is there a drug sub-text in the spiderman movies? (679 hits)
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Submitted by shandythedog (View user info) at 2008-03-01 17:29:04 EST
i love you mary-jane, you inspire me mary-jane, you make me feel peaceful and excited at the same time, mary-jane,
etc etc
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Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-03-02 23:08:03 EST (#)
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...dude.
Submitted by HotWillie (user info) at 2008-03-02 21:21:36 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Ltap (user info) at 2008-03-02 07:59:33 EST (#)
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Submitted by Hookhand (user info) at 2008-03-02 02:04:26 EST (#)
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I'm amazed you picked up on this. Her name was Gwen Stacy in the comics; they made up the name Mary Jane Watson for the movies to get the kids hooked on the drugs. You're very astute.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-03-02 01:26:04 EST (#)
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my brother named his dog sativa.
he smokes a lot of weed. an awful lot.
it only took a few years before it didn't make me feel like like a big ass to have to call her by name in front of strangers.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-03-02 01:21:32 EST (#)
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"I never smoked marijuana," Stan Lee - the creator of such classic Marvel Comics characters as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers - recalled of the 1960s. "When I named Spider-Man's girlfriend Mary Jane, it was only after a while that somebody said, 'You're pretty nervy giving her the nickname of marijuana!' I had no idea that's what it was."
Source: http://anecdotage.com/browse.php?term=Marijuana
There you go. Happy to be of help.
Submitted by Linus (user info) at 2008-03-02 01:05:31 EST (#)
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Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2008-03-02 00:41:03 EST (#)
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love you shandythedog, you inspire me shandythedog, you make me feel peaceful and excited at the same time, shandythedog.
Submitted by bjrog2 (user info) at 2008-03-02 00:27:36 EST (#)
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Dude...
Yes
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2008-03-01 21:15:28 EST (#)
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yes...and in the comics too.
Submitted by icarus1987 (user info) at 2008-03-01 21:01:42 EST (#)
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If you accept superhero stories as modern mythology, and most early mythology was based in people inhaling illicit substances, I suppose it would follow well enough.
Submitted by PepsiCoke (user info) at 2008-03-01 19:52:13 EST (#)
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I hope so. It's about time they started letting teenagers know that pot isn't bad. I'm going through withdrawal from a prescription drug right now and it's preventing me getting high. It's ironic that the drug I was prescribed by a doctor has created so many problems for me and yet my use of an illegal drug has done nothing but improve my quality of life.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-03-01 18:25:31 EST (#)
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My cat's name is Mary Jane. There may or may not be some drug sub-text in that; I'll let you judge for yourself.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-03-01 18:21:26 EST (#)
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Sugar come by
Get me high
Submitted by ilikesteak (user info) at 2008-03-01 17:35:33 EST (#)
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No, but there are plenty of excuses for fans of the comic itself, or understand basic physics to point out problems.