I am not sure if you have seen the very graphic and very real anti-smoking ads on TV.
I do not smoke and I never smoked.
The anti-smoking ads are very gruesome. Two times in the last week I started to watch some show on TV and one of those advs came up. I switched the channel and did not watch the program I was going to watch.
I do not want to see that stuff on my TV set.
I am not sure how odd I am or if there are others like me but seeing that sort of stuff just is to emotional for me.
I do not watch horror movies for that reason. I do not watch a lot of movies that have the rest of you love because they are painful to my system.
Now I am trying to watch some TV show and I have the gruesome sick anti-smoking ads pop up.
I do not know if they can not broadcast when kids are watching TV or not. If that is the case then they will force me to me only watch TV during kid safe hours.
“Federal health officials unveiled a graphic new anti-smoking campaign featuring testimonials from ex-smokers about the toll of tobacco on their health.
These aren't the usual public service announcements. The $54 million "Tips from Smokers" campaign marks the first time the federal government plans to pay to run anti-smoking ads nationwide, officials said.
The ads will run for 12 weeks on TV, on the radio, in magazines and newspapers, on billboards, online and elsewhere beginning March 19, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which developed the campaign.
One ad, for example, features a woman who has a hole in her neck and has to speak through a small speaker in her throat because of cancer…” NPR
Just wonderful… Not only are they pushing this into my face but it is costing $54 million dollars of tax money.
OK OK I understand that if people give up smoking because of it then it saves many lives. I also fully understand that if some people give up smoking it will save us all billions and billions of dollars in health care costs. I also understand that if people can say healthy they can work and pay taxes.
But I do not want to see advs.
I agree with you on this one. I don't want to see it and I definitely do not want the kids to see this either. I try to turn it or walk away from the TV but the kids watch their TV so I miss it. For 54 million the feds could offer to those who want to quit,free nicorette products.A friend of mine used the gum and it helped him but it was more costly then his cigerettes. I feel we are one step closer to loosing are freedom to choose as Americans.
I guess we can stop watching TV. It shouldn't be forced on people
especially those who do not smoke.
Posted by: [email protected] | Thursday, April 05, 2012 at 22:20
Smoking is definitely no-good. I haven't seen the ads... I'll research on it.
Posted by: Quitting smoking cold turkey | Wednesday, May 09, 2012 at 02:46