See How Sex Sells?

It used to be that when you watched TV during a reasonable hour you would be able to see family value shows and ads. Now, unfortunately you have to tune in for shows with sexual innuendos and hope for a family show to pop up. Where have family values gone?

Many parents question why kids are dating at a younger age and why kids know so much now a days. Well turn on your computer now and even if you have pop-up blocks somehow you will still get messages pertaining to meeting sexy singles or buying sexual enhancement drugs.

It’s no different with radios either as I turned it on the other day and the first ad was for condoms, with the jingle, “Trojan Man, Trojan man.” What has society become as a whole and what must we look like to those that still try to teach morality.

It comes down to this, “SEX SELLS!” Did you hear me or do I need to repeat myself. Hollywood and its many offshoots has desensitized the average person. Even the ratings that were originally enforced to protect our children have now become relaxed in order to suit the needs of film makers. Yes, sex sells, but should it.

What ever happened to the days where ads would have catch phrases like, “where’s the beef”? That was an ad that in no way had a sexual overtone though some may say so. My 9 year old sees things on TV that I couldn’t wait to see until I turned 18 or 21. How can we change things to the way it should be?

First things first, don’t by products that use sex as a marketing ploy. There are many products on the market and lucky for us that there are many competitors for each product. Find one that uses good old fashioned ads, thereby possibly putting these over the top companies out of business or making them see the need to change.

When it comes to movies, it’s alright for adults to go see movies and still blush at certain scenes, but I don’t want to be watching that if there’s an eleven year old sitting in front of me. Here, we can stop going to the movies and wait until it’s on DVD. You’ll save money in the long run anyway as numerous people can watch one DVD for one price of the rental or purchase cost.

Let’s wake up to the fact that Hollywood and corporate giants are trying to raise our children and veer them into the unknown, or rather the known, but a place they shouldn’t be. We don’t need to sensor everything, but for our children’s sake we do need to start watching what they put into their bodies through their minds and eyes. Ask them what they do on the internet and take a look too. Watch a movie with them on TV and explain what’s wrong during certain unavoidable parts. If the children don’t hear from you at all then they will think everything is normal and acceptable.

If sex is going to be a continued tool for advertisement then take the time to discuss the ramifications of actions with children. If not, they will watch, see and absorb, after all they’re all sponges. We cannot let them soak in the bad, but rather the good.