Carolina
Sloane Ranger
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Mar 19, 2005 3:03:24 GMT -4
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Post by Carolina on May 4, 2016 18:32:15 GMT -4
Speaking of Candace, had she been living a good Christian life she would not have gotten an eating disorder, but fortunately Ray Comfort cured her bulimia. EonlineWould it be in poor taste to say this makes me want to vomit? *shows self out*
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Post by Smilla on May 7, 2016 0:49:08 GMT -4
The most annoying moment I remember from Kirk's presence on Growing Pains was his arrogant, over-the-top just-say-no-to-drugs PSA after the credits rolled for some episode or other. Don't remember if this was pre or post-Kirk-getting-religion, but it was smarmy as hell. I also had to guffaw at the time (even at age eleven or so, seeing the thing in reruns) because even as a child I was like, "Dude, not one of your so called fans will turn down drugs because of your shining virtue." (And most kids I knew believed Just Say No to be a horeshit 'strategy,' anyway.)
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Post by Hamatron on May 7, 2016 1:53:40 GMT -4
Ah, yes. Just say no. I remember in gradeschool doing a maze where I had to draw the line from the joint to the tombstone. Subtle.
Also, anyone with critical thinking, including children, can figure out that drug use, addiction, experimentation, and all those things are much more complex than what those campaigns and programs proclaimed.
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boxofrocks
Blueblood
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Aug 25, 2007 11:01:39 GMT -4
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Post by boxofrocks on May 7, 2016 17:45:19 GMT -4
Side anecdote time: I was in grade school when the "Just Say No" stuff started. The instructors talked at length about resisting peer pressure--unsuccessfully, because I misunderstood what it was. I thought peer pressure sounded like your "friends" (not your real friends, 'cause real friends wouldn't be involved in drugs!!11!!!) would physically force you to inhale, imbibe, etc. Apparently I wasn't the only one, because one of my classmates also asked for advice about what we should do if someone off the street suddenly grabbed you and shoved a joint in your mouth.
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Post by Smilla on May 7, 2016 20:49:40 GMT -4
Ugh. I went searching for the infamous clip on YouTube and couldn't find it. It went something like "I'm not telling you this [say no to drugs] because of who I am, I'm telling you this...because." (It featured him sitting on top of a box in a spot-lighted empty set for extra dramatic impact or something.) I did, however, find like one hundred plus horrifying links of Kirkles bashing things like gay folks and non-Christian stuff, so blech. Some things aren't worth perusing for.
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Post by Ginger on May 7, 2016 22:20:03 GMT -4
Ugh. I went searching for the infamous clip on YouTube and couldn't find it. It went something like "I'm not telling you this [say no to drugs] because of who I am, I'm telling you this...because." (It featured him sitting on top of a box in a spot-lighted empty set for extra dramatic impact or something.) I did, however, find like one hundred plus horrifying links of Kirkles bashing things like gay folks and non-Christian stuff, so blech. Some things aren't worth perusing for. You should have asked me, I'd help you out. Kirk Cameron Anti-Drug CommercialHe's got that fervor going. Too bad he doesn't channel it somewhere good.
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Post by prisma on May 8, 2016 9:27:57 GMT -4
Now that school's back in session, you might feel pressured to take drugs. Hahaha! Side anecdote time: I was in grade school when the "Just Say No" stuff started. The instructors talked at length about resisting peer pressure--unsuccessfully, because I misunderstood what it was. I thought peer pressure sounded like your "friends" (not your real friends, 'cause real friends wouldn't be involved in drugs!!11!!!) would physically force you to inhale, imbibe, etc. Apparently I wasn't the only one, because one of my classmates also asked for advice about what we should do if someone off the street suddenly grabbed you and shoved a joint in your mouth. Boxofrocks, I felt the same way. I envisioned people pinning me down or forcing me into a corner and shoving stuff in my mouth.
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Post by narm on May 8, 2016 9:50:58 GMT -4
Ha! Yes! I thought I was going to be forced to take drugs, as well as be kidnapped at some point. I also thought I would have to be vigilant against abandoned refrigerators, thanks to Punky Brewster.
I saw a meme about how we all grew up thinking quicksand would be a bigger issue in our adult life, given the ubiquitous quicksand peril folks were always in, in the 60s and 70s shows.
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Post by ladyboy on May 8, 2016 14:05:28 GMT -4
I spent my preteen and teen years just WAITING for someone to sell me a sugar cube laced with acid in the 80s. I read a lot about the 60s, probably was oblivious when people offered me current drugs as it wasn't in the sugar cube format.... I do remember someone offering me crank at Live Aid. Crank! Even as a teen I was a snob. It was such a trashy drug. Plus we were sitting in a crowd of thousands in the heat, it really didn't seem appealing to do anything beyond water there. (Not that I had ever done anything before, but I got the concept of Set and Setting even then.)
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boxofrocks
Blueblood
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Aug 25, 2007 11:01:39 GMT -4
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Post by boxofrocks on May 8, 2016 20:39:22 GMT -4
I saw a meme about how we all grew up thinking quicksand would be a bigger issue in our adult life, given the ubiquitous quicksand peril folks were always in, in the 60s and 70s shows. The 1980s version of this is being afraid of getting chloroformed and Charlie McCarthy-style ventriloquist dolls coming to life. These happened all the time on '80s TV shows!
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