In our Prevention and Education Class (HS255) we talked about cultural shifts regarding smoking cigarettes. We talked about how as early as 20 years ago you could smoke anywhere you wanted, anytime, even airplanes and busses. Cigarette ads were everywhere and cigarette companies used to publicly sponsor events.
Fast forward 20 years to attitudes about smoking today. They have changed drastically.
I have been a concert goer for 25 years. I grew up smoking cigarettes in clubs. I had a cigarette holder with a clasp. Sometimes I used one of those "sexy" cigarette holders just like Audrey Hepburn. Smoking was a part of my wardrobe. Yet, this weekend, at the Nine Inch Nails concert when one bored man sitting near me decided to light up, I immediately wanted to flee.
Many people, smokers and non-smokers alike express a similar sentiment when subjected to smoking in public. How and why does a shift like this happen? Well, for starters, you might want to pick up a book titled The Tipping Point because I think it explains everything.
On another note, I quit smoking by using hypnosis and now I hypnotize people to quit smoking (among other things). So, it is only natural for me to end here and leave you with a very popular and socially acceptable form of hypnosis: recorded information played repeatedly.
Notice how singer Tex Williams isn't upset with the dangers or smell of cigarettes, only the fact that they take up so much time and that he's tired of waiting for people to get another smoke. Today you can't see anything related to smoking without also hearing how bad it is for you. That's the power of lobbying and repetition at work. Enjoy the video!
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I am glad to read this post. As a female, smoking is more harmful to me than it is for men.
That seems too good to be true, don’t you think?