Unfortunately alcoholics are often portrayed as funny. And equally unfortunate is that too many others stand by and encourage their antics, laughing at / with them, etc. When the reality is a drunk is a drunk. Period. And he or she is not funny, he or she is drunk. Period.
Alcoholics cause unending tragedies in the lives of everyone around them and simply hide behind their addictions, withdrawing from responsibility and the people around them. They are narcissist, thinking solely of themselves and their inflated egos they need to pump up all the time. In short, television’s drunken, abusive, self-centered characters are not popular, never were. So it’s time for a reality check.
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