Hey, Everybody! My name is Dan Thompson II and I'm one of your classmates. I'm studying Ecology and Natural Evolution and I'm a stout environmentalist. Politically I would be called a liberal but I reject the label. I'm just a person with my own opinions, no point in making it more complicated than that. One day I want to have a part in bringing about global ecological awareness and hopefully start reversing the damage human-kind has already caused their environment.
I have a link pertaining to Tobacco Advertising. Before the harmful effects of cigarettes were known, tobacco companies could advertise without regulation. During World War II tobacco companies issued free cigarettes to soldiers. Tobacco companies advertised very aggressively. Some ads had endorsements from doctors, babies, dentists and even athletes. Once the harmful effects of cigarettes became known the FDA sought to gain control over the industry by labeling cigarettes as an "addictive drug". They succeeded in putting regulations on the tobacco industry and its advertising.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1905530,00.html
This is a very good article, and i believe that the FDA should ban cigarette companies from advertising as much as they do now even though it is very little.
ReplyDeleteI can understand why so many places are banned from smoking but i don't understand why the government doesn't ban smoking all together, maybe its because of the tax on them that the government wants.
ReplyDeleteI think it is interesting that even though these kinds of companies know they are selling something harmful to people they still choose to sell them their products. Even though they have restrictions that they do they still find ways to make their products seem harmless.
ReplyDeleteI don't think advertising cigarettes is effective on people. I smoke and I don't even look a advertisements. I don't think many people start smoking just because they see an ad for it.
ReplyDeletei like how in the new bill that they are talking about, the advertising has to be so far away from many different things.
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