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Originally posted by StRoGE
With current laws in north america alcohol is atleast legal at SOME age. I suppose thats where I'd draw the line. Where the government draws the line nobody really knows. I do however think that holding a beer can or other alcoholic beverage to your kids mouth for a photo op is irresponsible as a parent. Joking or not, it doesnt really matter. Sorta like Michael Jackson holding his kid over the railing, its just stupid.
If magazines want to sell their ad space to alcohol companies that are going to pay more, they can go nuts. Its up to parents to teach their kids the difference between right and wrong. Once the kids get to a certain age (teenagers) the parent just have to hope they did a good enough job for the children to make their own informed decisions. Obviously some supervision is still required along with discipline, but teaching children from a young age that drinking or smoking weed is ok does not scream "responsible parent" to me. Its like the old saying "Do as I say, not as I do.". Its hypocritical, but parents have to be. If every parent allowed their children to do all the stupid shit they did when they were younger then imagine how that would pass down through the generations. Someone has to be responsible sometime.
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exactly... Tabacco comapanies do the same thing and it's the parents fault/responsibility to watch their kids and teach them whats right and wrong.