Monday, November 4, 2024

From Peaceful To Disgusted

Last night Hubby Tony said he wasn't feeling well and went to bed early. Because Tony wasn't available, Pimento the Cat deigned to come over to my side of the love seat and cuddle.

Thanks to the end of Daylight Savings Time and the early sunset it felt very late, although it was only a little after 9:00. I had the television on for noise, but my attention was mainly on my laptop screen. All of a sudden I heard a strange announcement from the screen. It said that the upcoming commercial was a paid political advertisement that by federal law the network was required to carry, it contained disturbing scenes, and viewer discretion was advised.

Just a few seconds after the ad started I saw a graphic image of an aborted baby. I picked up my laptop and held it in front of my eyes so I couldn't see anything else. All of a sudden the house felt scary. When I went to bed I turned on the lights as I went down the hall.

This morning I did research into the topic. I won't refer to the fringe Presidential candidate ad purchaser by name and increase his web presence, I found out that the vile anti-abortion ad has been running in states that have abortion measures on the ballot. The Federal Communications Commission’s rules say that stations are prohibited from rejecting or censoring political ads paid for and sponsored by legally qualified candidates. All they can do is include the warning statement.

17 comments:

  1. Vile as you say- Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com

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  2. I didn't know there was such a warning statement. I think they should apply it to hatred and physically threatening ones too. Linda in Kansas

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    1. Thankfully I haven't seen any commercials in either of those categories.

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  3. Seems to me they will turn off more people to their cause

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  4. I'm sorry that popped up. I'll be happy when the election stuff and the medicare advantage plan ads are history for the year. Today its cat videos for me.

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  5. I'm so sorry. I hate seeing triggering stuff.

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    1. I hadn't thought of it as a triggering event, but you're completely right.

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  6. So sad. You don't even get to choose what you want to watch and all you wanted to do was relax. Very unfair and upsetting.

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  7. I am one that goes to bed early...830 or 9:00. I most likely would not have seen the ad. So ready for the ads to GO AWAY and for the MEDICARE RENEWAL ads to disappear as well. thank goodness I am not a big TV watcher, but I am tired of seeing the same stuff over and over.

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  8. I was driving once with my young children and people were standing by the road with huge signs of graphic images like that. I am pro-life. I get it, but WHY show those to my kids?? It was an ordinary road in town, not like we were about to enter a clinic (even so). Made me furious.

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  9. Sounds awful and so foreign to political campaigns here in Canada.

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  10. I understand the message but the graphic images are not necessary to get your point across.

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