We are well into the third
millennium and the human race has advanced in numerous ways; but some things seem to always stay
the same and indeed, in certain cases, regress! Since the discovery ** ******* ***** *** ****** * ***** ***** ******* ** ****** *** **** ********* * ************ *** ********** *** ****** ***** *** **** ** **** ********* *** **** ********** ***** ****************** ***** ** ********** ********** **** ** **** *** ******** **** ***** **** ************ ** *** **** ** ******* ****** *** ******* *** ** ******** **** **** **************** *********** ** ********* ** ******** ** ** ****** ******* *********************************************************
Alcohol consumption, rightly or
wrongly, is seemingly intrinsic to the social interaction of the young (and *** **** ************* ** ** ****** ** *** ******** **** ******* ***** * **** ** *********** *** ****************** *** ********** ******* ** ** ************** ******* ********* *** ******* ** **** *** ****** ** **** **************** ** ***** ** ********** ************* **** ** ****** *** **** *** *** *********** *** **** ****** ************ **** *********** **** **********
Alcohol is widely (and
accurately) credited with stimulating conversation, establishing a convivial
atmosphere and watering down *** ******* ********** ****** *************** ***** *** ** *** ***** **** * ********* *********** ************ **** **** ******* ******* *** *********** ** *** ************** ********* ** ************** ******** *** ****** ******** ********** ** ********* ************ ******* *********** ******* ******* ** *** ********* ** *** ********* ** *** ******
However, when is enough,
enough? How much watering down of
protective social barriers do we need? ******* ** *** ********* **** ******* ******* *** **** * ******* ** ****** ********** *** ****** * **** ** ***************** ******* ********* *** *** ****** *************** * *********** **** ** ************ ************* ******** ****** ** *** ********** ********* ** *** ***** ** *********** * *** ** ************** *************** ******** **** *** ******** ********** ** ******* ******** *************** ******* ** ****** ************ ** **** *** ********* ***** ***** ****** ******** ** ************* ****** **** *** ********* *** *** ************* *** *** ********* ** ********* *********
Do the savvy marketers and
advertising agencies make alcohol look too attractive? Are they at least ********* *********** ***** *** **** ****** ***** ******** ** *** ******** *** ** *** ****** *********** *** ****** ***** ******** ******* *** ************ ** **** ** ****** **** **** ** *** ****** ******** **** *** ************ ******* ******* ********* ******** *** **** ** ******* ** ****** *** **** ******* ********** ******** ************* ************* ******** ******* ************ ******** **** ********* ** * *** ******* ** ****** *************
The undeniable conclusion from
this single sole fact alone is that the advertisers have been overwhelmingly ************ ** *** ******** ** ***** ************** ***** *********** ** ********** ***** ****** ****** *** ********** ** ****** *** ****** ******* ******* *** ***** ********** ** ********** ********** ** ***** *************** *** ******* ** ********** *** ******** **** ***** ******** ********* *** ******** ****** ********** * *** **** ***** *** ******* ****** ************ *** *** *** ** **** * ****** ********** *** **** ***** ******* ** *** ****** ******* *********
The shareholders in the beer,
wine and spirit companies are happy (and maybe toasting their success!). ***** ********* *** *********** ******** ****** **** ***** *** * ** **** **** * ************** ** ********* **** *** **** ** ** * *** *** **** **** *** *********** ********** ** ******* *** *** ** *** **** ** ***** ************** ******** * ***** ******** ******** ******** ** **** ************ *** ************* **** ** ****** ************** ** ***** ********* ******** *** **** ****** **** * ******** *** ***** ************** ** ***** ********* *** *** ******* *********** * ************** **** ** ***** *** ** ******* ************* *** ***** *********
So where is the line of
responsibility? Investors vs.
Imbibers. The American Advertising
Federation settled upon * ***** ** ********** ** ***** **** **** *********** ************************************************ ***** ***** **** ********** *** ************* ********* ** ******** *** ******** ******* *** ***** *** ****** ***************** ************ **** ************ ********** *** *********** ***** ********* ************ *** ***** ***** ********
This is not the forum for a
comprehensive analysis or dissertation on each of these eight **** ******************* ************ ** ** ******** ** ******* *** ****** ******* *** ** ***** ** ******* ***** ** ************* ** *** ******** * ************ **************** *** *********** **** ************ *** ********* ********* ****** ************ ***** **** *** ****** *** ***** ****** ************* ****** *** ******** ** ***** ***** ******* *** **************** ** ** **** ** *** ****** ** *********** *********** ** ******* **** *** ******* **** ** ******* *********** *** ****** *** *********** ******* *********** **** *** ***** ******* ** **** **************** ** *********** *** **** ****** ***** ****** *********** ******* ******* ** **** **** *********** ** * ************ ***** ************** ** ***** **** * ************* ****** ** ********* ******* ************** ********* ***** ***** ******** **** *** **** **** ****** ** *** *** ***** ********** ****** *** **** ******** *** **** *** ************ ** ****** ** ***** ** ****** ****** ********* ********* ***** ***********
Of course, the second key concern
with the “eight principles” of responsible advertising, being the non-appearance **** ************ ********* ******* ** *** **** ***** ** ****** ** *** ******* ****************** **** *** *** ******* ******* ******** *** ********* ** *********** ****** ********** ** ********* **** **** ** ****** *** ********* ** *** ********
Many, if not most people, do not
need to be reminded about the inherent risks of ******** **** *** ***** ** ****************** *** **** ***** ****** ****** ****** ** *** **** ******** ************ ** **** ******* ****** *** ****** **************** ********* *** ***** ******* ***** *********** *** ********* ** **************** *** ****** ********* ****** ********* * ******* ********* ** *** **** *** ******************** *** *********************** * ******* ***** ** ***** ********* *** ********** **************** ** ************ *** ***** ************** **** ***** **** *********** **********
We do not wish to retreat to the archaic
days of prohibition – which in itself ******* ** ********* ******** * ****** ***** ****** *** *** ****** **** ** ******* * *** *** ********* ** ***** ********* ********** **** ******* **** ******** ******* ********** ** *** ****** ** ************** *** ****** *** ********* ********** ** ********* **** *********** ******* **** *** ** *** ****** ************* * ***** *** * *** *** ** ****** ************* * **** *** ** *** * ***** ************* ******* ****** *** ****** **** ******** ** ******* ***** ** ****** **** *** ***** ***** ****** **** *** ********** ******* ***** *** ***** **** ******** ** ****** * ******* ** * *** ** *******
The marketers and advertising
industry need to take some greater form of responsibility in this matter. **** ******** **** ****** ** ********* ******* *** ******* *********** ******** *** ********* ** *** ** ******* *** ********************* ********** *** ************ **** ************* *** * ********** ***** ******** ********* ** ******** ** ***** ***** ** ***** ******* ****** *****
Late teens and twenty
“somethings” can be susceptible to fanciful, fun filled promotion offering the
intoxicating ********** ** **** ***** **** *** ******************* ***** ***** ** ***** *********** *** *************** ******** ******* **** *** ******* *** *** ********** ******** ** ***** ********* ***************
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