tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post3908801562079101674..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Smokin' hot re: smoking bans on stage and screenThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-2499593081372097852008-07-08T21:47:00.000-05:002008-07-08T21:47:00.000-05:00"But many among us are afraid that by showing this..."But many among us are afraid that by showing this smoking behavior on screen our young people will emulate it."<BR/><BR/>Yup, there's that double-standard thing in action again...<BR/><BR/>The people who're bellyaching about the negative effects of tobacco-use in the media upon their tender children are likely the very same ones who see absolutely nothing wrong with li'l Johnny playing Grand Theft Auto 4, Call of Duty, or any of a dozen other gratuitously violent videogames.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-81107170459410407222008-07-08T21:41:00.000-05:002008-07-08T21:41:00.000-05:00Seems awfully funny that most people have no probl...Seems awfully funny that most people have no problem - and many are even quite zealous - with demonizing tobacco yet nobody would dare cast a disparaging glare at alchohol. We're so gullable that we buy into the "If you drink & drive, you'll get busted" bunk yet there are no bars I'm aware of that do not have parking lots. Who's driving home from the bar? People who've been boozing it up. Don't even try to con me with that "designated driver" nonsense.<BR/><BR/>I'm not opposed to alchohol in general, but I'll bet that more traffic-related fatalities can be attributed to Miller Lite than Marlboro...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-1678780405437328242008-07-08T17:29:00.000-05:002008-07-08T17:29:00.000-05:00You can't take out smoking without really messing ...You can't take out smoking without really messing with the character of many shows. A while back, we saw a local production of 'Requiem for a Heavyweight', and they did offer a caveat about how there would be smoking in the show. I agree, that the cigars were an integral part of the production as Rod Serling wrote it in the 50's. The seamy underbelly of boxing in the day was enhanced by the cigars (the boxing business and cigars do stink together)...Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330927601223362873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-53141434130688215392008-07-08T14:47:00.000-05:002008-07-08T14:47:00.000-05:00I don't see the difference either. Movies, televi...I don't see the difference either. Movies, television, all kinds of 'entertainment' don't necessarily glamorize smoking and other problematic behaviors, but they do portray them as normal. I do wonder - <I>are</I> these behaviors normal? Is the entertainment industry merely reflecting the norm, or is society adopting many behaviors because they think it's normal, accepted and OK?<BR/><BR/>Whatever. I have to agree with banning smoking onstage. At least in the movies and on TV you don't have to smell the smoke. The least I would want is a huge warning so I would know that I could never attend that play. Of course that's a whole other thing - where I get frustrated about all the places I can't go, or won't subject myself to, because of the smokers who will be there.bcmomtoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890142175838239035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-48959015575395526442008-07-08T10:15:00.000-05:002008-07-08T10:15:00.000-05:00Curmudgeon -An excellent Blog on which I wholehear...Curmudgeon -<BR/><BR/>An excellent Blog on which I wholeheartedly agree. <BR/><BR/>As a teen in the late 50's and early 60's I did not smoke (I started when I went into the Army). I don't believe that any actor or actress encouraged me to smoke by smoking in the movies or on television.<BR/><BR/>By the way, you may find my Blog today of interest.<BR/><BR/>The Beach BumThe Beach Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459921418291067269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-62371976957221849542008-07-08T08:57:00.000-05:002008-07-08T08:57:00.000-05:00i'm the wrong one to ask because i won't go anywhe...i'm the wrong one to ask because i won't go anywhere near smoke any more. it's that whole lung removed/lung cancer thingy... and it still sucks. just sayin'.<BR/><BR/>smiles, bee<BR/>tyvcEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-26263276572021798012008-07-08T06:26:00.000-05:002008-07-08T06:26:00.000-05:00WOW! Under that standard, the Andy Griffith show a...WOW! Under that standard, the Andy Griffith show and I Love Lucy would get the adults only rating.<BR/><BR/>I complain on forums about language used by radio personalities and I'm told to grow up and change stations.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08322086604599640345noreply@blogger.com