I get really annoyed by big pharma's non-stop advertising. Their stupid, over-produced little stories stick in my craw.

Why? For one, they are obviously done with limitless budgets. These damn commercials have more extras and sets than most TV shows and movies.

They're all happily engaged in some community activity - lest your mind starts thinking about the safety of these poisons. The smiling people are always doing some f##king fundraiser. Doesn't matter what - a car wash for a humane society, building a children's playground, a community tree-planting event - some contrived, feel-good activity. It can be anything because the budget is limitless!

Then there's the stupid jingles (Covid? Paxlovid!) and grand music. A fat bitch sings happily about her diabetes. A huge chorus sounds like they're joyfully singing about a miraculous birth - like a lion cub being born and held up to the heavens.

I can't change channels or hit mute fast enough.

Well said!... and you are so right!!

Years ago, I had our teenager look away from the commercial's 'happy images, animated smiling people, and just LISTEN to the side affects. She was horrified to HEAR some of the side effects were the very thing the medi-poison was supposed to cure or reduce the symptom of was found in the side effects!

One such scenario involved a med for Asthma- to prevent breathing complications; it had a side effect of difficulty breathing!!! From that time, she began to share with her fellow students to do the same exercise of looking away and listening, as the happy faces, and pleasant, appealing scenarios, become the focus of the ad, and the side effect messages were lost!

RFKJ wants no televised med commercials. and I support that!!!