Anti-Cigarette Comertials

I know this is way off topic, but I would like to hear opinions from you guys.

I am not a cigarette smoker, but I would say I have to disagree with SOME anti-cigarette comertials. I will aim to one specifically. Theres one that says "every year thousands of babies get sick from second hand smoke, but the companies dont want to hear about it" not exact quote but thats where they were getting at.

I think that they shouldnt be aiming at the cigarette manufacturers for these problems. Becuase its not their fault that their parents exposed their little babies to their own second hand smoke, or someone elses. I mean would it make sense to blame car companies for babies deaths in car accidents?

I am sorry if this thread annoys you becuase of how off topic this is, but I just want to hear what you have to say.

Peace easy

 

what they're probably trying to do is get to the root of the problem. if people have a more negative view on the tabacco companies then they're more likely to vote for laws that will come closer to driving them out of business, then there's no second hand smoke to sicken babies. but i do agree with you that it's not the company's fault that some people smoke in front of their kids.

 

I completly agree with what you said. Its not the ciggerette companys fault that babies, or even people in general, get sick or lung cancer from second hand smoke. Parents shouldnt be smoking around their baby in the first place, and smokers should have the right decency to not smoke around other peoples babies, or other people that are around them.

Smokers should have the same right as other people that dont smoke, but they should respect it if people dont want smoke around them.

Ciggerette companys make ciggerettes to please customers, and although they create a product that can kill people, they are providing a service to the people, and anti-ciggerette ad's should not try to force people their propaganda down peoples throats...if this is kind of making since, im sort of stoned

 

they got antiweed and they should have pro weed
they should take cigerattess out of business so everyone smokes weed
that would be better then everyone smoking cigs

 

i knwo i smoke cigs and when i have a kid imma kick his ass if he starts smokin cigs

 

One thing about cigarrette laws that pisses me off is the amount of money spent to make cigarettes fire safe (here in NY anyway). My grandpa is an old school cigarette connoisseur and he said the number of fires actually started by cigarettes is such an inconsequential number that the law about it is just bullshit. I hate cigarettes though so i dont really give two shits about commericals pro or against them. The only thing that makes me mad is passing all these laws and spending money for ridiculous reasons when there are a lot more problems here (education, teacher contracts and unemployment) that need attention instead of cigarettes.

 

I, unlike most of my friends.. don't smoke cigarettes... only pot.

Theres no benefit to smokin cigs...

And yes I do disagree with those anti-cig commercials... espcially with the anti-drugs ones. They crack me up.

There was this one I saw... while stoned, where these kids were sitting on couches, wasted... and one of them had a gun and said, "hey man.. check this gun out", and the other's like, "is it loaded?", and then he's like, "nah man..." then... BOOM. Blows the other kid's brains out! How unrealistic! Ha ha ha.

PS. Red barchetta is one of my fav. Rush songs.

 

well I totally disagree with those commercials, if you want to smoke its your choice, so Im gonna go light a marb

 

my favorite rush song is the big money, and maybe limelight. Ive gone to 4 of their concerts

Yah those ones where the incredibly high kids always do something stupid on those commertials........it wouldnt really happen, you agree? I mean when your stoned and driving you become very paranoid and cautious. Or you would be too scared to pull out your dads gun, or even point it at someone.

 

I really enjoy cigarettes, and I don't smoke more than like 5 or so a week. When it comes down to it, the real risk of smoking is not controlling the amount you smoke from the addiction. Personally, if i ever stop really feeling the cigarette buzz, i just cut back until it returns, otherwise what's the point?

Oh, and to any of you people out there that think because you can google "cigarette statistics" you have the right to drop numbers on me like you know me, fuck off.

To the rest of you, much love.

 

chill man, i dont see any statistics on this thread>?

 

yes, all their doing is providing a service, that may or may not kill people. Kind of like black market bombs to terrorists... who know's if they'll use them. ok, so ciggs and terrorist is going way way to much outta context, i know, but my point is, they are serving death to people. I think most of the adds are alright, except the occasional stupid one, (like babies), but i don't think they're really trying to attack the main companies. I think they're trying to get either kids or adults who arent already addicted to ciggs (and for those of you who do smoke, i have nothing against you, it's a choice, and an addiction, and nothing wrong with that), but, they're trying to show the non-smoking people, or the people who might end up smoking, that, they are alot of things they cigg companies do, that are wrong and they don't have answers for, and there are alot of tihngs people arent aware about. Rhasta Penguin, i didn't mean to offend oyu at all, if i did. If i did, why don't you come on down and we'll smoke a session, to make amends... obviously im baked, but the offer still stands.

 

Perhaps if they supplanted all the anti pot commercials with anti cig commecials it would be much better.

 

people can choose to hang themselves with their underwear, but you don't see anti-underwear commercials. the tobacco companies just market a very popular product, they're not forcing anyone to smoke, so i can't say that i really agree with those truth commercials. people should know the risks of smoking before they start, it's not like the facts are hidden.

 

i personally enjoy anti-pot commercials, they are better than 80% of comedy now shown on cable.

 

Underwear companies sell underwear, to people so they can wear underwear. Wearing it doesn't kill you. Cigg companies sell ciggs to smoke. smoking kills you. and not alot of people do know how bad they really are, especially young naive kids, who don't know how bad it really is.

 

i think most of the cigarette commercials are at least realistic, like giving facts...unlike the anti-bud commercials that sensationalize everything like someone mentioned with the kid shooting his friend. i dont smoke cigs but i still think that the commercials are pointless because in my opinion it will cause like 5 people tops to stop smoking. i heard the reason there are so many is because some company won a lawsuit against a tobacco company, does anyone know if this is true?

 

Several peole have actually won law suits. There was a movie based on a true story about it too, but i can't remember what it was call. Anti-bud commercials are so bad. I saw this one where it is all serious and show's this guy all ready to do a karate chop on a wooden board, and its all seirous and tense, and he hits and it misses and it swings up and smacks him in the head. And then it goes on about how it "could perminatly damage your brain"

another commercial i liked was one i saw thazt was pro pot. its a convo between a pro-pot guy, and a DEA guy.
"so, the money i spend on drugs, may possibly support terrorism and violence" - PP
"yes, thats right" - DEA
"and that's why it is illegal" - PP
"yes, you are correct" - DEA
"but, alcohol, even though it more dangerous, is legal, because it is controlled by the government, and regulated by liqour stores" - PP
"yes, this is true, now you understand how everything works" - DEA
"so, you're saying... if pot was then legallized, and controlled and regulated by the government... it'd be ok then??" - PP

"umm...:S did i say that?" - DEA

 

I think the aim should be to pass laws about the contents of cigarettes, ensuring that all ingredients that are harmful to the body in any way must be written somewhere on every packet (aha poses a problem doesnt it)

and that certain chemicals are made illegal

thats where the true problem lies. caus, smoking plain tobacco is like smoking weed (thuogh not exactly of course), but smoking cigarettes is very different because of teh thousands of chemicals they put into cigarettes for bad reasons.

i think if this was done, then cigarettes would be much less of a problem

technology should go into finding a burnable substance thatdoes the least damage to your lungsd ass possible, which could then make an alternative smoking substance, but with nicotine

 

it's a known fact that tobacco companies knowingly up'ed the amount of nicotine in ciggs on purpose, to get people more addicted. Thats why some tobacco companies got lawsuits against them for millions and lost. other chemicals get in there from pesticides when growing it, and preservatives to keep them a bit fresh and siht. so if pot was legallized, aside from the nicotine, if they started selling those in stores, im pretty confident that then pot will have chemicals in tehm, and then that'll become a huge deal too.