Only toddlers believe in Santa Claus. No kids above 3 years old will believe in Santa so what’s so bad about Santa smoking?
Sure, the ho ho ho guy may be fictitious but he is a jolly good fellow that supposed to give presents to the good and obedient kids on Christmas Eve. He may not be real but he is a symbol of goodness and wholesomeness. Now, this beautifully illustrated and painted vintage ad is telling me that Santa is sharing the spirit of Christmas by smoking himself, huh? He is also encouraging me to smoke and give my loved ones “a gift of pleasure” (i.e., a present of cigarettes) just don’t go down well with me.
Santa is not spreading the spirit of Christmas. Santa is not asking you and me to give gifts of goodness or gifts of pleasure.
Instead Santa is asking you and me to inhale nicotine, tar and lots of harmful chemicals that’s proven by scientists to cause cancer and respiratory diseases. Santa is asking you and me to damage our own health and at the same time, poison others too. I don’t intend to be his accomplice. I don’t intend to be a murderer.
No thanks, this cannot be the spirit of Christmas. After all, I had successfully quit smoking and I’m not turning back. I had burnt an important part of my life away and I’m done with smoking. You want to buy cigarettes, I would rather you go pick up some smoking aids to quit smoking
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Back in the 1950s and 1960s, cigarettes as Christmas gifts were promoted heavily. This is evident with this vintage advertisement showcasing here with the former president Ronald Reagan touting Chesterfield cigarette. Fortunately, laws and regulations forbade such blatant cigarette advertising. Unfortunately, subtle ads are still allowed. Good imaginary with clever copy would still able to deliver the same message.
Advertising will more or less influence and encourage people to smoke. But is it the fault of the cigarette companies or advertising that there are so many people smoking? It’s a chicken and egg debate and I won’t go into it here. The point here is don’t go buy anyone cigarettes or cigars as Christmas presents!
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In 1950, Marlboros were promoted as a cigarette for mothers. Can you imagine mums puffing away and the innocent babies, toddlers and children growing up as passive smokers inhaling all the poison? I shuddered at the thought of it. I have found these ads, supposedly from 1950, that advised mummies to take a puff to release stress. Thankfully, this notion never caught on.
However, famous advertising guru Leo Burnett helped the company to reposition Marlboro as a rugged man’s cigarette by inventing Marlboro Man. You know, rugged men galloping on fast horses on rugged countryside. Until then, filter cigarettes were not for real men. Well, Marlboro got Leo Burnett to thank and the world got more smokers than necessary.
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