The hate smokers seem to get.

TheMightyAnonym

That's precisely what the images do. It's not like anyone is ever going to notice that little rectangle of space that the surgeon general gets on the side of the box.

And I still say that everyone needs to stop whining.

The images *do* tend look kinda badass.

MillerCross

Yes, but see, those images basically are telling you "THIS IS YOU FROM THE FUTURE. A YOU WITH A HOLE IN YOUR NECK!"

They shouldn't do that. They should just say "Cigarretes are addictive" or "Cigarettes cause respiratory deficiencies"

ninjaclown

I don't mind if you guys smoke, but I really wish you didn't. Makes going to the dentist painful and pointless.

If you guys want to quit, I've got the PERFECT solution.

IanExMachina

Vorpy

Isn't this great. I can't wait for them to start posting pictures of aborted fetuses to discourage women aborting their babies, or post pictures of atrophying underarm fat, leg amputations due to diabetes, and fat-induced skin ripping to discourage fat fucks from being fat.

Nova

Link

IanExMachina

I don't get the hate really, unlike the fast food examples smoking is more harmful and the effects are more serious, not to mention the second hand smoke.

(Not so sure about your post Vorpy, as anti abortion is only for pro-choice, also type 1 diabetes the most common (96%) of cases in the UK doesn't come from bad diet, that is type 2 diabetes which makes up the 4% of cases and is so much rarer, so the advertising wouldn't specifically focus on it due to the incredibly low amount of cases. Also as of not too long ago the UK does have anti obesity stuff about so meh.)

Vorpy

Fat isn't always yellow. Sometimes it grows sinews.

IanExMachina

^ Do you have a link clarifying the procedure? 

Vorpy

Google Images.

Chagen

Holy fucking shit, that's disgusting.

And completely ridiculous. I don't smoke, but that's bullshit Appeal To Consquences, and flat-out Appeal To Emotion. So. Much. Fallacious. Logic.

MY FUCKING BRAIN. The bleeding-heart "progressives" and liberals have outdone themselves this time.

IanExMachina

^^

Ah and the blog it is on uses the image as a metaphor for politics, not in a medical sense.

Also if you look at many usual fat removal surgerical procedures (or even read about them) that image isn't indicative of the surgeries. Meaning it isn't comparable to the anti smoking images.

^

I don't see the hate for these measures, they don't stop you smoking, they just aim to discourage.

(I don't hate smokers, for clarity.)

InsanityAddict

It's a boring drug. I doesn't really have a calming effect on you unless you're already addicted, if I recall correctly.

Chagen

Ian: Except they are way too ridiculous. It's just pure bullshit shock value.

IanExMachina

^

Or are they?

You can get all range of cancers from smoking as well as the clogged arteries and erectile problems.

Hardly pure bullshit.

MillerCross

Yeah, but in most cases there must be a preexisting condition as well as a large amout of circumstances and etc etc. Smoking is nocive and damaging, make no mistake, but if you manage to be careful about it and if you don't get addicted to it (It can happen and it is fairly common) then there's nothing wrong with it.

IanExMachina

^ 

Uh no, about the pre existing condition or circumstances part. The health risks of tobacco are incredibly well documented, it isn't just some addition to pre existing conditions.

Yeah I've no qualms if you want to smoke personally as long as respectful of people regarding second-hand smoke.

Stormtroper

Appeal To Consquences

How so?

MillerCross

@Ian: I was referring to the Gangrene part. It is fairly uncommon to get gangrene from smoking.

GLORIOUSLeader

@pics: fapfapfap

OP: In my opinion, smokers have all the right they want to waste their money and destroy their body. 

AHR

._.

THOSE POOR TEETH.

OMIGOD.

melonhead

Maybe it's because they smell like shit ┐('～`；)┌