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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:33 AM
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China Bans Hemorrhoid Ads
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China is ringing in the New Year by banning television advertising for sanitary towels, hemorrhoid ointments and other items deemed unappetizing during meal times, the China Daily said on Wednesday.

"A new regulation ... will prevent the broadcasting of advertisements for products such as sanitary napkins and medicine for hemorrhoids and athlete's foot during dinner time, as some viewers may consider them to be offensive," the newspaper said.

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, which unveiled the restrictions in September, has already set up a hotline for viewers to report violations.

The new rules, which take effect on New Year's Day, also limit the number of ads allowed to interrupt television programs.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=3&u=/nm/20031231/od_nm/life_china_television_dc
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curse10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:36 AM
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1. I wish they would do that here
especially those anti-fungal foot medication ones. They are gross!!!!
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:37 AM
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2. Mine are those....
Douche commercials. Massengill and feminine itching. Ew! I know it happens but I don't want to hear about it.
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curse10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:39 AM
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3. Yeast infection medicine too
ick.

And incontinence commercials. I don't need to hear how old people can't help peeing themselves. I mute those commercials.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 11:39 AM
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4. China is way ahead of us.
Of course they don't have an Ann Coulter walking around with a thingie hanging down to her knees like a wet paper sack, either.
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RUexperienced Donating Member (506 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 01:19 PM
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5. China can be such a pain in the
ass.
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-31-03 01:50 PM
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6. I'm disappointed to hear they have TV ads in this supposedly
Communist country. What the hell good is Communism if you can't at least do away with advertising!!!!
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