History Main / DryCrusader

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E18HomerVsTheEighteenthAmendment Homer Vs The Eighteenth Amendment]]" a prohibition movement is started after [[ItMakesSenseInContext Bart is caught drunk on camera during the St. Patrick's Day parade]]. The movement discovers that alcohol has actually been banned in Springfield for over two centuries, but has never been enforced, and the government is pressured to agree to the prohibition. At the end of the episode, it's discovered that the prohibition law was repealed only a year afterwards, [[StatusQuoIsGod and everything returns to normal]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E18HomerVsTheEighteenthAmendment Homer Vs The Eighteenth Amendment]]" a prohibition movement is started after [[ItMakesSenseInContext Bart is caught drunk on camera during the St. Patrick's Day parade]]. Soon after, it's discovered that alcohol has actually been banned in Springfield for over two centuries, but has never been enforced, and the government is pressured to agree to the ban. At the end of the episode, it's discovered that the prohibition law was repealed only a year afterwards, [[StatusQuoIsGod and everything returns to normal]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E18HomerVsTheEighteenthAmendment Homer Vs The Eighteenth Amendment]]", a prohibition movement is started after Bart is caught drunk on camera during the St. Patrick's Day parade. Soon after, it's discovered that alcohol has actually banned in Springfield for over two centures, but has never been enforced, and the government agrees to the ban. At the end of the episode, it's discovered that the prohibition law was repealed only a year afterwards, [[StatusQuoIsGod and everything returns to normal]].

* Many early feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were big supporters of the temperance movement. In fact, a recurring theme in temperance propaganda holds that a seemingly good man becomes a drunkard, leading him and his family into poverty and frequently resulting in DomesticAbuse on the man's part. Today, it ''is'' known that alcohol abuse can lead many people to become more uninhibited, although it's certainly not the only cause of violence, domestic and otherwise.

* Many early feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were big supporters of the temperance movement. To a large extent, this was a fig leaf for addressing issues considered unspeakable at the time, particularly DomesticAbuse. A recurring theme in temperance propaganda was that of a seemingly good man who becomes a drunkard, leading him to abuse his wife and drag his family into poverty. At the time, the ''real'' issue was that the social order was set up so that a woman's livelihood was entirely dependent on the good will of her husband, but in the context of nineteenth-century social mores, it was easier to address that issue by saying that the problem was alcohol made him that way. Of course, it's also true that alcohol (along with other drug use) ''can'' make many people more uninhibited, although we now know that it's not the only cause.

* Many early feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were big supporters of the temperance movement. To a large extent, this was a fig leaf for addressing issues considered unspeakable at the time, particularly DomesticAbuse. A recurring theme in temperance propaganda was that of a seemingly good man who becomes a drunkard, leading him to abuse his wife and drag his family into poverty. At the time, this was also a common story in real life. The ''real'' issue was that the social order was set up so that a woman's livelihood was entirely dependent on the good will of her husband and she had no recourse if he became abusive, or deserted her, or spent the money needed for his family's well-being on boozing and whoring, or failed to provide for her. She couldn't divorce him, and even if ''he'' were to divorce her, she would be at a ''huge'' disadvantage: she would have a harder time remarrying (because she would be considered DefiledForever), women of the time were not typically educated beyond HighSchool (if even that) and she likely did not possess many marketable skills, alimony and child support didn't exist, and she could not go back to her family because that would bring disgrace onto them. And if he hit her, or cheated on her, or whatever else, his transgressions were seen as being ''her'' fault, because he (as a man) could do no wrong. But in the context of nineteenth-century social mores, it was easier to address that issue by saying that the problem was alcohol made him that way. Of course, it's also true that alcohol ''can'' make many people more disinhibited to violence (along with other drug use), though it's hardly the only cause.

* Parodied in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' with the Black Ribboners, a group of vampires who have sworn off drinking (human) blood. According to ''Discworld/{{Thud}}'', one of their slogans is "Lips that touch Ichor shall never touch Mine".

* In the first few novels of the ''Literature/{{Worldwar}}'' series, which starts in 1942, characters throughout the United States often talk about and recall the events of Prohibition, particularly when they are drink alcohol. At one point, Mutt Daniels actually finds himself taking shelter in what was once a headquarters of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and thinks on the irony; he even says that he ''started'' drinking when he was a young man because he figured that anything the Union was against was probably okay.

* Many early feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were big supporters of the temperance movement. To a large extent, this was a fig leaf for addressing issues considered unspeakable at the time, particularly DomesticAbuse. A recurring theme in temperance propaganda was that of a seemingly good man who becomes a drunkard, leading him to abuse his wife and drag his family into poverty. At the time, this was also a common story in real life. The ''real'' issue was that the social order was set up so that a woman's livelihood was entirely dependent on the good will of her husband and she had no recourse if he became abusive, or deserted her, or spent the money needed for his family's well-being on boozing and whoring, or failed to provide for her. She couldn't divorce him, and even if ''he'' were to divorce her, she would be at a ''huge'' disadvantage: she would have a harder time remarrying (because she would be considered DefiledForever), women of the time were not typically educated beyond HighSchool (if even that) and she likely did not possess many marketable skills, alimony and child support didn't exist, and she could not go back to her family because that would bring disgrace onto them. And if he hit her, or cheated on her, or whatever else, his transgressions were seen as being ''her'' fault, because he (as a man) could do no wrong. But in the context of nineteenth-century social mores, it was easier to address that issue by saying that the problem was alcohol made him that way.

During its long history, alcohol has caused (and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "solved"]]) a myriad of problems. There's no dispute its consumption -- especially to excess -- has caused damage to countless lives and society in general. Controlling its use has been a problem since the beginning of civilization. The solution of the Dry Crusader is one of complete prohibition.

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* ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'': PlayedForLaughs when Phryne, an unabashed [[TheHedonist hedonist]], and her Aunt Prudence visit a relative who turns out to be active in the temperance movement; Phryne quickly smuggles some champagne into the household. [[spoiler:Becomes a FunnyAneurysmMoment when it's revealed that the relative is a closet [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] who's being {{Blackmail}}ed by her supplier.]]

When the Dry Crusader appears, it's often in works that are set in the United States during the 19th and early 20th century which is the time the Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League were at their peak of influence, and which ultimately led to the Prohibition era, which lasted from 1920 to 1933 and saw the rise of organized crime to meet the demand. Instances of the Dry Crusader in stories set after the repeal of Prohibition in the U.S. in 1933 are far less common. You'll still come across characters who inveigh against all consumption of alcohol but, recognizing its historic total failure, they're less likely to advocate a complete ban or subjecting bars and taverns to hatchetization to achieve their goal.

* Parodied (along with every other possible Trope) in ''Film/{{Airplane}}''. As the plane is in trouble, a passenger takes a shot from his hip flask, which he offers to the elderly, tightly-dressed-looking woman next to him. She snaps, "Certainly not!" in an offended and horrified tone. Immediately following this she does a line of coke.

* At the beginning of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', Margaret is a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, mainly because her husband is an alcoholic DomesticAbuser.

* In ''Film/TheAfricanQueen'', Methodist missionary Rose Sayer (Creator/KatharineHepburn) is visibly upset when her captain Charlie Allnut (Creator/HumphreyBogart) starting drinking gin, but she politely keeps her opinions to himself. When he gets drunk and starts ranting at her, however, she dumps all of his gin out while he's sleeping it off.

* In ''Film/TheAfricanQueen'', missionary Rose Sayer (Creator/KatharineHepburn) doesn't take too kindly to alcohol as Charlie Allnut (Creator/HumphreyBogart) finds out when she dumps out all his gin.

* Many early feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were big supporters of the temperance movement. To a large extent, this was a fig leaf for addressing issues considered unspeakable at the time, particularly DomesticAbuse. A recurring theme in temperance propaganda was that of a seemingly good man who becomes a drunkard, leading him to abuse his wife and drag his family into poverty. At the time, this was also a common story in real life. The ''real'' issue was that the social order was set up so that a woman's livelihood was entirely dependent on the good will of her husband and she had no recourse if he became abusive, or deserted her, or spent the money needed for his family's well-being on boozing and whoring, or failed to provide for her. But in the context of nineteenth-century social mores, it was easier to address that issue by saying that the problem was alcohol made him that way.

* Many early feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were big supporters of the temperance movement. To a large extent, this was a fig leaf for addressing issues considered unspeakable at the time. A recurring theme in temperance propaganda was that of a seemingly good man who becomes a drunkard, leading him to abuse his wife and drag his family into poverty. At the time, this was also a common story in real life. The real issue was that the social order was set up so that a woman's livelihood was entirely dependent on the good will of her husband and she had no recourse if he became abusive or failed to provide for her. But in the context of nineteenth-century social mores, it was easier to address that issue by saying that the problem was alcohol made him that way.

During its long history, alcohol has caused (and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "solved"]]) a myriad of problems. There's no dispute its consumption--especially to excess--has caused damage to countless lives and society in general. Controlling its use has been a problem since the beginning of civilization. The solution of the Dry Crusader is one of complete prohibition.

Often the character will serve as a StrawmanPolitical and usually be PlayedForLaughs. Expect your crusader to [[UnsuspectinglySoused unknowingly imbibe alcohol at some point]] (sometimes an honest accident, sometimes for a prank, sometimes medicinally) and for them [[CantHoldHisLiquor to get hilariously soused]] after one drink. This may [[BreakTheHaughty break some of their pride]] and help them admit that they're [[NotSoAboveItAll only human]], and to be a bit more understanding towards occasional indulgence. Or it could just make them angrier - tricking someone into imbibing a substance they have a moral revulsion to is generally [[DudeNotFunny not a nice thing.]]

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* The KennyRogers telemovie ''The Gambler: The Luck of Draw'' features a group of temperance crusaders who attempt to smash the beer barrels for a cowboy picnic and are almost lynched as a result.