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I was watching "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" with my wife the other day and I commented "These characters seem to all be alcoholics" because seriously they ha

by umvi 5y ago

I was watching "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" with my wife the other day and I commented "These characters seem to all be alcoholics" because seriously they have a drink in hand nearly every scene taking place outside of the workplace. I think part of the problem is glorification of alcohol in pop culture. Heck, at certain times of the year we look forward to watching a bunch of back-to-back alcohol advertisements (Super Bowl).

stephen_greet 5y ago
I noticed something similar. I quit drinking ~4 months ago once I realized I was drinking way too much during quarantine. Since then I can't stop noticing the prevalence of alcohol in nearly all aspects of pop culture. Even innocuous seeming sitcoms have episodes where the whacky, lovable characters drink to excess and have to deal with a hangover.
- sammalloy 5y ago
  There was a time in American cinema and television when most major characters were using tobacco and alcohol on screen in a highly conspicuous manner. I don't recall the specific details, but I think I remember reading that tobacco and alcohol use was written into scenes by advertisers to promote smoking and drinking. There are certain decades of film and television production where you rarely see a scene without a lit cigarette or pipe and a glass of liquor.
gv123 5y ago
I said the exact same thing with my partner, I was watching true detective season 1, not one scene where the lead pair is not in office is without smoking or beer in hand.
TameAntelope 5y ago
They explain this in Lucifer by attributing Lucifer's higher tolerance to his demigod status, but it's... kind of a problem, especially for the not-deities who are seemingly always at his club, getting shitfaced.
notsureaboutpg 5y ago
Glorification of X in pop culture is actually the reason for so many of our social ills, but conservatives have ruined that argument and now no one takes it seriously.

by umvi 5y ago

stephen_greet 5y ago

I noticed something similar. I quit drinking ~4 months ago once I realized I was drinking way too much during quarantine. Since then I can't stop noticing the prevalence of alcohol in nearly all aspects of pop culture. Even innocuous seeming sitcoms have episodes where the whacky, lovable characters drink to excess and have to deal with a hangover.

sammalloy 5y ago
There was a time in American cinema and television when most major characters were using tobacco and alcohol on screen in a highly conspicuous manner. I don't recall the specific details, but I think I remember reading that tobacco and alcohol use was written into scenes by advertisers to promote smoking and drinking. There are certain decades of film and television production where you rarely see a scene without a lit cigarette or pipe and a glass of liquor.

gv123 5y ago

I said the exact same thing with my partner, I was watching true detective season 1, not one scene where the lead pair is not in office is without smoking or beer in hand.

TameAntelope 5y ago

They explain this in Lucifer by attributing Lucifer's higher tolerance to his demigod status, but it's... kind of a problem, especially for the not-deities who are seemingly always at his club, getting shitfaced.

notsureaboutpg 5y ago

Glorification of X in pop culture is actually the reason for so many of our social ills, but conservatives have ruined that argument and now no one takes it seriously.