Comment on Saw this at the store this morning, took a double take

• Fawkes@lemmy.zip ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Below drinking age, sure. I think the nonsense here is that the US considers you “Under age” until you’re 21. So you’re complaining about an ad targeting children, when the target is literally “Anybody under the age of 21.” Which is an unfair complaint to make.

  Because using that same logic, “under age” porn is actually legal. Because at 18 you can get fucked in the ass by 3 dudes at once, but not buy a beer.

  I hear you say “But there are different ages for X and Y.” Yeah, but it’s the exact same term used to mean the same idea with completely different ranges and neither has any justification beyond “Uh… Here’s the cut-off I guess?”

  Would you take issue with 18yr olds having beer ads aimed at them? Because that’s technically “Under Age Beer!” And they’d be considered full adults here in Germany.

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  • creamfresh@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yes I take issue with alcohol ads aimed at anybody.

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    • Fawkes@lemmy.zip ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sure, I’m not against that at all. I hate advertisements and would take no issue with a universal ban. My problem was with the arbitrary moral outrage at this advertisement targeting “Children,” by virtue of the utterly meaningless phrase “Under Age,” which includes actual, legitimate adults, in the US.

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      • creamfresh@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It‘s pushing the boundaries with the emphasis (UNDER AGE) but I’m with you.

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• flying_sheep@lemmy.ml ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hahaha what weird corner do you live in? Completely unbelievable in Bavaria.

  Not saying that I like the drinking culture here, but you’re not describing the reality here.

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  • creamfresh@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    yeah should have guessed it’s Bavaria

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    • flying_sheep@lemmy.ml ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No, you should have guessed Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg, or Sachsen, which have higher per capita alcohol consumption than Bavaria.

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      • creamfresh@lemmy.world ⁨53⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

        per capita alcohol consumption =/= drinking culture

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