Friday, February 06, 2004
Should I have to pay more for stuff because a bunch of assclowns that I don't know and hope never to meet can't control themselves and/or their children?
There is a lot wrong here, but I'm going to address something that strikes me as particularly nutty.
"The introduction three years ago of flavored malt beverages or "alcopops" also could figure in whether underage drinkers have been targeted, says George Hacker, director of the alcohol-policies project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Critics charge that the sweet concoctions are by their nature kid-friendly. The manufacture and promotion of alcopops feature prominently in the suit against Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing."
Did it not occur to the geniuses at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (which should be called Center for Junk Science in Ralph Nader's Interest) that "alcopops" might not be targeted at the underage at all, but rather at CHICKS? No self-respecting 18-year-old boy is going to choose a Smirnoff Ice over a cheap swill beer that is rarely, if ever, advertised. (Beast, anyone?) Sweet, girly, frou-frou drinks are targeted at chicks. Chicks, damn it!
