# When did Time Magazine start back with showing people smoking in print ads? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 23, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630 "2004-09-23T04:55:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/1 "2004-09-23T04:55:34Z")
When did Time Magazine start back with showing people smoking in print ads? I was a little surprised by this pic, but maybe I’ve missed the other stuff. Is this a new policy or am I slow on the uptake re noticing this? [Here is pic of the ad in question.](http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cpeek001/camel4.JPG%22) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/2 "2004-09-23T04:57:22Z")
Previw is my pal [Picture Here](http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cpeek001/camel4.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/3 "2004-09-23T13:39:07Z")
Since we’re in MPSIMS, I can make a couple WAGs. 1. They originally agreed to stop showing people smoking in ads. They did so. 2. Camel premiered Joe Camel, who was not a people. They showed Joe smoking. 3. That there’s a drawing, not a real person. They can show him smoking, too. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/4 "2004-09-23T21:41:04Z")
Hmm. This was supposed to go in GQ. I’ll ask a mod to delete this and repost there. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/5 "2004-09-23T21:47:35Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Hmm. This was supposed to go in GQ. I’ll ask a mod to delete this and repost there. I thought my eyes were playing tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2004, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/6 "2004-09-23T21:50:22Z")
It is; there’s an ] at the beginning of the thread title, though. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/7 "2004-09-24T14:09:00Z")
Why, is it offensive? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-time-magazine-start-back-with-showing-people-smoking-in-print-ads/265630/8 "2004-09-24T14:22:13Z")
Technically, no, it’s not offensive, any more than showing people running around outside without sunblock on, but for a long time, it was either illegal or Just Not Done, like taking pictures of FDR climbing in and out of his wheelchair.