Just last weekend, I was watching
The Twilight Zone on DVD and the host of the show was promoting cigarettes at the end of the program. He said that cigarettes were
tasty,
healthy and
chic. But back then (in the 1950's) people didn't know cigarettes were bad. Heck, even doctor's recommended them!
Angela is right, it's all about self-education. And that's hard to do when the media and society persuades you to behave in a certian way. Many people say smoking is bad, but yet they abuse their health in other ways. Children look at this and say "
Daddy doesn't smoke, but he drinks. What's wrong if I smoke? He's no better than me. I'm not doing anything wrong." We have to set examples in the home first,
if we want our children to respect their health
Check out this advertisment from the 1950's and you'll understand just how much control the media has over people.
More Doctors Smoke Camels (1950's)