In April, Rep. James Moran introduced H.R. 2175 (the Families for Erectile Dysfunction Advertising Decency Act), which would prohibit broadcasting of any advertisement for erectile dysfunction medication between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.

November 8, 2009 12:36 am

There is something else that needs to be prohibited, and that is the advertisement for horror and violent movies or TV shows during sporting events.

As a father of three boys all under 8 years old, it is becoming hard for me to show them sports on television without having to constantly tell them to cover their eyes during commercial breaks.

Because without fail, especially on the Fox network, there are commercials about shows and movies that are extremely disturbing to young eyes--for instance, "Fringe," "House," and "Bones," to name few, and other R-rated horror movies.

The other networks are guilty of this, too. The only network that doesn't do this is TBS.

I don't go to a G-rated movie and see R-rated trailers before the movie. So why should I have to watch R-rated trailers on my television at 1 p.m. on a Sunday with my kids? I shouldn't!

I would prefer the erectile dysfunction commercials over the violent or horror commercials any day.

I don't object to the programming or the movies, but rather to when the commercials for them are placed on the networks. This needs to change.

Mark DiFilippo

Spotsylvania