I’m not sure that film/tv makes “light” of hard drug use. They certainly feature it as a plot element a lot. They do make light of pot, I think.
Kirby On Feb 3, 2014, at 1:41 PM, Doug Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > I didn’t used to feel this way, but now I do. > > I think drugs, violence, etc depicted in film/TV desensitizes the viewers > over time and has resulted in a level of tolerance that contributes to the > problems we’re seeing today. I never would have said that 20 years ago, but > I believe it now. > > Regards > > DBT > Profile > > From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce > Hershenson > Sent: Monday, February 3, 2014 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] PSH RIP > > Does movies and TV making light of drug use and drug dealing contribute at > all? And peer pressure is a real factor. If you are around a group of people > who think it is cool to do hard drugs, are you not far more likely to be > drawn into it yourself? > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Johnson Tom <[email protected]> wrote: > Amen, Kirby. Couldn't have put it better. Also, Hoffman's brilliance and his > ability to project inner suffering and a tragic tone onto the screen in all > his portrayals had everything to do with who he was and what he was up > against personally, and everything to do with his very sad and unfortunate > end. He was among the most gifted and endearing actors I've ever watched, and > I will sorely miss the decades of work I was looking forward to. > > -Tom > > > On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> > wrote: > Phiip Seymour Hoffman has left behind a body of work that I cannot help but > admire. That is separate from any admiration I might > have for him personally - or not. I did not KNOW him. His drug addiction > has robbed us of another artist. The profession of acting > is diminished by his death. When he appeared in a film, I could go to that > film, knowing that his performance would always be interesting. > > Drug addiction is everybody’s problem. Incarceration is not the answer. > Education is the first line of defense, as with most problems. And taking > the profit out of dealing in illicit drugs by the legalization of most drugs > is worth a serious consideration. This would not cure drug addiction, but > it would change the nature of the problem. And what we have done for decades > in the so-called “war on drugs” is an expensive ghastly flop. > > Kirby > > > > > On Feb 3, 2014, at 8:18 AM, allen day <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A group of young people were playing ball in the back yard. Going after an > errant throw, a young man hurdled a small fence, lost balance, and fell > awkwardly. His neck met a small object on the ground, larynx crushed, he > died. (True story that happened when I was a kid). > > I am sure that everyone may recall a similar or worse publicly tragic > circumstance. > > Everyone is just 'one decision away' from unintended consequences. > > PSH was polite enough to keep his decisions private. > > ad > > From: Adrian Cowdry <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 3, 2014 2:42 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] PSH RIP > > Sorry... > > I can't admire anyone who takes drugs and especially in this manner - he was > a great actor but he should not be made heroic drug taking is in my opinion > the worst kind of self abuse. > > > > > This Never Happened to the Other Fella.... > > Adrian Cowdry > [email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rodxmorgan <[email protected]> > To: MoPo-L <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, 2 Feb 2014 19:33 > Subject: [MOPO] PSH RIP > > A tragic loss. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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