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rafichagran Fri 03-Jul-26 15:32:04

I hate the cremation one's. The graphic sanitary ones. I have even seen one's on erectile dysfunction, and the animal ads
I am seriously thinking of paying to not have adverts.

Jaxjacky Fri 03-Jul-26 15:31:25

Lollin there is one now Tena for men.

Lollin Fri 03-Jul-26 14:45:36

BridgetPark

What about the ones that come on early afternoon, for vaginal dryness, and having a shave on your private parts? Do we really need these adverts when young children could be around? They make me totally cringe...

Ditto and the ones showing the blood on the pad, totally unnecessary IMO. If they are really trying to show that bodily functions should be openly discussed etc I can think of a a few that could be done that affect everyone and some that affect just men, after all we are always told men do not talk like women do!
What you have described specki4eyes does sound very sad and scary! I am of the opinion that it shows that the tech companies with their billions of dollar in profits are not at all as invested as they should be to help make their developments safe for their users.

nexus63 Fri 03-Jul-26 14:32:31

the shock is what makes you donate and some charities are running on empty at the moment and really need the donations, the money from these adverts is also keeping the channel running, i usually nip into the kitchen during ad breaks and do something or nip to the loo, turn the sound down and don't look, nobody is forcing you to look and listen but someone with a cat on there knee or a dog sleeping at there feet might just think...well it is only £2 a month and sign up. if that is all you have to worry about then you are lucky.

Jaxjacky Fri 03-Jul-26 14:26:31

I use turn the sound down, some of the RSPCA ones are ancient.
Bridget they’d wash over most children unless you leap for the remote drawing attention to them. If they do ask questions, it’s a good opportunity to answer honestly as with any other questions about bodily functions.

MissAdventure Fri 03-Jul-26 14:26:21

Oh, that donkey one!
It reduces me to tears every time it comes on.
I'm not sure how i feel about whether we should see them, though.

pably15 Fri 03-Jul-26 14:24:08

BridgetPark

What about the ones that come on early afternoon, for vaginal dryness, and having a shave on your private parts? Do we really need these adverts when young children could be around? They make me totally cringe...

B P I hate these adds, and who needs to be shown how to put a panty liner on. or the gush moment

BridgetPark Fri 03-Jul-26 14:18:28

What about the ones that come on early afternoon, for vaginal dryness, and having a shave on your private parts? Do we really need these adverts when young children could be around? They make me totally cringe...

Aveline Fri 03-Jul-26 14:16:07

My TV must be looking after me!

Marg75 Fri 03-Jul-26 14:13:01

I know exactly what you mean, we have one that pops up from the RSPCA before our local news at 6 pm. It's so horrifying for an animal lover like myself. I know cruelty to animals goes on but I don't want graphic pictures. Also the donkey ones are truly awful.

Aveline Fri 03-Jul-26 13:46:51

Gosh I've never seen one of those. Just boring ones about fast food or unlikely families marvelling over laundry.

specki4eyes Fri 03-Jul-26 13:14:33

I do try to ignore ads on TV ...I mainly watch SkyTV owing to frustration with BBC.
So, my beef is those ad breaks that break your heart. The worst one for me is the paedo trying to groom a little girl as he puts her to bed. I have nightmares over that. I know its supposed to alert us to the danger, but it makes my skin crawl. The other ones are about abused donkeys and bears...awful images which are hard to unsee.
Please don't lecture me about the OFF button. I just think that these ad breaks are too graphic and should be banned. None of them encourage me to support the issues financially..all that happens is that I make a grab for the remote to mute the sound. If I had young children in the house it would be doubly horrific.