Does smoking shown in movies, tv, and on the stage promote it to children?

Question

It's a big controversy, whether or not smoking should be allowed to be shown on screen or not. I personally think that is a good character choice and developmental to the state of the character.

Answer 1

Smoking in movies, TV and stage encourages children to smoke because it is sterotyping when they like the actor or actress. They want to do what the actor or actress does.

Answer 2

If I see a cool guy (Steve McQueen or James Dean for example) or even worse a really hot girl on tv smoking I want to have a cigerette.

I am older and should know better, what chance have the kids got as they uise the TV now for almost all of teh developmental cues

Answer 3

To some extent, yes. If it is conveyed as a cool thing to do; then it will be emulated. Things like this can often be taken out of context...so even if is incidental...someone will still pick up on it. I guess the most important thing would be to educate our young to the dangers...they won't acknowledge it...but they hear us anyway...and at least someone told them. Not everyone who picks them up will continue...so there is hope. I don't think it makes any difference when you are older...and therefore not necessary to ban it from adult subject matter...but we should pay more attention to what is being viewed by our impressionable youth.

Answer 4

It says to the kids that smoking IS okay. If someone famous does it, then it must be okay, right? A character can be developed and defined in other ways.

Answer 5

I would'nt say it promoted it unless there were children smoking the ciggarettes.It definetly encourages the idea.

Answer 6

its possible that it does
i think so