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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:05 pm


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...X.x.X...It's strange but I'm kind of pissed off about this.
...X.x.X...I quit smoking almost two years ago but if people want to smoke then that's fine.. their life.
...X.x.X...But taking these items off gaia is... stupid.

...X.x.X...I get it.
...X.x.X...Really.

...X.x.X...Removing these items from pop culture movies, television and apparently the internet...
...X.x.X...In THEORY will remove temptation. But in practice? Not really.
...X.x.X...People tend to pick up smoking because they know people who smoke.

...X.x.X...I have another b***h about this..
...X.x.X...People still smoke pot in movies hell there are movies that center completely on that.
...X.x.X...Some of them are kind of big name movies. Reviewed by serious critics.
...X.x.X...So they still show something that is illegal in the States but flip their shi-
...X.x.X...and put disclaimers all over moives where Clint Eastwood smokes a Marlboro.




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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:22 pm


Agreed, and it that is the case, if cigarettes are so bad and Gaia needs to take off stuff that is bad for us. How about the jars of booze because alcoholism kills more per year than Cigarettes. Why not the needles? Drug addiction with heroine is far worse than a cigarette addiction. How about all the swords, cause, swords and knives kill people...

I mean... this is just as stupid is as stupid does....
-sigh-

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:21 pm


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:53 pm


Turns out a picture's really worth a bunch of words.
Skitty - you've touched on something. Ethically, either it's all okay or none of it is.



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:59 pm


Exactly! Ugh... I hate that ideal. Cigarettes don't just walk on their own and kill people, people pick up smoking and kill themselves. They know the risk and that's their choice! Its not someone elses. People know. They just don't care. Its up to them to decide what they want and shouldn't do. I mean...

There are sexually transmitted diseases but you don't see everyone advertising not to have sex on tv all over the place. Just be safe and use protection. Same thing with smoking, if you are going to do it, just make sure you know the risks. And that's it....
PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:37 am


Soon they will ban swear words. Ban certain topics such as politics and religion. Ban everything. And make it safe for kids. This is really silly! I mean - what does it do, really, banning any form of cig in this site? -.-"


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:59 am


Just because I see my avi made of pixels daily and notice the
kiseru in it's hand doesn't make me want to smoke D;

Seriously. Bad move for Gaia.
It just made veryone equip their smoke-related items
on their avis. Even some of the mods are against it.

If anyone is affected in their decision to smoke by pixels on Gaia,
then it's THAT PERSON'S fault, and not the item.

Grawhr! D;<
PostPosted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:50 am


Oh yeah. Lanzer admitted they had made a mistake, and returned all tobacco items to shops!
Gaian users pwn! cool Guess they had upset enough people to return the items.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:36 am


yea they new they f'ed up, to many people were pissed and they had to apologize for there stupidity. If smoking woz gunna go why not alcohol?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:37 pm


Lol, well I'm basically in the same boat with everyone else. I believe Wicked had an excellent point about how Hollywood will focus the entire plot of a movie around smoking pot or shooting heroine, but the moment Clint Eastwood lights up a Marlb. they face a lawsuit for being a 'bad influence' on America's youth. LMAO, priceless...  

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