Anti-Tobacco Industry Commercials

**Valigarmander** · 07-09-2009, 02:11 AM

Because smokers are poor, innocent babies who have had cigarettes forced down their throats by evil, genocide-hungry tobacco producers, while being told they were smoking completely harmless happy rainbows.

People who buy cigarettes aren't defenseless or being taken advantage of. They're adults, who make a conscious decision to smoke. Similarly, tobacco industry executives aren't evil masterminds trying to irradicate the human race. They're just businessmen selling another thing that people want.

Now, I don't smoke, and I'd prefer people didn't. But most of these anti-smoking commercials come off more as anti-tobacco industry commercials. It's just the way most of these commercials are made that irritates me. I don't care is one tobacco executive weaseled his way into his position, that has nothing at all to do with smoking, and there are people in other industries who have done far worse things. Should we boycott those, too?

Kargath · 07-09-2009, 04:01 AM

I'm not sure what American anti-smoking ads are like, but the ones here don't say anything about the tobacco industry.

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**Loot** · 07-09-2009, 07:53 AM

I like how one of the recent pot commercials has some guy who's been dressed up like a stereotyped pot head is all "WANT A HIT" and the commercial has a bunch of other stereotyped pot heads on the "DO IT" side while they have the typical "successful"* people on the "DON'T DO IT DUMBASS". Remember, you have a choice! A choice to say no.

* I stress the quotations mark here since there is an astronaut in there. Apparently you need to be the equivalent of a NASA scientist to be considered good in the Anti-Tobacco world.

Robotazy · 07-09-2009, 08:26 AM

SUCCESS EQUALS NO NEGATIVE QUALITIES.

GOT NEGATIVE QUALITIES? YOU FAIL.

Eagle Eye · 07-09-2009, 12:26 PM

The 5-Hour energy drink commercials are getting there for me.

Although I use those.

**Loot** · 07-09-2009, 12:40 PM

Oh, God, the 5-Hour Energy commercials piss me off so much.

***CaptHayfever*** · 07-09-2009, 02:23 PM

^"Don't drink energy drinks! Drink 5 Hour Energy"...drink.
"It's not a drink, more of a shot"...which any barkeep will tell you is a drink.

I always thought the point of the "Truth" commercials was to attack the major tobacco companies. Get enough people pissed off at them to kill their marketing, make smoking uncool to kids who don't already do it ("hey, do you wanna buy something made by a bunch of heartless liars who don't care whether you live or die?"), that sort of thing.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

07-09-2009, 02:11 AM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,701 Times in 2,581 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Anti-Tobacco Industry Commercials Because smokers are poor, innocent babies who have had cigarettes forced down their throats by evil, genocide-hungry tobacco producers, while being told they were smoking completely harmless happy rainbows. People who buy cigarettes aren't defenseless or being taken advantage of. They're adults, who make a conscious decision to smoke. Similarly, tobacco industry executives aren't evil masterminds trying to irradicate the human race. They're just businessmen selling another thing that people want. Now, I don't smoke, and I'd prefer people didn't. But most of these anti-smoking commercials come off more as anti-tobacco industry commercials. It's just the way most of these commercials are made that irritates me. I don't care is one tobacco executive weaseled his way into his position, that has nothing at all to do with smoking, and there are people in other industries who have done far worse things. Should we boycott those, too?

07-09-2009, 07:53 AM	#3
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	I like how one of the recent pot commercials has some guy who's been dressed up like a stereotyped pot head is all "WANT A HIT" and the commercial has a bunch of other stereotyped pot heads on the "DO IT" side while they have the typical "successful"* people on the "DON'T DO IT DUMBASS". Remember, you have a choice! A choice to say no. * I stress the quotations mark here since there is an astronaut in there. Apparently you need to be the equivalent of a NASA scientist to be considered good in the Anti-Tobacco world.

07-09-2009, 08:26 AM	#4
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	SUCCESS EQUALS NO NEGATIVE QUALITIES. GOT NEGATIVE QUALITIES? YOU FAIL.

07-09-2009, 12:26 PM	#5
Eagle Eye Diddy bops Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 15,014 Thanks: 1,616 Thanked 1,084 Times in 597 Posts	The 5-Hour energy drink commercials are getting there for me. Although I use those.

07-09-2009, 12:40 PM	#6
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	Oh, God, the 5-Hour Energy commercials piss me off so much.

07-09-2009, 02:23 PM	#7
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	^"Don't drink energy drinks! Drink 5 Hour Energy"...drink. "It's not a drink, more of a shot"...which any barkeep will tell you is a drink. I always thought the point of the "Truth" commercials was to attack the major tobacco companies. Get enough people pissed off at them to kill their marketing, make smoking uncool to kids who don't already do it ("hey, do you wanna buy something made by a bunch of heartless liars who don't care whether you live or die?"), that sort of thing. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"