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'##::::'##:::'#####:::'########: VIVA LA REVOLUCION! CERDO DEL CAPITALISTA!!
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##:::: ##:'##:::: ##: ##::::::: THE HELOTS OF ECSTASY PRESS RELEASE #497 !!
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#########: ##:::: ##: ######::: ZIEGO VUANTAR SHALL BE MUCH VICTORIOUS! !!
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##:::: ##:. ##:: ##:: ##::::::: "Not Me, Not Now" !!
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##:::: ##::. #####::: ########: by -> AnonGirl !!
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..:::::..::::.....::::........:: 3/3/99 !!
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I've come to the realization that ads concerning drugs, drinking,
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and sex don't serve their purpose the way they should. Though their
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purpose is to help strengthen the bond between parent and child, I think
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that it in fact does the opposite. Not only do they cause uncomfortable
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situations, but they've also taken the wrong effect on parents. Parents
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don't sit you down and have a heart-to-heart about drugs, sex, or
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drinking, after they see these ads. They usually just cause terribly
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awkward silences, or take no effect whatsoever.
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A few nights ago, I was sitting in front of the tube with my dad,
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spending quality time with him while drinking screwdrivers. It's not
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often my father and I share such moments, as my parents are divorced.
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Then an ad comes on with a bunch of 13 year olds looking all tough saying
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"We're young, we have hopes and dreams, we are the future. And we don't
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drink!" My dad looks over at me with a guilty look on his face. In his
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eyes I am the futureless daughter of his drinking and smoking my life away,
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and this was brought to his attention because of the commercial he just
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saw. I started laughing at his upset look and asked him what's the
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matter with him.
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"Well, I'm just worried about your future and stuff. You know,
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like if you're going anywhere in your life," says Dad.
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"Daddy, I'm 18 years old. I don't have to go to university till
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I'm 21! Plus, I'm of age to drink! So chill," says I.
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"Oh, okay. You're just going to continue working for that
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telepersonals thing until your 21?"
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"Yup!"
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Luckily I had my backup plan to tell Dad that my slacking off and
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not going to school had a valid reason. However if I had not been
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prepared for my dad's question, I'd have been screwed.
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My brother and I were watching the end of a movie, and were about
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to go smoke up in my basement. When the tape ended, he pressed Stop and
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we started to get ready when my mother walks into the living room. Sadly,
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the television was on Fox 44 and the ad featuring the two coolboys from
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the 80's skateboarding around their suburb and then smoking a tiny joint,
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with the voiceover saying 'Studies show that 40% of kids who smoke
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marijuana live in the city. Guess where the other 60% live?' Living in a
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suburb just outside the city, our neighbourhood looks a lot like the one
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in the ad. Right then, Mother asked 'Where are you going?' And my
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brother replied 'Down into the basement, to smoke up.' I gulped, but
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didn't freak out, considering my mother's reply was 'Make sure you light
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some incense.' I was kind of shocked, but I wasn't complaining.
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One night while watching TV with my mother, I noticed a 'Not Me,
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Not Now' ad being played, but before I could reach for the remote to
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switch the channel, a young, aspiring teenager says "And having sex before
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I'm ready isn't something I'm going to do. I'm going to wait." Avoiding
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all eye contact with my mother, she then asked, 'Audrey, have you
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waited??', which leaves me in a terrible disposition. I innocently say
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'Waited for what, mom? Heh. Heh.' and bat my eyelashes a bit. My
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innocence throws her over enough for me to make it out of the room just in
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time. Again, this uncomfortable situation could have been avoided if that
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ad was not shown.
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Again, while watching TV with Dad, yet another anti-marijuana
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commercial came on, this time with the cool parents rapping to their son
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that the whacky weed just ain't cool, yo. The caption was 'Any way you
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talk to your kids about drugs is a good way.' And with that, my dad broke
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out laughing and said 'Fuckin' fags!' So, from what I've gathered, these
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ads just aren't reaching out like they should.
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A better idea would be to inform parents that their children will
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be the ones who'll be choosing their homes, so let's hope they're not
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burnt-out alcoholic whores when choosing. I think that would hit home a
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lot more than 'The whacky weed, it just ain't cool, yo'.
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Anti-drug, anti-sex, and anti-drinking commercials do not work. No
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matter how hard they try.
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!!========================================================================!!
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!! (c) !LA HOE REVOLUCION PRESS! HOE #497, WRITTEN BY: ANONGIRL - 3/3/99 !!
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