Should alcohol advertising be legal?

[tik 🪀✨]

I mostly made this poll to compare it to the tobacco poll.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Absolutely.  It's a legal product.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Yes, but I would not be adverse to restricting alcohol ads on television programs likely to be watched by children.  Note that I said "by children", not "only by children", or "primarily by children".  So while the networks and leagues would squawk, a ban on alcohol advertisements on most sports programming would be fine by me.  Late night sports programs, or programs filtered by a set-top box that would allow viewers to choose whether to watch alcohol ads would be acceptable to me.

[TNF]

Absolutely.  It's a legal product.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Sure, but ideally not until less harmful psychoactives like marijuana and magic mushrooms are allowed to have advertising, too.  It sad that such a harmful product is the only way to get messed up that gets the "socially acceptable" title.  We should be letting the kids know that if you must partake, there are less harmful options available.  

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Yes, but I would not be adverse to restricting alcohol ads on television programs likely to be watched by children.  Note that I said "by children", not "only by children", or "primarily by children".  So while the networks and leagues would squawk, a ban on alcohol advertisements on most sports programming would be fine by me.  Late night sports programs, or programs filtered by a set-top box that would allow viewers to choose whether to watch alcohol ads would be acceptable to me.

Are you including beer in your restrictions?

[TDAS04]

Yes.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Yes, but I would not be adverse to restricting alcohol ads on television programs likely to be watched by children.  Note that I said "by children", not "only by children", or "primarily by children".  So while the networks and leagues would squawk, a ban on alcohol advertisements on most sports programming would be fine by me.  Late night sports programs, or programs filtered by a set-top box that would allow viewers to choose whether to watch alcohol ads would be acceptable to me.

Are you including beer in your restrictions?

Yes.  For anything whose sale is restricted as to the age of the purchaser, I'd be in favor of restrictions on the time and manner of advertising of those products so as to keep from advertising increasing underage demand.

[Dr. Cynic]

I have no problems with alcohol advertising.

I just hate television commercials in general.

[Goldwater]

Yes, of course it should.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Yes, because this.

[Lief 🗽]

Ideally, most advertising would be illegal.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Yes, but I would not be adverse to restricting alcohol ads on television programs likely to be watched by children.  Note that I said "by children", not "only by children", or "primarily by children".  So while the networks and leagues would squawk, a ban on alcohol advertisements on most sports programming would be fine by me.  Late night sports programs, or programs filtered by a set-top box that would allow viewers to choose whether to watch alcohol ads would be acceptable to me.

Are you including beer in your restrictions?

Yes.  For anything whose sale is restricted as to the age of the purchaser, I'd be in favor of restrictions on the time and manner of advertising of those products so as to keep from advertising increasing underage demand.

Ok. I disagree completely but at least you're consistent.

[Mechaman]

Yes.

Anyone who answers "no" is a total nanny.  ANd I'm saying this as a former alcoholic.

[Lief 🗽]

If restricting advertisements is "nanny statism" then that stupid term has officially lost all meaning.

[Goldwater]

If restricting advertisements is "nanny statism" then that stupid term has officially lost all meaning.

Okay, do you prefer the term stupid unnecessary regulation?

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

Absolutely.  It's a legal product.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'll admit to loving this Johnnie Walker spot, but I'd support strict limits on how any unhealthful and socially corrosive substance like alcohol can be marketed.

Sheesh? Are you also actually anti-marijuana?

[Mechaman]

If restricting advertisements is "nanny statism" then that stupid term has officially lost all meaning.

Okay, do you prefer the term stupid unnecessary regulation?

This.  My next question.

In my defense, I was using the term "nannies" in regards to making alcohol advertisements illegal.  I mean really, if you are going to ban advertisements for a product, why not just ban it wholesale?  Not (like Nix's post indicated) regulating the advertisement thereof, which I am uncertain of.  I can see the argument for not having alcohol commercials on when kids are watching Johnny Quest, but I don't see what the big deal would be with having tv ads for Dos Equis when Monday Night NFL is on.

[Mechaman]

I'll admit to loving this Johnnie Walker spot, but I'd support strict limits on how any unhealthful and socially corrosive substance like alcohol can be marketed.

Sheesh? Are you also actually anti-marijuana?

Do I believe that marijuana should be illegal? Of course not. I'm not sure how that follows from my comment.

That was a pretty illogical comment from BRTD.  After all, most suggestions I've seen for legalizing marijuana have been along pretty similar lines.  What does he want?  To be able to just walk into a Walgreens and get a pack of Mary Janes for $1.82 without showing ID?

Of course, BRTD will find this a ridiculous counter, but I should point out that this is how his mind seems to work on a daily basis.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'll admit to loving this Johnnie Walker spot, but I'd support strict limits on how any unhealthful and socially corrosive substance like alcohol can be marketed.

Sheesh? Are you also actually anti-marijuana?

Do I believe that marijuana should be illegal? Of course not. I'm not sure how that follows from my comment.

Well it sounds similar to the wording the nanny statist organizations screaming in Colorado and Washington were saying. Also this country's alcohol laws are really really really f**king stupid and much worse than most places so I'm not too fond to any implications as to that "Alcohol is really bad!" (especially as for most people it's not.)

I'll admit to loving this Johnnie Walker spot, but I'd support strict limits on how any unhealthful and socially corrosive substance like alcohol can be marketed.

Sheesh? Are you also actually anti-marijuana?

Do I believe that marijuana should be illegal? Of course not. I'm not sure how that follows from my comment.

That was a pretty illogical comment from BRTD.  After all, most suggestions I've seen for legalizing marijuana have been along pretty similar lines.  What does he want?  To be able to just walk into a Walgreens and get a pack of Mary Janes for $1.82 without showing ID?

Of course, BRTD will find this a ridiculous counter, but I should point out that this is how his mind seems to work on a daily basis.

It's obvious the price will not be that low, and obviously any law will require ID, but otherwise I don't see what's so bad about that.

[Lief 🗽]

If restricting advertisements is "nanny statism" then that stupid term has officially lost all meaning.

Okay, do you prefer the term stupid unnecessary regulation?

This.  My next question.

In my defense, I was using the term "nannies" in regards to making alcohol advertisements illegal.  I mean really, if you are going to ban advertisements for a product, why not just ban it wholesale?  Not (like Nix's post indicated) regulating the advertisement thereof, which I am uncertain of.  I can see the argument for not having alcohol commercials on when kids are watching Johnny Quest, but I don't see what the big deal would be with having tv ads for Dos Equis when Monday Night NFL is on.

Well my position is that all advertising should be banned. I don't really care about the morality or harmfulness of the product being advertised.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If restricting advertisements is "nanny statism" then that stupid term has officially lost all meaning.

Okay, do you prefer the term stupid unnecessary regulation?

This.  My next question.

In my defense, I was using the term "nannies" in regards to making alcohol advertisements illegal.  I mean really, if you are going to ban advertisements for a product, why not just ban it wholesale?  Not (like Nix's post indicated) regulating the advertisement thereof, which I am uncertain of.  I can see the argument for not having alcohol commercials on when kids are watching Johnny Quest, but I don't see what the big deal would be with having tv ads for Dos Equis when Monday Night NFL is on.

Well my position is that all advertising should be banned. I don't really care about the morality or harmfulness of the product being advertised.

Aside from being blatantly unconstitutional that would also effectively end all television aside from premium networks, any type of free print publications, and also just about all free websites as well. Hell probably even this one.

[tmthforu94]

The Super Bowl wouldn't be the same without it.

[politicallefty]

Absolutely, but I could possibly see restricting ads targeting children.