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June 18, 2007
Cowardly Broadcasting
Hey, don't you think it's time for television to start airing some intelligent commercials? I do, too. Unfortunately, FOX and CBS both failed at helping to spread a very important message:
Use A Condom!
This NYTimes article details all the umm, details of the situation, and I'll leave it to you to go edumacate yourselves. Here's my point, FOX News refused to air this commercial?
FOX News, the sultan's of sensationalism found an ad about safe sex too scandelous to air.
According to Fox, they rejected the ad because "Contraceptive advertising must stress health-related uses rather than the prevention of pregnancy.”
Fox, who is currently running a "Special Report" entitiled "Brit Hume: Man Could Lose More Than His Pants" is in no position to be making moral judgements on why people should practice safe sex.
Shame on you, Fox News.
The fight is not completely lost, according to the aforementioned article,
"The commercial will run on ABC, NBC and nine cable networks, including MTV, Comedy Central and Adult Swim. Print ads will appear in 11 magazines and on seven Web sites. All will highlight a Web site, trojanevolve.com
Anyone think it's a coincidence that the google ad-words when searching for fox news was:
The Gospel
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
and thou shalt be saved. Acts 16:31
www.thegiftofgod.co.uk
Sheesh.
P.S 22 days until my birthday :)
Posted by lysa at June 18, 2007 11:19 AM
Comments
Reminds me of what John Stewart said when it comes to condoms and television.
"They'll advertise beer on national television during the day, every five minutes, but they won't advertise condoms on national television because it'll lead young people to have sex. And wait until young people find out about having sex with condoms. Oh you THINK you like fucking now? Wait until you try it in PLASTIC!".
Posted by: booboo at June 18, 2007 2:28 PM
Since when is staying unimpreginated not considered health-related? Sheesh
Posted by: Kbee at June 19, 2007 11:50 AM