TV's Last Taboo.(contraceptive advertisements on television)(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, May, 2001 by Sharigian, Sonia
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When it comes to sexual content on network television, broadcasting is an ever more risque business. Yet in one small corner of the TV industry, a peculiar standard prevails: Straightforward and frank television advertising for contraceptives is almost as unheard of as it was in the Father Knows Best era.
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In a recent moment of absurdity, the Fox network denied a contraceptive company an advertising time slot during its sexual-adventure show Temptation Island. The rejected ad was for Encare, a spermicide product made by Blairex Laboratories. "Here's a program that revolves ...
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