Tobacco ads that tell teens not to smoke?

What to you think of the RJ Reynolds TV ads that tell adults to talk to their kids about not smoking?

At some point in time, all current smokers will be dead - trust me on this. Does it make sense that a big tobacco company would say 'future market share, don't buy our product'?

Of course not.

By the way, outside of the US, advertising regulations are much more lax. The tobacco companies are doing a very effective job targeting teens (especially young women) in Europe and Asia.

If one child is spared by a 'don't smoke' message, then the campaign is worthwhile. But it isn't about that.

It's about a megacompany wrapping the cloak of good corporate citizen around themselves (to comply with US ad laws) while exploiting the same (and bigger) audiences in foreign countries.

Is anyone outraged by this spin?

It actually goes deeper than that. Tobacco companies are not allowed to advertise on TV or radio in the US.
BUT, now they can advertise, and put their name out their, without actually advertising the product. Now they use the guise of an anti-smoking commercial to push their product, and brand loyalty on adults and children alike. This should be the outrage. Before they were not allowed to advertise at all, now they have found a loophole, posing in the interest of non-smokers and anti-smoking. This should be stopped.

It does seem odd at first that a tobacco company would be making televisions ads to warn about the dangers of teen smoking, but when you realize that this was part of the settlement of a massive lawsuit it sudddenly becomes crystal clear.

Corporate good citizen has nothing to do with it. It's all about the money.
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Yes hate it, Philip Morris, the makers of Marlboro dose it all the time.
I could have had an extra 10 years with my family if I had never smoked.

Thankyou Mr Tobacco company.

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The big companies pay stars to be seen smoking so to be attractive to the younger generation.

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If you smoke I hope you stop soon.

I have and feel GREAT!