is anyone else sick of anti smoking ads?

chips · **is anyone else sick of anti smoking ads?**

i am! im fed up with people telling me what's good for me. if i wanna smoke, that's my choice.

timpryor · 09-22-2004, 12:02 AM

yes even though i dont smoke and wont its not be/c of those stupid ads it be/c i dont want to. Jesus like the other tim said its your body do what you want to it for christs sake.

**Brent** · 09-22-2004, 12:03 AM

Well I dont have a problem with them having ads against smoking..... but everyone should know by now that smoking kills so they are pointless.

If you want to shorten your one and only life then by all means go for it! Just dont do it around me

**PureVenom** · 09-22-2004, 12:38 AM


Quote: Originally Posted by Brent Well I dont have a problem with them having ads against smoking..... but everyone should know by now that smoking kills so they are pointless. If you want to shorten your one and only life then by all means go for it! Just dont do it around me

It is kind of like helmet laws, seat belt laws, and simular. It should be up to you to take precautions of that sort. If I want to take the chance of getting in an accident without a seat belt, then it should be my parogative. Same with if I want to ride a motorcycle w/o a helmet, should be my parogative.

If you feel the need to smell like an ashtray, by all means don't let me stop you. But like you said, don't bring me into your world. The adds are more annoying than helpful. Although, Canada has a nifty ad campaign. They have pics of really rotted gums, lungs, etc on the package as a "this will happen to you". Quite gross, but interesting at the same time.

Ok, I am done rambling now. Carry on.

redrum · 09-22-2004, 01:49 AM

what they NEED to advertise is how addictive they are and how most people become addicted... because most are the same way. it normally happens from "social smokers" who smoke when they drink. then they get stressed out once and want a cigarette. then it starts happening more often, then they crave it for no reason. i know because it happened to me! my way of not getting too addicted is, i wont buy any packs for myself. i only smoke if i bum someone's cigarette, so it has to be at a social event type thing i guess. i started off with black n milds and then i tried inhaling them (worst thing you can ever do, but i liked the effect) and it didnt feel too bad so i inhale black n milds now, and started inhaling cigarettes while drinking, and now i crave them every now and then. <shrugs> but whatever...

yea, they need to advertise to NOT BE A SOCIAL SMOKER. you think you have control, but you dont. once you start, you get used to it and want it more. it happens!

Thomas91169 · 09-22-2004, 01:57 AM

i hate these dam ads. shut the F*** up and let whoever wants to smoke smoke. by now you know the effects of smoking when youre 5 so by 10 you already know if you want to try it when youre 12 or not. my parents are both smokers, they said i will be too. and guess what, i tried. all my freinds tried. my cousin tried it. my cousins parents were smokers too, he became addicted for a short while. i tried it, and tried it. but guess what, i didnt ever become addicted. i have a anti addiction gene. i smoked just as much as they did but they got addicted. my cousin quit cause he lost in a sprint to me, he used to be the athletic one, and i was the geeky one who laughed at people who lived by "brauns over brains". my best freind=chain smoker. he got addicted like on the 3rd one.

im so sick of the ads. i wish the "big tobacco" could sue the admakers for being annoying. everyone makes their own choices. if they choose to smoke let them. if i choose to not wear my seatbelt and crash its my decision. if i choose to get stoned cause its fun or try E cause getting laid on it is uber cool its my decision.

fast64 · 09-22-2004, 08:02 AM

those ads are annoying as crap (i dont smoke), I especially hate the ads that blame "big tobacco" for everyone that dies from smoking. I mean, the tobacco companies put warnings on the boxes saying you are gonna die from smoking, what else can they do? its not like the tobacco companies created a machine that goes around cities that pins people down, open there mouth, sticks a cigarette in there mouth, lights it, then repeatedly hits them in the lungs making them smoke the cigarette. People just are held accountable for there own actions now adays.

V6STANG007 · 09-22-2004, 08:42 AM

I like the ads, the tobacco companies target America's youth and these ads are like a counter attack, to make young people aware of the dangers of smoking. Ads don't bother me. if u don't want to see them just flip the channel or look away. I used to smoke a lot and truthfully I now do not see the point of inhaling a bunch of smoke, I see no positive outcome from smoking, just spent a bunch of money and could've gotten sick. I am glad I stopped and I'm glad there are people and institutions out there wanting to make people aware of the risks of smoking. They are no trying to tell u what to do, they give u the information, u do what u want with it. It is your choice.

Bane- · 09-22-2004, 10:20 AM

I smoke, and those ads are pretty much stupid besides they are targeting a company that is not allowed to make commercials. If the tobacco companies were allowed to make the commercials, yea they would show people smoking but they would also prally have the surgeon generals warning among other already known facts about smoking and what it does to your body.

**SpectorV** · 09-22-2004, 10:51 AM

smoking is nasty and a horrible habbit, but I do think its a great way to control the population.

**PureVenom** · 09-22-2004, 11:05 AM


Quote: Originally Posted by Bane- I smoke, and those ads are pretty much stupid besides they are targeting a company that is not allowed to make commercials.

And by showing how smoking is bad is a great way to drive the youth to smoke more so than if you had a cig commercial. Think about it, when a rebelious teen sees that smoking is bad, what is the first thing they are going to want to do? Smoke so that they can buck the system. Telling the youth that something is wrong or not to do something is the best way to get them to do it. Just my .02 anyhow.

Kind of like the not me, not now commercials. When the "cool" crowd sees how nerdy most of the kids saying not me, not now are portrayed, they aren't going to want to be in that crowd.

whipster24 · 09-22-2004, 11:25 AM

Well, those things do hurt the general public in that we have to pay for the increased health care costs due to lung cancer, injuries (for people who don't wear helmets, seatbelts, etc)

V6STANG007 · 09-22-2004, 12:13 PM


Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfin ...when a rebelious teen sees that smoking is bad, what is the first thing they are going to want to do? Smoke so that they can buck the system. Telling the youth that something is wrong or not to do something is the best way to get them to do it. ....

And that is just the stupidest attitude one can have. people that act like that are ignorant idiots and deserve what is coming to them. A kid that knows the risks and still decides to smoke has made an educated decision, a kid that smokes to go against what other people are telling him is just a retard.

I think this generation is less into being the "cool" kid and more into being yourself.

**PureVenom** · 09-22-2004, 12:50 PM


Quote: Originally Posted by V6STANG007 And that is just the stupidest attitude one can have. people that act like that are ignorant idiots and deserve what is coming to them. A kid that knows the risks and still decides to smoke has made an educated decision, a kid that smokes to go against what other people are telling him is just a retard. I think this generation is less into being the "cool" kid and more into being yourself.

Wow...don't hold back. What do you really think? lol

What I am trying to say is that if a kid is smart enough to know that you will get cancer from smoking, they don't need to be told in some corny commercial. Those that aren't smart enough to know are the ones that will see the commercial and smoke to buck the system.

While my attitude is the stupidest one can have, it is a valid one. I know a ton of kids that want nothing more than to "beat the man", "go against the grain", etc. This is the same generation that watches Jack Ass and thinks it a great idea to do the same stuff. The same generation that sees something in a video game and thinks it looks like a good idea. The same generation (along with previous generations) that still smoke weed or drink while underage knowing it is illegal but do it to 1. Get High, 2. Get the thrill of breaking the rules. It sure isn't to be an individual. It is to be considered a rebel or to be considered "cool".

While I don't blame movies/music/games/etc for the actions we hear about in the news, the point is that a percentage of todays youth are too stupid for their own good. It is those that will do it because they are told not to.

I know you are probably more in tune with the generation of today as you are probably younger than I, but it is just how I see things.

V6STANG007 · 09-22-2004, 12:55 PM

lol...I meant having the attitude of wanting to "beat the man" or "go against the grain" is the stupidest attitude to have. not yours.lol

**PureVenom** · 09-22-2004, 12:55 PM

Oh, and to be clear, those that do smoke because you want to and not to be cool or to feel like you fit in, I am not saying you are too stupid for your own good. I only refering to those that only do it because they are being told not to. I am not refering to anyone that is educated to the risk and does it for their own reasons.

**PureVenom** · 09-22-2004, 12:58 PM


Quote: Originally Posted by V6STANG007 lol...I meant having the attitude of wanting to "beat the man" or "go against the grain" is the stupidest attitude to have. not yours.lol

Well, wouldn't be the first time I was told my opinion is the stupidest one. I get told that everytime I get in a debate about Chevy/Iraq/Afgan/The US world politics/and any other possibly controversial subject.