Oh, when did you make any cite that supports the claim that smoking is more prevalent in media today than it was in smoking’s heyday?
The only cites I’ve seen you put out don’t say anything like what you have claimed, contain somewhat dubious methodology, and also are decades old, so say nothing about today. In fact, those studies predate legislation that makes illegal the very behavior you claim is on the rise.
They don’t back your claim in the slightest. Not at all. That’s not science that you are putting forward, but entirely baseless assertions with no evidence whatsoever. Pretty much the opposite of science.
Did you put out some new cites that I missed somewhere?
I don’t know how people can argue against it. Cigarettes are evilly addictive, which is why I remain a smoker to this day, and wish I wasn’t. This is a strong addiction. Far easier for me to stop drinking, though it’s fair to note that it was due to being told I have cirrhosis also. I never missed it.
When I try to stop smoking though…ergh, its all I can think about.
The tobacco industry has a very strong influence in Switzerland.
Social smoking is still very common in Switzerland. I know some people who quit smoking in the last two years, because they stopped going out.
And I know others who now smoke more, because they were already at home, where they could smoke freely. Going back to the office means that they can no longer smoke at their desks.
Basically, it seems that quitting, or not even starting in the first place, is not that simple. And there are enough people who do enjoy smoking tobacco, and the industry is still strong enough, to keep tobacco attractive and legal.
FWIW, Disney has a blanket ban on any characters smoking in its movies. Apparently Warner Brothers does as well, at least in The Batman. Colin Farrell really wanted the Penguin to smoke cigars, but the studio wouldn’t let him.
Which led to a meta moment of sorts in Disney’s Saving Mr. Banks: P. L. Travers storms into Walt Disney’s office just as he’s stubbing out a cigarette, and he hurriedly explains that he never lets anyone see him smoking, because “it encourages bad habits.”
Which is evidence that smoking is now strongly discouraged in movies. Not only is it not common, but it’ll actually get you a harsher rating just for having it.
No idea what this has to do with anything, but I get that this is one of your weird little obsessions, and there’s no point in talking to you about it, so I won’t.
Smoking has been drastically reduced in all areas of life in the last 25 years and anyone who has seen a recent movie, other than Nightmare Alley, should know that this extends to popular films.
I checked the parents guide on IMDB for what it had to say about smoking for the top ten films in 1996 and 2021. Here are the results…
1996
Independence Day - Characters smoke cigars as a celebration for “victory.” Cigars are featured continiously throughout the film
Twister - None
Mission: Impossible - Some characters are seen smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages
The Rock - Some casual drinking and smoking, non-abusive
The Nutty Professor - None
Ransom - There’s some drinking/smoking
The Birdcage - One or two instances of smoking
A Time to Kill - Many people drink and smoke at bars and restaurants
101 Dalmatians - Cruella smokes a cigarette in a long cigarette holder
The First Wives Club - A woman is seen drinking and smoking at the beginning of the film
2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home - None
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - None
Venom: Let There Be Carnage - A man stomps out a cigarette butt
Black Widow - None
F9: The Fast Saga - None
Eternals - None
No Time to Die - None
A Quiet Place Part II - None
Ghostbusters: Afterlife - None
Free Guy - None
That’s 8 of 10 films with actual smoking compared to one cigarette butt. It’s not even close.
In 1996 a G rated Disney movie had a main character that smoked. In 2021 a James Bond movie has no smoking at all.
This ridiculous tangent has been brought to you by Lucky Strike.
