Erectile Dysfunction

I am a member of a generation

that considered some things too personal to talk about in public.

Prophylactics, feminine deodorant spray, Tampax, IUD's etc. were never advertized. They didn't have to be. And they really don't have to be now. But they are.

I have learned to get along with this change in US culture. But I have to admit that I've grown tired of the erectile dysfunction commercials.

The Viagra commercials are over the top. In one version, a country music group of older men sings "Viva Viagra". The makers of Viagra also delved into the absurd with the Bob Dole commercials in which he admits he uses "the little blue pill".

The Cialis commercials are as bad, I think. I wondered what the purpose of the bathtubs in the Cialis ads was. I guessed that a man and a woman in separate antique and footed bathtubs was an image from a recent movie. I don't waste my money on modern movies so I thought I was in the dark about this.

I looked for an explanation. I haven't found a definitive answer yet except that the image is not from any movie. Opinions have ranged from "two aroused adults that can't be shown otherwise", to "slow down and enjoy", to "baths get a woman relaxed and ready".

It's a good thing that electrons are virtually limitless because we use so many of them on useless communications.

(This communication is useful and the electrons have therefore been put to a good use, of course!!!)