#386 | Half Baked (1998)

Can you become addicted to marijuana? Or is just the effects? Dave Chappelle answers those questions through his 1998 comedy Half Baked. In our second chapter of Celebration of Diversity, we dive into our first stoner comedy as Chappelle gives us an in detailed breakdown of the culture and breaks stereotypes along the way. Plus, we’ll address the sexual assault double standard of Hollywood as well. If you or someone you known has gone through anything like assault, please call the RAINN hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or go through their live chat here: https://www.rainn.org/.If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth!This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey (& produced by) and Caless Davis. Music by Mallory Jameson (https://bit.ly/expandmal) and Purple Planet (https://bit.ly/ppcoms). You can now support us on Patreon. Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here (http://bit.ly/vavpatreon) to support us today!