# Inappropriate combinations of TV programs and ads **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-combinations-of-tv-programs-and-ads/650246 "2013-02-14T01:37:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-combinations-of-tv-programs-and-ads/650246/21 "2013-03-18T00:14:17Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > Not so much ‘inappropriately tasteless’ than just a big head-scratcher - every once in a while I happen to flip around the dial and occasionally when I see re-runs of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ on the Chiller network, I watch a little bit of it. I’ve noticed though that one of the most popular sponsors for the program is [ChristianSingles.Com](http://ChristianSingles.Com), a “[match.com](http://match.com)” type site for Christians. > > While not overtly anti-Christian, ‘Buffy’ is a show that depicts numerous young, unmarried people having casual sex (in high school no less), depicts lesbianism and Wiccanism (witch-craft) in a positive light, has numerous supernatural (i.e. Satanic) characters, many of whom are depicted sympathetically. Isn’t all of this particularly anethema to Christian values? Why would [ChristianSingles.com](http://ChristianSingles.com) choose to advertise during such a heathen / secular program? FTM, why are they advertising on “Chiller” at all, given the subject matter of the network? (shlocky low-brow direct-to-DVD horror movie fare.) Well, there was that one time that Riley happened to show up at a vampire hostage situation just because he was late for church (vampires were holding the congregation hostage)… but yeah, kind of an odd combo there. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-combinations-of-tv-programs-and-ads/650246/22 "2013-03-18T15:12:40Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > Not so much ‘inappropriately tasteless’ than just a big head-scratcher - every once in a while I happen to flip around the dial and occasionally when I see re-runs of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ on the Chiller network, I watch a little bit of it. I’ve noticed though that one of the most popular sponsors for the program is [ChristianSingles.Com](http://ChristianSingles.Com), a “[match.com](http://match.com)” type site for Christians. > > While not overtly anti-Christian, ‘Buffy’ is a show that depicts numerous young, unmarried people having casual sex (in high school no less), depicts lesbianism and Wiccanism (witch-craft) in a positive light, has numerous supernatural (i.e. Satanic) characters, many of whom are depicted sympathetically. Isn’t all of this particularly anethema to Christian values? Why would [ChristianSingles.com](http://ChristianSingles.com) choose to advertise during such a heathen / secular program? If Christians didn’t watch TV that depict people doing sinful things, they wouldn’t get to watch TV at all. It’s pretty easy to lump all the rest of that stuff in with the fantasy. Plus it gave us an excuse to look at hot women. (I personally prefered charmed.) And, honestly, I think fundies already have a mind for the fantastic. What makes them so scared of magical stuff is that it’s so appealing to them, yet they believe it’s wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-combinations-of-tv-programs-and-ads/650246/23 "2013-03-18T15:15:36Z")
The first time Schindler’s List was shown on network TV, it was sponsored by Ford Motor Company. You know, that company founded by vicious Jew-hater [Henry Ford](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#The_Dearborn_Independent_and_anti-Semitism). ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-combinations-of-tv-programs-and-ads/650246/24 "2013-05-24T21:50:30Z")
I just saw an ad for penis pumps during a local rerun of The Cosby Show. Talk about a pudding pop! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-combinations-of-tv-programs-and-ads/650246.md?page=1)