How Crack Heads Have Become A Part Of Pop Culture

There are many people out there who understand how serious cocaine abuse is. With that being said, there are others who find it humorous to make fun of others that have this problem. Several movies have depicted people addicted to crack in a serious light, while others poke fun at the concept. For example, there is a character in the film Friday named Felicia, and she has become a pop culture icon.

In the film, every time she approaches the characters looking for a way to fund her next score, they reply with, "Bye Felicia." Now people all over the place are using this as a way to dismiss people in their lives who may be bothering them. While there is nothing wrong with this on the surface, it is important to think beyond that.

While Felicia is not a real person, her character goes through what many people do when they are in the throes of addiction. Many of their waking hours are spent trying to figure out how they will get high again. As the niece of a guy who has stolen items out of the family home for drugs, there is nothing remotely funny about that.

The sad thing is that Friday is not the only film where this has happened. While films like Jungle Fever, City By the Sea and Clockers have tried their best to show the real side to crack addiction, people do not remember these as well as Friday. Maybe it is because it is easier to poke fun at something than to sit down and really have something to think about. Hopefully, for the sake of anyone watching, they never have to step into the shoes of those characters and deal with something like that.