During prohibition, drinking in public was a crime against the government, and citizens found guilty were fined. According to the documentary The Flapper Story, before Prohibition, the majority of the youth society thought getting drunk in public was a taboo. The younger population knew it was stupid to get drunk because of the consequences from their parents (Sifakis). However, once the Prohibition began, it became a dare to get drunk (Lazin). Speakeasies and clubs quite often had alcohol available for the young people, since located at the parties were bootleggers, or salesmen of alcohol (Sifakis). Alcohol or gigglewater, the slang for alcohol used by flappers, was known for making the parties longer and more enjoyable (Lazin). According to Sifakis, the American society consumed at least 100 million gallons of alcohol during Prohibition. Prohibition, the law to end all drinking, gave the youth another belief to challenge and
During prohibition, drinking in public was a crime against the government, and citizens found guilty were fined. According to the documentary The Flapper Story, before Prohibition, the majority of the youth society thought getting drunk in public was a taboo. The younger population knew it was stupid to get drunk because of the consequences from their parents (Sifakis). However, once the Prohibition began, it became a dare to get drunk (Lazin). Speakeasies and clubs quite often had alcohol available for the young people, since located at the parties were bootleggers, or salesmen of alcohol (Sifakis). Alcohol or gigglewater, the slang for alcohol used by flappers, was known for making the parties longer and more enjoyable (Lazin). According to Sifakis, the American society consumed at least 100 million gallons of alcohol during Prohibition. Prohibition, the law to end all drinking, gave the youth another belief to challenge and