Share This
Procrastinate on This! Controversial Australian Ad
At first I thought is was a little strange that so many Australian men were offended by the below ad that it actually got banned for being insensitive. But then I thought about what the reaction would be over here if you had the same scenario with a sexual problem usually assigned to women and I can see where the Australian men were coming from. Still, it’s sad that it’s so hard to dialogue about such a common problem. There’s got to be a way to encourage more men and women to seek medical treatment for sexual problems.
How is this more offensive than erectile dysfunction ads?
Well, I guess b/c one advertises a pill for ED (which you presumably) already know that you have, so that's a pharmaceutical commercial, no more offensive than a herpes commercial. But this ad is telling you that you need to get checked out if you're a "minute man." They have a point, but I would be really weirded out if there was an ad depicting a woman who said, "I'm tired for like the nth night in a row, I don't feel like having sex," and the Bedroom Police came in and told her she needed to get medical treatment. Again, they might have a point, but I see how American woman would be less comfortable with this scenario than say, a commercial that claimed that this pill could make them desire sex more.
How is this more offensive than erectile dysfunction ads?
Well, I guess b/c one advertises a pill for ED (which you presumably) already know that you have, so that's a pharmaceutical commercial, no more offensive than a herpes commercial. But this ad is telling you that you need to get checked out if you're a "minute man." They have a point, but I would be really weirded out if there was an ad depicting a woman who said, "I'm tired for like the nth night in a row, I don't feel like having sex," and the Bedroom Police came in and told her she needed to get medical treatment. Again, they might have a point, but I see how American woman would be less comfortable with this scenario than say, a commercial that claimed that this pill could make them desire sex more.