Common Sense Media recently released a study on the content of ads shown during NFL broadcasts. The report, Broadcast Dysfunction: Sex, Violence, Alcohol and the NFL (PDF), looked at ads in more than 50 games from this season and found it was impossible to watch a single game without coming up against sex, violence, or Viagra®.
Below is a summary of their findings:
- 1 out of every 6 commercials shown contained messages and images that were inappropriate for young kids.
- 40% of the games included advertisements for erectile-dysfunction drugs (Viagra® and Cialis®).
- More than 500 of the ads involved significant levels of violence, including gun fights, explosions and murders.
- 300 of the ads were for alcohol.
- 80 of the ads included significant levels of sexuality, including scenes about prostitution and strippers.
- Nearly half (44.7%) of the violent and sexual ads were promotions by the networks for their own programs.
Visit www.commonsensemedia.org/bad-ads to email the NFL Commissioner with your concerns about adult content in advertisements.
I guess CommonSense members did not see Super Bowl Porn Courtesy of Comcast.
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4 comments:
Great post dude
keep on rocking
@kalil-Thanks!
Awesome post! Its all about knowing who their audience is
I am actually surprised that it's only 40% of the games have erectile dysfunction ads. Must be in a different market than mine. It seemed like every commercial break they had SOME sort of cialis or similar ad. Maybe they just stick out in my mind because I find them so obnoxious.
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