OK call me a prude, but am I alone?

I thought the Viagra advert before the Rugby was too early in the day. If it had been last week I would have had to explain to a 9-year-old GD like I had the man with a towel done his boxers as she put it. Incontinence or sexual dysfunction are subjects I don't want to discuss with a 9-year-old. If her parents do well that's their choice.

Generally, there are some pretty horrible adverts. I want the advert to make me feel good if I buy the product not make me want to run a mile which some of the more 'in your face' ones do.

Exactly the same Maggiemaybe. Adverts about gambling should be totally BANNED.

Haha Glorianny 😄 those towels may be on the hard side as well😖

JaneJudge

bizarrely someone gave me some viagra towels and they are still going strong years later

Obviously they have staying power! And the ability to keep up!

I don’t think you’re a prude MawtheMerrier or anyone else that thinks the same, just sensible really.
We’ve got used to anything goes in ads but when you stop and think about it some ads are cringeworthy.
I try and record all I can and whizz through the ads at top speed.

I not a fan of any explicit adverts using sex to sell some unrelated product or lingering on personal bodily functions. But like a previous poster, the adverts I really want to see banned are those jolly ones encouraging people to gamble, and normalising the whole online gambling industry, which must be so hard on those with addiction issues trying to resist the urge.

Exactly, Jaxjacky - why do people get so hung up about natural bodily functions, which affect every single one of us (or in the case of menstruating, roughly half the population). The more openness, the better. How many in previous generations were never told a single thing about periods, for instance - and then panicked when they suddenly started bleeding?

Not a problem for either of us, we’re both all for openness and honesty, I’m pleased to see red on sanitary towels, people sitting in the toilet and so on.
More problems are caused, to everyone, but in particular youngsters by misinformation and anything that avoids discussion with others, specifically parents.

And I watch tv alone !

I must be a prude too , I find these ads very cringe making

You are not alone Maw. Nor are you Norah.

Galaxy

But sanitary towels arent sex relayed they are just part of life, similar to adverts for toilet paper, children are taught about periods at primary school.

Noted.

I don't like loo roll or continence supply adverts either.

It's no big deal.. Youngest today don't really care,they are pretty clued up.

It’s interesting to watch both my grandchildren when adverts like these come. My granddaughter usually makes some witty remark ( she’s 12) but my grandson ( 16) cringes.

But sanitary towels arent sex relayed they are just part of life, similar to adverts for toilet paper, children are taught about periods at primary school.

No, YANBU.

Or I am as well.

I dislike sex related adverts, on TV (if I were to watch, maybe that's why I don't), in music - anywhere really. To me, viagra, bloody sanitary towels, kissing people - all of that and more, show at after 9-10 night.

mmm…not too sure that there is a need to show that menstrual blood is red and not blue but imagine if toilet paper was advertised this way because it is also a totally natural bodily function* !! Know what I mean.😐

It's a question of timing. Should those adverts Maw was mentioning be on so early in the day. Personally, I agree with her.

Interesting - diametrically opposed views from some people
"Would have gone over their heads"
and
"Old enough at 12 to possibly have had some sexual experience" (which in GS's case I doubt, )
Do you see why I am conflicted?
Anyway, not my problem as they will be watching with their parents.
Just wondering though about the appropriateness.

bizarrely someone gave me some viagra towels and they are still going strong years later

By the age of eleven there really is not much children don't know about and understand. My grandson is now fourteen. When he was eleven he brought home the book his school year were given following on from their in school 'sexual education'. Parental permission was sought prior to the lessons. Every aspect of sexual education was covered by the very explicit book. My grandson was relaxed about his mother and myself looking through the book while he was present. We chatted about the content without embarrassment. I don't think any of the family flinch when the adverts pop up.

Lesbians are at liberty to kiss any time of the day

Via grant? Not sure children pay much attention to adverts really... if I was asked I'd probably laugh and say it was a kind of matress

I am a bit fed up of the viagra advertising in general tbh but I think children are much more open about homosexual relationships and I imagine even children in their class will have 2 Mums or 2 Dads as it's much more acceptable than several decades ago (dependant on where you live)

I will tell you what kind of advertising pushes my buttons, gambling ones surrounding sport fixtures

Hithere

I applaud showing red liquid vs blue for period ads

It is about time a very normal biological fact is normalized and accepted as non shameful

Absolutely! I said exactly the same when the blue/red thing about sanitary product adverts was raised on here a while back.