I don't know if I agree with people about 'cigarettes and chocolate milk' merely being symbols for more serious addictions. As a singer, those two items are most definitely damaging to you. Smoking of course lowers your lung capacity, and chocolate milk is horrible for the vocal chords (it basically coats them in mucus and makes your singing voice sound horrid). I agree that the minor problems are being used as an allegory, but don't ignore the obvious meaning to support a theory that's still easily incoporated.
I don't know if I agree with people about 'cigarettes and chocolate milk' merely being symbols for more serious addictions. As a singer, those two items are most definitely damaging to you. Smoking of course lowers your lung capacity, and chocolate milk is horrible for the vocal chords (it basically coats them in mucus and makes your singing voice sound horrid). I agree that the minor problems are being used as an allegory, but don't ignore the obvious meaning to support a theory that's still easily incoporated.