Whelp, at Roy's suggestion, I'm buying a replacement remote for my Sony KV-32FS13 CRT-TV in order to turn off red push. I don't know why but I'm surprisingly excited about this, lmfao. Using this TV without a remote has been fine since it's on my desk, but it's gonna be great to have.
Edit: btw if you're curious, this is what the remote looks like:
