"There's little evidence that advertising was crucial in getting people to start smoking"? In the sixties, advertisers started using animated series like "The Flintstones" and animated T.V. commercials (aimed at children) too hock their wears. this was a "collective effort" on the part of the Tobacco Industry.an actual quote from a Tobacco Executive," hook'em while their young and you'll have a customer for life".
1st. I never wrote," All cartoons are intended for children". that's what you inferred, my comment is about cartoons being used in a single industry for a specific purpose.
2nd. Tobacco Executives were forced to admit in open court (due to their internal memos and vender handbooks) that Characters like Joe Camel were specifically aimed at children.
@theylied1776 well said. I apologize if it sounded like I was making an accusation...I just was pointing out that sometimes cartoons can be intended for adults. The tobacco industry definitely has its problems. I'm a non smoker and don't like other people who smoke...but as adults what they do is their decision. I'm not trying to defend them, because I know that the tobacco industry has such a hold on their power because of government regulations and subsidies.
It is so nice to watch a show where women dress up like women. I guess the idea that only men can climb the ladder of success influenced women to dress up like men and act like men.
Maybe you could produce your own TV drama in which you can dismiss the very real successes of the war on poverty. Maybe you could get Phillip Morris to sponsor it, given your defense of their massive lying campaign to hide the disturbing results of even their own health studies.
As they say, don't knock it until you've seen it. Very much enjoy being entertained by this. As that's what it is...entertainment. With fantastic clothes.
Just imagine if the show was set in the 30s-50s. Bert Cooper wouldn't even a chance :/ They'd all laugh at him, unfortunately, and call him all kinds of names like "hedonist." Or "anti-American" for opposing our involvement in ww2
Never mind "More bombs were dropped on Vietnam than were dropped in World War Two". More bombs were dropped in Operation Menu (illegal bombing raids into in Cambodia in the 60's) by the US than were dropped in WW2. 2,756,941 tons of ordnance leading to the displacement of 2 million Cambodians and the deaths of another 600,000 ushering in Pol Pot and the deaths of a further 1.75 - 2.25 million people.
Another American foreign policy success story! Keep up the good work in Afghanistan and Iraq!!
Watching this show is like eating a bowl of ice cream. For all you people who've never seen it, you are doing yourself a real disservice. It is just fxxking brilliant. Jjust the look and feel of it will blow you away. Hell, I hate TV, but this show is really something special.
It's kinda funny.
felpaluche 3 months ago
I thought the Surgeon General's Report on Smoking came out in 1970...?
jerico641 7 months ago in playlist Reason.tv Documentary
"There's little evidence that advertising was crucial in getting people to start smoking"? In the sixties, advertisers started using animated series like "The Flintstones" and animated T.V. commercials (aimed at children) too hock their wears. this was a "collective effort" on the part of the Tobacco Industry.an actual quote from a Tobacco Executive," hook'em while their young and you'll have a customer for life".
This video is pure propaganda!
theylied1776 1 year ago
@theylied1776 cartoons aren't always intended for children.
frionelhero 7 months ago
@frionelhero
1st. I never wrote," All cartoons are intended for children". that's what you inferred, my comment is about cartoons being used in a single industry for a specific purpose.
2nd. Tobacco Executives were forced to admit in open court (due to their internal memos and vender handbooks) that Characters like Joe Camel were specifically aimed at children.
theylied1776 7 months ago
@theylied1776 well said. I apologize if it sounded like I was making an accusation...I just was pointing out that sometimes cartoons can be intended for adults. The tobacco industry definitely has its problems. I'm a non smoker and don't like other people who smoke...but as adults what they do is their decision. I'm not trying to defend them, because I know that the tobacco industry has such a hold on their power because of government regulations and subsidies.
frionelhero 7 months ago
It is so nice to watch a show where women dress up like women. I guess the idea that only men can climb the ladder of success influenced women to dress up like men and act like men.
anaabellanosa1 1 year ago
i love beatles!!
michuvede 1 year ago
Maybe you could produce your own TV drama in which you can dismiss the very real successes of the war on poverty. Maybe you could get Phillip Morris to sponsor it, given your defense of their massive lying campaign to hide the disturbing results of even their own health studies.
Reason indeed!
ghfloorman 1 year ago
As they say, don't knock it until you've seen it. Very much enjoy being entertained by this. As that's what it is...entertainment. With fantastic clothes.
Teeehouse 1 year ago
Too late I'm already a Beatles maniac
pokemonperson2468 1 year ago
Just imagine if the show was set in the 30s-50s. Bert Cooper wouldn't even a chance :/ They'd all laugh at him, unfortunately, and call him all kinds of names like "hedonist." Or "anti-American" for opposing our involvement in ww2
whoo689 1 year ago
"I just wanna know why you bought your tv"? Lol. What was that scene about?
whoo689 1 year ago
SCREW youtube's new toolbar at the bottom of the screen. Who asked for this anyway?
KagarBeardtooth 1 year ago
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WestVirginiaRebel 1 year ago
Never mind "More bombs were dropped on Vietnam than were dropped in World War Two". More bombs were dropped in Operation Menu (illegal bombing raids into in Cambodia in the 60's) by the US than were dropped in WW2. 2,756,941 tons of ordnance leading to the displacement of 2 million Cambodians and the deaths of another 600,000 ushering in Pol Pot and the deaths of a further 1.75 - 2.25 million people.
Another American foreign policy success story! Keep up the good work in Afghanistan and Iraq!!
willhum 1 year ago
best show besides Friday Night Lights on cable television.
jnobes7 1 year ago
Why do you think Bert Cooper is amoral?
dustmeat 1 year ago
Good summary. Next time turn down the background music so we can actually hear you.
Crawdaddy79 1 year ago
Is Mad Men a libertarian oriented show? I am about to start watching the show now, I am gonna start from the very beginning.
darkreign16 1 year ago
@darkreign16 it's not. it's not against libertarianism; just not libertarian oriented. it's 1960's cultural oriented.
catobear1704 1 year ago
Watching this show is like eating a bowl of ice cream. For all you people who've never seen it, you are doing yourself a real disservice. It is just fxxking brilliant. Jjust the look and feel of it will blow you away. Hell, I hate TV, but this show is really something special.
hrosemd 1 year ago 2
Maybe they could hire Janeane Garofalo so as to keep her away from good shows like 24. Sure would be nice. Seems Janeane would belong on Mad Men.
averagejoe040 1 year ago
Goldwater FTW.
MagnusIan 1 year ago 5
I could not get through the 1st episode.
truthsabre7 1 year ago
It's a pretty great show, haters.
contrarybear 1 year ago
Why should I hate this show again? I've never seen it before.
highonhayek 1 year ago
I have never seen this show, and I do not intend to ever watch it.
d0861 1 year ago
I've never even heard of this TV show. Is it really Barry's favorite?
caltrop69 1 year ago
Who cares, and what does this have to do with "reason"?
SmilingSkeptic 1 year ago 4
I'm glad I don't watch Mad Men. Looks pretentious as hell.
Thorbie 1 year ago
They found another way to bash and smear libertarians.
megagagnon1 1 year ago
this is crap
WhiteRussianBC 1 year ago