DARE had the balls to tell me that smoking wasn’t cool. Listen, I’m with you on every other reason smoking is gross and awful and I’m never gonna do it. But smoking is cool. We spent decades being shown how cool it was, even long after we knew it was killing the end users, of course we think it’s cool.
Smoking is awful. Terrible habit. Smells bad, terrible for you, all around disgusting.
But in a movie? Sexy and cool as fuck.
Pretty sure that big tobacco encouraged the associations with cigarettes and ‘cool characters’ to get kids to smoke.
Source: I started smoking as a teenager because of movies.
I’m In the Mood For love has some of the most beautiful cigarette scenes.
I’m In the Mood For love has some of the most beautiful cigarette scenes.
DARE had the balls to tell me that smoking wasn’t cool. Listen, I’m with you on every other reason smoking is gross and awful and I’m never gonna do it. But smoking is cool. We spent decades being shown how cool it was, even long after we knew it was killing the end users, of course we think it’s cool.