Nov
22
batflyz2 asked:
This attitudes have died down greatly but it wasn’t the same almost 60 years ago. Even in pop culture and general attitudes, people associated billiards with crooked people, immoral, and only for males.
This attitudes have died down greatly but it wasn’t the same almost 60 years ago. Even in pop culture and general attitudes, people associated billiards with crooked people, immoral, and only for males.
One example shows in the movie Pinocchio when the bad kids are seen playing pool.
Why was billiards shown like this?
Jeanette
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5 Responses to “How Come Billiards Was Stigmatized As A Game For “Bad People”?”
The fact that was frequently found in establishments where alcohol and lazy even that it.
I’m guessing its because pool and especially men’s pool is associated with gambling, and hustling people out of their money. And that is seeing as immoral to most.
The things your mom told you to stay away from is there.
The things your mom told you to stay away from is port that promotes gambling.
My life guess maybe the depression days it dont allow no fun.
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