[thechat] Smoking in the US
Madhu Menon
webguru at vsnl.net
Fri Jan 17 15:10:00 CST 2003
At 02:26 AM 18-01-03, Erika Meyer wrote:
>Unfortunately as with many things it seems like the corporations
>target the easiest victims...
Perhaps. No billion dollar lawsuits in this part of the world. :(
>on the rise still, I believe, in women: smoking ads portray smoking
>as something independent women do -
Here in India, we have ads that show successful executives and movie stars
smoking, and suggesting that smoking is a sign of success. You have ad
lines like "Live life King Size" and "The taste of success". I heard the
Indian government was drawing up a law preventing alcohol and ciggie ads
from doing that. Still waiting...
>- or all thru my childhood it was
>that way. Remember Virginia Slims "You've come a long way baby" --
So *that's* where that line comes from!
I've always wondered.
Where does the "You love me; you realllly love me" line come from? Some
Oscar acceptance speech?
Thanks,
Madhu
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