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 of alcohol ***** *** ****** * ***** ***** ******* ** ****** *** **** ********* * ************ *** ********** *** ****** ***** *** **** ** **** ********* *** **** ********** ***** ****************** ***** ** ********** ********** **** ** **** *** ******** **** ************ *********** ********* ** ******** ** ** ****** ******* *********************************************************
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. **** ******** **** ****** ** ********* ******* *** ******* *********** ******** *** ********* ** *** ** ******* *** ********************* ********** *** ************ **** ************* *** * ********** ***** ** ********* ** ******** ** ******* ***** ** *** ******* ****** *********** ****** ***** *** ****** ************ *** ** *********** ** ********* *********** ******** ** ********** ** **** ***** **** *** ************* ***** ***** ** ***** *********** *** *************** ******** ******* **** *** ******* *** *** ********** ******** ** ***** ********* ***************
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