2007-02-17 03:46:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
IT LOOKS REALLY STUPID
2007-02-17 03:47:20 · update #1
marketing 101.
to sell their crap, that's why.
2007-02-17 03:51:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, based on what we now know today, smoking is dangerous and people shouldn't smoke.
At the same time, the stigma still hasn't entirely caught on, and unfortunately, it is still considered and perceived as "cool" by many. Plus, if you've got enough people in the movie smoking, and then it comes out and activists and rights groups make a big stink about it, well, hey, it's free publicity for the movie, right? (I'm not saying this is correct or ethical, but you can't deny that this is the way things work sometimes....)
I know. It makes no sense. Have you seen Thank You For Smoking? They have a great part of the story where they try to get people in the movie business to write smoking into scripts. It's funny.
2007-02-17 11:52:29 · answer #2 · answered by Amy K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well in real life people smoke, so why not. your question seems to be biased. it is also up to the actor to choose to smoke. have you ever seen the movie rounders? in that movie it was written in that Edward Norton's character was a smoker. however he refused to.
2007-02-17 11:52:02 · answer #3 · answered by glass. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought that everyone knew smoking makes you look **cool**.
2007-02-17 12:17:33 · answer #4 · answered by trm 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋