I was watching TV and just a minute ago I saw a commercial and a woman was saying that menthol cigarettes were targeting the black community. Well this got me thinking and I looked up some history on the menthol cigarette. In 1925 a man was was suffering from a cold or the flu or something of that nature and was storing his menthol crystals in with his cigarette tobacco. In the morning when he smoked a cigarette he'd realize he had created the menthol cigarette.
I have to admit I am ashamed of what white people have done to black people in early days. And in some circumstances even today it still reeks of prejudice. I feel like it was one of the worst atrocities ever committed in the United States of America. However, I do not believe that the addictive habits that African-American people indulge in are directly aimed at their community. I think they liked the flavor better than the regular kind and just picked it up and made it their thing.
It almost seems that they are looking for a way to blame Big industry or for all of their problems. Just because they pick up a nasty habit, it is their fault and has nothing to do with targeting their community. If it is turning a profit of course they're going to bolster up their brand. That is the right of Big industry to make money. Whether it be moral or of questionable conduct is between them and God and the United States of America and government do not step in for that kind of behavior.
Now if they don't like that, they can refuse to give those companies any more money and call ( 1-800 quit now ) and receive help. They will get all sorts of support to help them stop smoking. There was a settlement and the government made them put in a huge amount of money in a fund to help people stop smoking. It is a tremendous amount of money and it not discriminant of who is allowed in the program. If they call they will be accepted and sent patches and gum that you use over the course of several months and it works.
I myself have just recently stopped dipping smokeless tobacco all together. I called them they helped and I stopped. They were very supportive and if I needed more gum or anything like that they were happy to accommodate me. They sent me two boxes of gum which I looked at the store the other day were $47 a box. They sent me three boxes of patches which were $30 a box. Now that I'm at the end of the program they said if I needed some gum to stifle a pretty rough withdrawal symptom that I can and re-enroll and they would start sending me some stuff to aid with that as well. I was spending almost 5 bucks a day on stuff. So I have quit and I am saving a ton of money at the expense of these big tobacco conglomerates.
Now I don't blame the tobacco companies for not coming right out and saying this product is addictive. It can lead to terrible withdrawal symptoms and extreme mental distress after using for an extended period of time and then trying to stop cold turkey. I knew the situation before I went in but I went ahead and picked it up anyways. That was my dumbass fault and didn't involve any corporate conglomerates poking me in the back with the sharp stick and tell me to start. I think it's high time we stopped trying to blame corporations for our own ignorance and take on the responsibility for ourselves starting to use the product in the first place.
The next thing you know they'll be trying to sue American racing wheels for coming out with a 22-in wheel that is taking all of their paychecks and targeting their communities. Causing families to spend money on wheels and tires instead of feeding their families which is a great atrocity and they should be held liable for their unchecked behavior. It just seems nuts to me. All of it does!
I have to admit I am ashamed of what white people have done to black people in early days. And in some circumstances even today it still reeks of prejudice. I feel like it was one of the worst atrocities ever committed in the United States of America. However, I do not believe that the addictive habits that African-American people indulge in are directly aimed at their community. I think they liked the flavor better than the regular kind and just picked it up and made it their thing.
It almost seems that they are looking for a way to blame Big industry or for all of their problems. Just because they pick up a nasty habit, it is their fault and has nothing to do with targeting their community. If it is turning a profit of course they're going to bolster up their brand. That is the right of Big industry to make money. Whether it be moral or of questionable conduct is between them and God and the United States of America and government do not step in for that kind of behavior.
Now if they don't like that, they can refuse to give those companies any more money and call ( 1-800 quit now ) and receive help. They will get all sorts of support to help them stop smoking. There was a settlement and the government made them put in a huge amount of money in a fund to help people stop smoking. It is a tremendous amount of money and it not discriminant of who is allowed in the program. If they call they will be accepted and sent patches and gum that you use over the course of several months and it works.
I myself have just recently stopped dipping smokeless tobacco all together. I called them they helped and I stopped. They were very supportive and if I needed more gum or anything like that they were happy to accommodate me. They sent me two boxes of gum which I looked at the store the other day were $47 a box. They sent me three boxes of patches which were $30 a box. Now that I'm at the end of the program they said if I needed some gum to stifle a pretty rough withdrawal symptom that I can and re-enroll and they would start sending me some stuff to aid with that as well. I was spending almost 5 bucks a day on stuff. So I have quit and I am saving a ton of money at the expense of these big tobacco conglomerates.
Now I don't blame the tobacco companies for not coming right out and saying this product is addictive. It can lead to terrible withdrawal symptoms and extreme mental distress after using for an extended period of time and then trying to stop cold turkey. I knew the situation before I went in but I went ahead and picked it up anyways. That was my dumbass fault and didn't involve any corporate conglomerates poking me in the back with the sharp stick and tell me to start. I think it's high time we stopped trying to blame corporations for our own ignorance and take on the responsibility for ourselves starting to use the product in the first place.
The next thing you know they'll be trying to sue American racing wheels for coming out with a 22-in wheel that is taking all of their paychecks and targeting their communities. Causing families to spend money on wheels and tires instead of feeding their families which is a great atrocity and they should be held liable for their unchecked behavior. It just seems nuts to me. All of it does!
