On The Stepford Wives and Drug use

[Jzero]

In a previously locked thread, Isla brought up the statement that if everone used Ecstacy, we'd be living in the real Stepford, an allusion to the relatively well known book/film "The Stepford Wives."

I was just wondering what The Stepford Wives has to do with Ecstasy. I recall the film being about a bizarre community in which the men of Stepford are killing their real wives and replacing them with ultra-feminine androids that exist solely to serve their "husbands."

Where does the drug reference come in to play?

 

[0roo0roo]

guess i'll add that to my netflix queue

n/m they don't have it, ah well

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
guess i'll add that to my netflix queue

n/m they don't have it, ah well

It's pretty old school (70s) dunno if it's even on DVD yet.
Interesting movie, though. It's very 70s looking and somewhat slow moving, but it gets good if you can get through the beginning.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Perhaps Isla was implying that the drug produces effects similar to how the robot women acted, such as cheerfulness for no good reason. Of course valium and prozac also help robotize people and they are legal.

Stepford Wives was an interesting twist on Westworld and Body Snatchers type movies, and was turned inside-out nicely in the John Ritter episode of Buffy.

 

[Isla]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Perhaps Isla was implying that the drug produces effects similar to how the robot women acted, such as cheerfulness for no good reason. Of course valium and prozac also help robotize people and they are legal.

Stepford Wives was an interesting twist on Westworld and Body Snatchers type movies, and was turned inside-out nicely in the John Ritter episode of Buffy.

Ding ding ding!

We have a winner!

Drug induced complacency/acceptance = Bad

Don't get me wrong... my sister and I talked my then 60 some odd year old mother into taking it when it was legal and we had a prescription for it. It was a valuable experience. I think that there is some value in certain kinds of drugs, especially when you are working on reaching emotional/psychological breakthroughs.

However, habitual use or just using drugs to get off/avoid reality is a bad way to go.

As for MDMA, which is what E used to be (I wouldn't call the crap on the streets anything NEAR what the real stuff was) ... I don't really understand why they made it illegal, but they did. If I recall correctly, there was some hope it would be useful as a 'truth serum'. It's been so long now that I can't recall all the details. I was just in the right place at the right time when the research was being conducted.