Should the American drinking age be repealed and violence accepted on TV?

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In summary, the conversation discusses two points of interest: the American drinking age and the acceptance of violence on TV. The participants debate whether the drinking age should be lowered from 21 and express frustration with the double standard of violence being accepted while nudity and sex are considered taboo. One person argues that keeping the drinking age at 21 allows for a period of adjustment into adulthood, while another believes it should be lowered to allow for personal choice. The conversation ends with a suggestion of voting for a lower drinking age.
  • #36
I disagree. 100 years ago 14 was adult, you worked (in the coal mines in my ancestors), 50 years ago 16 was adult now adult is pretty much 21.
It's difficult to see how this is good for society - telling 14 year olds that they have to pretend to be children for another 7 years.
 
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  • #37
Cyrus said:
If only those mothers put the same amount of effort into teaching their kids to drink responsibly?
Cyrus, I'm sure they would love to, except their children are already dead
 
  • #38
Sorry MGB 50 years ago, the legal age in most states was 21. 100 years ago, you went to work very young, that didnt mean you could vote or be considered a adult.
 
  • #39
Anyone know how our drinking and driving stats measure up to that of europe with lower drinking age?
 
  • #40
drankin said:
This is an alarmingly ignorant, irresponsible and immature statement.

Back up your ignorant, irresponsible, and immature opinion.
 
  • #41
hypatia said:
Sorry MGB 50 years ago, the legal age in most states was 21. 100 years ago, you went to work very young, that didnt mean you could vote or be considered a adult.

a 100 years ago adulthood was considered reached 15 to 17. In even earlier times, adulthood was considered even younger. However, you are correct that voting was a restricted privilege. In early America, voting was for propertied white males at least 21 years of age. Note, voting was only propertied, white males who were I believe 5 years above the accepted age of adulthood.
 
  • #42
animalcroc said:
Here are two points of interest .

1) The american drinking age is 21 but yet at 18 one can do pretty much everything (and have pretty much everything done to them) imaginable. Although we know that this silly drinking law came into existence in the 80s because of the usual dirty and petty politics, media, politiicans, cops(especially) still act as if under-age drinking is the ultimate evil. Do you think it's time to repeal it? I do.

2) On TV (or anywhere else) extreme violence like arm-breaking, faces oozing with blood, gunshots to the head or eye, heads being chopped off, kids (by kids I mean 5 year olds) fighting in boxing or karate matches, etc is accepted. Just yesterday on TV I saw a real-life robber get shot by police officers with pistols and rifles at close-range and I saw his slumped over body. I found the scene nerving. Yet, if a nip*le -shot (like Janet Jackson's) appears on TV then hell is raised. I strongly disagree that violence should be accommodated while nud*ty (or s*x) should be treated as the ultimate evil. I see no rational thought behind the way things currently are. I wish it was the other way around.


I actually think you're not an adult until you turn 30. I'm in support of raising the voting age and the drinking age to age 30.
 
  • #43
LightbulbSun said:
I actually think you're not an adult until you turn 30. I'm in support of raising the voting age and the drinking age to age 30.

So, the parents would be responsible for their minor children until 30?
 
  • #44
animalcroc said:
So, the parents would be responsible for their minor children until 30?

Yes. People in their 20's still act like extreme whackos. They need further education before they can make bigger decisions such as drinking and voting. Not that you're immune from ignorance at a certain age, but 30 is the magic number for me. When you're 30 you start to calm down a bit and make better decisions.
 
  • #45
LightbulbSun said:
Yes. People in their 20's still act like extreme whackos. They need further education before they can make bigger decisions such as drinking and voting. Not that you're immune from ignorance at a certain age, but 30 is the magic number for me. When you're 30 you start to calm down a bit and make better decisions.

Opinion respected, but it looks like women won't have the chance to have kids unless they want to increase the chances of retardation. The men would need viagra.
 
  • #46
animalcroc said:
Opinion respected, but it looks like women won't have the chance to have kids unless they want to increase the chances of retardation. The men would need viagra.


Where is this statement coming from?
 
  • #47
Astronuc said:
Well, I've been drinking milk since the day I was born. Of course, after 6 months, I had to change over to cows milk. Drinking water too. I don't see anything wrong with that.

I've been drinking tea since I was 2 and coffee since I was about 11-12. Still see nothing wrong with that.

Drinking coffee at 11 or 12? A bunch of people think that's wrong believe it or not.
I don't drink cow milk but soy milk because I don't like the way the animals are treated.
 
  • #48
LightbulbSun said:
Where is this statement coming from?

Okay, there's exaggeration for humor but some truth to it.
 

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