.
I'll tell you what's next!
July 14, 2009 - 10:30 ET by AMR1960I was watching FOX News last night...During the re-broadcast of Glenn Beck, there was a commercial...and I kid you not For an upcoming CNN News special. Something featuring CNN anchor Contessa Brewer...I could not believe it! CNN must know they are deep in a ratings rat-hole and must go to where the viewers are...
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CNN promo on Fox probably placed by local system
July 14, 2009 - 13:25 ET by nkviking75Local cable systems are allowed a few minutes of each hour to run their own ads. These are known as "availabilities" or "avails" for short. If there's no paid commercial to run, the cable system will often run promos for their other channels. In this case, your local cable system probably dropped a CNN promo into a break on Fox News. I'd be willing to wager that CNN is not about to buy ad time from Fox News and that Fox News is not about to play promos for CNN on their air.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Makes sense...
July 14, 2009 - 18:48 ET by AMR1960The irony is still priceless, nevertheless....
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Are you sure it wasn't MSNBC?
July 14, 2009 - 15:02 ET by StogieGuyIt couldn't have been a CNN ad featuring Contessa Brewer because she works for MSNBC. So either the ad was for MSNBC (and was really ineffective!) or it featured someone else.
perhaps not Contessa...
July 14, 2009 - 18:47 ET by AMR1960But it was CNN..I accept your clairification it was some other La Raza Journalist...
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Ugh.
July 14, 2009 - 10:31 ET by ApodicticAre "love dolls" and battery-powered mechanical contraptions next? How does one explain a disposable personal "buzzer" to a kid?
Easy.
July 14, 2009 - 11:40 ET by someloudthunderYou don't.
It's all the buzz ...
July 14, 2009 - 10:35 ET by metaphorsbwithuIt must be okay because, as the first woman says, everyone's talking about it.
Since the latest buzz is that men are unnecessary, maybe this should be broadcast as a Public Service Announcement.
Now that I think of it, given the feminization of liberal men that has been evident in recent years, I'll bet this is where all that droning has been coming from.
metaphorsbwithu
Wow, that ad is
July 14, 2009 - 10:36 ET by HockeyKidWow, that ad is so...gay.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Not only No....
July 14, 2009 - 10:44 ET by BlondeAbsolutely bloody not!
It doesn't belong on any non-adult cable or broadcast channels at any time, IMO. While I wouldn't consider this to be soft-core porn, it is in extremely poor taste to begin with, and stupid to boot (more later).
If consenting adults want to watch porn...I have no objection, as long as they pay for it with premium channels or pay-per-view, etc. That is the forum in which these ads belong. I don't want to see it (by implication I'm paying to see it) where I prefer to do my viewing...NatGeo, History, Home Improvement, Cooking, Movie Channels, or any other non-adult cable channels.
The ad itself is even dumber than that idiot "Viva Viagra" song ad. Let me turn your ears red gents (oh do I have a funny story to go along with that statement)....when we ladies discuss sex amongst ourselves, it's not twit giggles and rolling eyes. The men who created this ad (and I know in my black little soul no woman would have done this) are overgrown adolescents with super-model fixations. Unreal!! And gross!
I hope he fails, too.
God, Blonde, now I've got
July 14, 2009 - 10:50 ET by RowaneGod, Blonde, now I've got that stupid tune in my head again. lol
Glad there's another FoodNetwork fan around and you've said the exact thing my wife did about women discussing sex. Always figured you were good people.
Sorry Rowane
July 14, 2009 - 10:55 ET by BlondeAbout the tune thing....I think old Elvis must be rolling in his grave. Every time I hear that, I shudder.
And thanks for the kind remark.
Edit: Blonde (heart) Bobby Flay.
I hope he fails, too.
You too?
July 14, 2009 - 10:59 ET by UnsaneAbout the tune thing....I think old Elvis must be rolling in his grave. Every time I hear that, I shudder. You too?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Yep....it creeps me out
July 14, 2009 - 11:07 ET by BlondeA bunch of old men, singing in a garage-band at the top of their lungs "Viva Viagra"....gives me a shiver, and not a good one, either.
I hope he fails, too.
→ Not only that
July 14, 2009 - 11:16 ET by Cool ArrowThe song also contains the obligatory "I'm doing it for you" message.
Joycelin Elders, call your office!
July 14, 2009 - 12:51 ET by motherbeltMaybe next they will be marketing them to young girls, you know, as a "solution" to the sex problem. We are not Slouching Towards Gomorrah, we are going there like
a rabbit, genetically modified, bred with a panther, shaved, on ice, driven by an over-caffeinated fighter pilot, down a ski jump.....
(Comcast ad)
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
mb... LOL...can't help
July 14, 2009 - 13:01 ET by bigtimermb...
LOL...can't help it...you summed it all up perfectly...with comedy to-boot.
All sadly true too.
I've been disgusted for a long time with the ads...this is just one more.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
They should've shown this
July 14, 2009 - 11:31 ET by balboaThey should've shown this during that CNBC porn-fest.
OOOOOOOOOLD.
July 14, 2009 - 11:41 ET by someloudthunderEDIT
Wait I guess this product is different from the one I've seen before. Either way it probably doesn't work.
Trojan Vibrating Touch
July 14, 2009 - 11:57 ET by jefflebowskiI don't understand what all the buzz is! haha. Just another low for a society where nothing is personal, sacred or pure. Every adult knows these things exist, where to buy them and how to use them. That is knowledge children do not need. Extremely bad taste...as are the ED and Viagra commercials.
Angry White Dude
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AWD... Ditto. Doubling
July 14, 2009 - 13:03 ET by bigtimerAWD...
Ditto.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
AWD - it appears that crude ads are the only ones worth
July 14, 2009 - 20:44 ET by Cape Conservativeshowing anymore...guess money is tight. Does anyone else long for the days of the Plop Plop Fizz Fizz Oh What a Relief it is AlkaSeltzer ads? Nowadays the ad world seems to believe it is either SHOCK SHOCK SHOCK or forget it.
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This just proves what my
July 14, 2009 - 12:06 ET by FranksamThis just proves what my electrician friend has been telling me for years. Nobody wants to work with their hands anymore.
I don't know, Franksam.
July 14, 2009 - 22:25 ET by stratmanI don't know, Franksam. Looked to me like an advert for a DIY project. ;-)
First time I've seen this. Maybe they don't show it on Over-The-Air Broadcast TV. Or, I don't watch enough TV to catch it.
No great loss any way you slice it. Completely innapropriate before midnight, and, insulting thereafter.
Frank
July 14, 2009 - 22:58 ET by Noel SheppardFrank,
Yeah. I guess you can classify this as another job Americans won't do! :-) ns
Franksham... ...you've
July 14, 2009 - 22:40 ET by bigtimerFranksham...
...you've got me laughing here.
That was a good one.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
~I gotta say...
July 14, 2009 - 12:12 ET by choselife3xI don't usually watch the video samples of this sort, I just take Noel or whoever's word for it. My curiousity was piqued however, when he said it aired during Field of Dreams. I wanted to see what they would show under those circumstances. I couldn't watch the whole thing, but two things came to mind.
1. Whoever directed that was definitely a guy.
2. It looked like something I would use to exfoliate my heels. *shiver*
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
chooselife you said it!
July 14, 2009 - 13:17 ET by Radical1979chooselife you said it! Guys have such bizzare ideas about women...
By the way, I also hate those KY couples lotions.
Some of us couples can enjoy sex just fine without any help thank you.
~It's funny, isn't it?
July 14, 2009 - 13:35 ET by choselife3xIf they would take the time to listen once in a while they'd know all they ever wanted to know about us and then some.....
I don't usually stay up late enough to see the K-Y commercials, so I sure was surprised the first time I saw one! I did notice that the couple in the commercial were wearing wedding bands, so I gave the company points for that before I reached for the remote.
Last year my husband and I were watching TV at about 8:30 pm when a women's deodorant commercial (Soft & Dry) came on. It showed a husband and wife walking down the street talking about their evening plans in a suggestive way. The punchline at the end was "If you're soft and dry all day, what will that make him?"
Our jaws dropped and we looked at the clock simultaneously. It never aired again, guess they got some complaints. I know I'll never buy the stuff. 20-something males must be coming up with this stuff, married men have more sense.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
A man's view
July 14, 2009 - 13:38 ET by UnsaneThat's okay. I think women have some very crazy ideas about men myself.
Especially the idea that men can simply divine a woman's intentions towards them just by reading their minds. I have yet to read a woman's mind.
Nor do men understand the language of "hint", a favorite language for way too many women.
:-)
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
~Hints
July 14, 2009 - 13:48 ET by choselife3xWomen don't want to have to ask a man to do nice little things for them. We want you to at least think that those nice little things were your idea. If ya know what I mean.....;-)
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Yeah, but
July 14, 2009 - 13:55 ET by RukusWhat about when you do something nice and they want to know what your up to?? ; )
Gary
I want my country back!
~*cough*
July 14, 2009 - 14:02 ET by choselife3xWho, me? I just do nice things all the time and ask him point blank when I want something. Much less time-consuming in the end for both of us.
It's easier when you're married, Uns is still trying to decipher single women's signals. May God have mercy.........
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Like trying to decipher Enigma on the back of an envelope
July 14, 2009 - 14:21 ET by UnsaneUns is still trying to decipher single women's signals. ...and you and others wonder why I have yet to win over some woman's heart out there (even though some repeatedly assure me I should have no problems in this area).
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
~Uns
July 14, 2009 - 14:50 ET by choselife3xChat. ;-)
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Unsane, So is Rush, and so am I, Hint conservative gals ain't
July 14, 2009 - 22:58 ET by upcountrywaterSingle for long...That window of opportunity ain't open for long..you need to understand that conservative women have a need to fix A LIBERAL so the sweet nightingales that they are doing the Lord's to fix an entitlement man .
O kay.. my theory sucks... whatever...We are not exposed to women on NB on a regular basis that are single.
Me and Rush are OLD... You my friend are young ...take the plunge hurry..
On second thought DON'T...
cl3
July 14, 2009 - 13:22 ET by botgyou have foliage on your heels?
“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts
~After I work in the garden....
July 14, 2009 - 13:24 ET by choselife3xYes, frequently. The pulled weeds cling desperately to my ankles and beg for mercy.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
:)
July 14, 2009 - 13:37 ET by botg“The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” -- Chief Justice John Roberts
Choselife3x: Those
July 14, 2009 - 22:13 ET by stratmanChoselife3x:
Those "weeds" are vegetative trolls.
Happy pruning!
"And I thought, This could be fun...."
July 14, 2009 - 12:32 ET by sic721Extenze!!!! Ha ha ha. And let's not forget Pos-T-Vac.
Wasn't there a prime-time show on the WB a while back about guys with E.D. called 'Neverwood'?
"The human race divides itself politically into those who want to be controlled, and those who have no such desire."-Robert A. Heinlein
Abstinence
July 14, 2009 - 13:00 ET by ToshI'm sure this little gadget will show up in Planned Parenthood as another birth control method - and a bow to the Abstinence Only crowd - right next to the rubber, blow-up dolls for men. In fact, this gadget may even work on those blow-up dolls.
Just curious, are there THAT
July 14, 2009 - 13:20 ET by Radical1979Just curious, are there THAT many people who need help with their sex lives? I mean c'mon, it's not that difficult, why do all these sex products have to exist let alone be advertised?
My granny told me...
July 15, 2009 - 07:49 ET by Gecksno man on earth would ever take the time to do it right. That's why you need these products. Course, my man doesn't have a problem, but liberal men are so emasculated (sp?), they can't be "REAL" men. I have a co-worker (who has nooooo prob discussing her sex life) who admits that after sex with her boyfriend, she whips out her toy right in front of him. TMI, TMI!!! Poor guy, I'd almost pity him if it wasn;t for the fact the he is a LIBtard.
Chin deep in sewage--that's
July 14, 2009 - 13:20 ET by suzycreamcheeseChin deep in sewage--that's where we're collectively standing becuase that's how low our culture has sunk. No, this is not appropriate and I'm tired of people who protest being accused of acting like prudes. I've got a bawdy sense of humor but I just don't want my son to see this garbage.
Luckily we watch hardly any TV and the shows we do watch we Tivo.
It could be worse
July 14, 2009 - 13:26 ET by RukusThe ads could have been done by the Sham-Wow guy. :O
Hey! Camera guy!
Gary
I want my country back!
Gary... Oh gawd
July 14, 2009 - 13:31 ET by bigtimerGary...
Oh gawd NO!
Just the thought makes me cringe...you do have me chucklin' though.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
"...and you know the
July 14, 2009 - 13:44 ET by HockeyKid"...and you know the Germans always make good stuff."
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Duplicatectomy
July 14, 2009 - 13:45 ET by HockeyKid-
Would that be before or
July 14, 2009 - 13:47 ET by Kat Outta the BagWould that be before or after he assaults the hooker? ;-)
Actually
July 14, 2009 - 13:59 ET by RukusDidn't that turn out to be she bit into his tongue and wouldn't turn loose? If that was the case then the finger thingy product would probably have not done any good. :o
Gary
I want my country back!
LOL Gary.... That is what
July 14, 2009 - 14:06 ET by bigtimerLOL Gary....
That is what happened according to the news, you make a humorous point here.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
~I won't drop it, Bt
July 14, 2009 - 14:08 ET by choselife3xShow me where I ever accused you of being a leftist or tell NL207 that you misled him.
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Just another example
July 14, 2009 - 13:29 ET by ginagwen7Just another example of why I don't watch TV.
me neither
July 14, 2009 - 13:30 ET by RousseWell Motherbelt, I didn't know what "teabagging" mean either.
And I've wondered if it was an accident or deliberately timed, but right after the endless barrage of "teabagging" stories broke, I caught the end of the Jennifer Garner movie "Catch and Release" on television. One of the characters was wearing an athletic-style "letter jacket" with "Tea Baggers" lettered across the bag. I nearly fell out of my chair.
And while I'm on a roll here, I watched for the first time last week, the movie "Ice Age" on television. There was a scene where a bunch of animals screamed "Doom on You" over and over and over again. "Doom on you" is the English phonetic pronounciation in Vietnamese for "F**k You." The odds of this being an accident are exponential. Can you imagine the shock of a Vietnamese family watching this movie.
My point---and I do have one---is that it's not only commercials, but every aspect of popular culture mostly filth.
Rousse.. Wow...I'm glad
July 14, 2009 - 13:35 ET by bigtimerRousse..
Wow...I'm glad for this info. just another reason why I don't watch some shows like I used to, they have to insert their agenda in so many ways all the time, one way of the other.
Indoctrination never ends with the left.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Dag nabbit Rousse!
July 14, 2009 - 14:02 ET by RukusI like that movie! Now you done went off and messed up a funny part of it! Actually, no you didn't. Never mind, carry on! : )
Gary
I want my country back!
early 60's, Playtex
July 14, 2009 - 13:35 ET by ConservativeRexearly 60's, Playtex commercial is on television, me sitting on the floor watching it, my Aunt who had been standing behind me, covered my eyes with her hands so I couldn't see this ad. Now this is a time when they did bra ads with it over the womans sweater modeling it!
I'd have to say TV commericals have changed a bit since then.
CR - I go back even farther - and at that time, Playtex
July 14, 2009 - 20:56 ET by Cape Conservativecommercials were shot with the bra on the bust of a mannequin. A refined woman (darn, I can't think of her name, she was a brunette) just used her fingers to delicately demonstrate the X support ;-) And everyone got the message just fine, thank you!
How low our society's acceptability bar has dropped since those days!
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I remember those well
July 14, 2009 - 21:06 ET by bigtimerI remember those well too.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Jane Russell?
July 14, 2009 - 21:53 ET by general companyHhmm?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
It is okay to show..
July 14, 2009 - 14:39 ET by AnkharanMurder, rape, adult content violence, and a slew of other things throughout the day but not okay to show an ad for humans to enjoy life?
This goes a long, very long way, in showing just how puritanical the average American's brain works and how lop-sided and ass-backwards the world is.
Do I think it should be on? Not really, but then again, I can always change the channel.
What I am surprised at is that they waited for "Prime Time."
On Cartoon Network I had the misfortune of seeing sponge bob retard give his friend Patrick a rectal exam with Patrick screaming and yelling. This aired in the morning. I saw it by mistake and makes my decision to never let our kids watch CN many years ago a right choice.
So, the hub-bub is sorely misplaced with the FCC fining stations without any cohesiveness in aplication of the law.
I don't see what people are bent about though. They have the choice to not watch television (which is my suggestion) and read a good book.
Missing the point again
July 15, 2009 - 01:01 ET by UnsaneWe also have the right to bitch about the content of television and tell people why we are reading good books. For reasons beyond my comprehension this upsets you, hence your whines about "changing the channel" and so on.
What? You think that anything can be put on television and Shahinshah forbid if ANY of it elicits a response, positive or negative?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
ED is the major problem ---
July 14, 2009 - 15:58 ET by misterbillED is the major problem ---with most of America today./
ED=Embarassment Deficiency. The TV networks and the sponsors have no sense of shame or embarassment. It's all about quotas and nothing about decency.
They show things that children should not see. They deprive many children of the innocence of youth. I know. I know, I am an old geezer and these are new days and new times. What the hell--the kids can go and have sex almost anywhere and any time these days--and --heck--if she gets preggos, what the hell, she can get an abortion right up to the day before the baby's born.
Hey, I'll take my old fashioned world over this one, any day!!!!
So will I misterb...so will
July 14, 2009 - 16:01 ET by bigtimerSo will I misterb...so will I.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
mrbill & bt - the times we grew up in helped America become
July 14, 2009 - 20:38 ET by Cape Conservativethe greatest country in the world! I do believe the lack of common courtesy and respect for others have led us down paths we never would have imagined!
Whenever the screenwriters went on strike a few years ago, I noticed their physical appearance. I believe misfits of society are creating or are in charge of many of these so-called 'progressive' ads. In other words, once again, those of a particular bent are doing their best to destroy our civilized society by inflicting their lifestyles on our most vulnerable citizens, our children.
I agree that Noel should have been offended and I certainly hope he contacted the television channel and expressed his dissatisfaction. If you can't watch a G or PG movie with your children IN YOUR OWN HOME without having an R or X commercial thrown in, then I guess it's definitely time to use the remote, sad to say.
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
LOA is another, misterbill
July 14, 2009 - 16:26 ET by vrwc13LOA=lack of accountability.
Webster: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions
Some day we will all be held accountable for what we have done. I pray for those who don't understand this. and the the price they will pay, and the place they will end up in.
v
vrwc13
July 14, 2009 - 16:35 ET by misterbillI am currently reading Bernie Goldberg's "Bias". He explains well, the mindset of the "suits" that run the networks. He also, explains well how the press, TV and all the media manipulate news and facts to their advantage.
Nothing is sacred. How could this poor old soul have had such a great youth without knowing all the *^*%^ we have thrown at our children and grandchildren every day. Next it will be topless Cinderellas and Gay Dwarfs.
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to an orgy we go.
We play all day in a perverted way, Hi Ho, Hi Ho!
misterb... Perfect. You
July 14, 2009 - 20:41 ET by bigtimermisterb...
Perfect.
You got me with last part of your post too...that was rich.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
If It's On Cable, Then Yes...
July 14, 2009 - 23:31 ET by The7SticksSince cable isn't regulated by the government, I don't see why there should be a problem. It usually has to do with broadcast television before 10:00PM, and since I'm unaware of these commercials airing when I watch Fox (Usually on Sunday nights so I can get my Adult Swim inj primetime fix, if you know what I mean), I can only believ it's heresay before I see it. (Of course, if I had my way and became Emperor of the world, I would immediately dissolve the FCC permanently so I could watch every movie as nature intended, but I digress.)
Two And A Half Men
July 15, 2009 - 10:44 ET by RadiomanWhy is it that "mature" adult type programs are on from nine to ten and when put into reruns can be on any time? Two And A Half Men, as well as others, are certainly not programs for kids but I have seen many such television shows at 2 in the afternoon and 5 in the afternoon. Seven to eight in the early evening is another time slot many local stations rerun these programs. How come?