These ridiculous, almost funny, anti-drug PSAs did nothing to impact drug use, but they were highly effective at creating a stigma that destabilized generations of brown and black people who suffered disproportionate punishment and discrimination just for chilling out. Seriously, not funny.
Tag: propaganda
It’s the stigma, stupid. If you were already old enough to vote when the phrase “it’s the [whatever], stupid” took hold, I already know a few things about you.