Like in the first "Bad Moms," released in 2016, the scenes of mom-driven debauchery in the holiday sequel are played for their shock value. Moms drinking alcohol has become a staple of popular culture in the past decade. According to a number of mothers, and going by the way moms drinking wine is portrayed in popular culture, "wine moms" -- as these women are colloquially known -- tend to drink for two reasons. "Moms drinking alcohol used to be taboo," said Emily Feinstein, director of health law and policy at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. There are, of course, many moms who drink wine who aren't following the wine mom script.

Source: CNN November 01, 2017 09:11 UTC