So Woody Allen doesnt want to screen his movie 'Blue Jasmine' in India because of the cigarette smoking disclaimer ads.
Here is the plug-in:
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/1898433/report-woody-allen-finds-indian-anti-tobacco-ad-distracting-cancels-film-screening
I feel its okay if one film doesn't get screened in India. Big deal. If the campaign hits hard in disgusting at-least one person out of the nicotine habit , its good. I have seen the ads in the theater, they are annoying but so is the habit of smoking.
I see governments taking up the cause to spread awareness against cigarettes. The Newzealand government has an entire campaign going on:
http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regulation-health-and-disability-system/smokefree-law
The US too has banned smoking in public areas in most states:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smoking_bans_in_the_United_States
I dont know if this really works. Because I am constantly trying to not passively smoke when I am out and about. Especially in the bus stops. We have to wait out atleast 5 minutes for the bus. I am sure I am reducing a minute of my life passively smoking in that wait time. Invariably, I am moving around the bus stop to avoid the smokers.
I wish bus stops would also be included in the smoke-ban areas.
Why dont they totally ban the cancer stick ? Obviously, they wont! The tobacco industry will go beserk and the governments get a lot a moolah out of it .Also who says when something is banned, it isnt around anymore? Isnt prostituion illegal in India? Arent drugs banned?
Here is the plug-in:
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/1898433/report-woody-allen-finds-indian-anti-tobacco-ad-distracting-cancels-film-screening
I feel its okay if one film doesn't get screened in India. Big deal. If the campaign hits hard in disgusting at-least one person out of the nicotine habit , its good. I have seen the ads in the theater, they are annoying but so is the habit of smoking.
I see governments taking up the cause to spread awareness against cigarettes. The Newzealand government has an entire campaign going on:
http://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/regulation-health-and-disability-system/smokefree-law
The US too has banned smoking in public areas in most states:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smoking_bans_in_the_United_States
I dont know if this really works. Because I am constantly trying to not passively smoke when I am out and about. Especially in the bus stops. We have to wait out atleast 5 minutes for the bus. I am sure I am reducing a minute of my life passively smoking in that wait time. Invariably, I am moving around the bus stop to avoid the smokers.
I wish bus stops would also be included in the smoke-ban areas.
Why dont they totally ban the cancer stick ? Obviously, they wont! The tobacco industry will go beserk and the governments get a lot a moolah out of it .Also who says when something is banned, it isnt around anymore? Isnt prostituion illegal in India? Arent drugs banned?
Yeah right. I was under the impression it's banned at bus stops.. just checked it's just banned at bus stands/stations! Pity.
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