Gothamist: Health Department Unveils Scary New Anti-Smoking Ad

Fit Diva

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:15:56 -0500

That ad was worse than the foot amputation one. They really have quite some talent for shock value, these folks.

MC Hammer

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:18:00 -0500

"i don't think anyone can masturbate to these ads." I don't think the woman in the picture can either. She'll need a few more fingers for that.

robingee

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:25:27 -0500

That's what you get for adopting a squirrel. Oh wait, wrong post...

JMH

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:14:30 -0500

Get this gross shit off my TV. Anyone who doesn't yet realize that smoking is unhealthy DESERVES to get fucking lung cancer and die.

mfib

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:53:27 -0500

Rock-a-fella!

Reality Czech

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:03:59 -0500

She should have gone to the gym and exercised. I bet she smoked two packs a day while sitting on her ass.

sakebalboa

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:35:01 -0500

ugh, i need a cigarette. brb ^_^

tnturner

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:31:55 -0500

Westsiiiiiiide. haaaaaaaaaa!

plk779

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:30:52 -0500

man, scare tactics don't work on smokers. all it does is freak them out and when you're freaked out, what do you want but a smoke?

Politburo

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:15:28 -0500

WhereamI: A diagnosis of Buerger's requires ruling out diabetes (among other things). The disease pretty much only occurs in smokers (which was probably one reason why it was picked.. the whole amputation thing is the other).

babyhitler

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:56:24 -0500

OH Hell NO! You trying to move in on my boy "tracheotomy guy" Ronaldo Martinez? "LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN" is classic. Four Fingered woman ain't got a thing on my boy.

Ralph

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:49:32 -0500

Speak for yourself, Zodak.

WhereAmI

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:47:29 -0500

I call horrible blood circulation by diabetes, sure smoking screws you over, sure I smoke, and sure shock ads never really worked as intended. My point is correlation does not imply causation, she smoked and probably had a metric fuckton of improperly treated or treated in a less than adequate manner.

noiseinthechannel

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:45:43 -0500

Westsiiiiiiide.

TKaisen

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:45:38 -0500

Now let's see the Health Department go after obesity. Never happen... politicians don't have the balls to try and hold people accountable for their own actions. To address obesity, you kind of have to.

Tim N.

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:45:03 -0500

Okay, not that kind of porn (there's another?), like slasher porn.

Rocknrope

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:36:20 -0500

I bet she looked real cool when she was a teen though.

burgeon

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:29:34 -0500

With the Helvetica on a black background, it look like a subway sign at first. I thought that it might be an MTA ad, like, "The fare increase will be this many."

zodak

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:15:48 -0500

These ads are exploitive, pornographic, and obscene. i don't think anyone can masturbate to these ads.

Tim N.

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:06:49 -0500

Jesus F. Christ, enough already! I can’t help but wonder if the money that was falsely promised to my daughter’s school (and many others in the city) went from the DOE to the DOH to do these gross-out ads. What they are effective at is getting Mayor Bloomberg and Dr. Frieden in the papers. Which, lately, given its shameful record of achievement, seems to be the only thing this administration can do right. My daughter doesn’t smoke because my wife and I taught her not to smoke. Health and habits are learned at home and at school. I’ve developed anti-smoking materials for schools. These ads are exploitive, pornographic, and obscene. And yet our municipal government just keeps churning them out. Bloomberg's legacy: hack and slash shock ads and getting dicked around by Shelly Silver.

drewo

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:06:18 -0500

Good. Now let's see the Health Department go after obesity. I have a feeling it's a much greater contributor to health problems than smoking. But obesity is a much touchier subject. It's not about demonizing a single product (like cigarettes), but about addressing lifestyle issues.

matty

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:49:26 -0500

Thanks for ruining my day jen chung