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Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on August 27, 2006, 02:34:11 am

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2006, 02:34:11 am

The cartoon duo Tom and Jerry have been attacked for promoting smoking. This tough new stance on animation arose after a viewer of Boomerang, the digital children’s channel, complained to the watchdog Ofcom about two episodes of Tom and Jerry which featured central characters smoking cigarettes and cigars. This has led to Turner Broadcasting, the company that holds Boomerang’s licence, editing smoking scenes out of more than 1,700 Hanna-Barbera cartoons, including Scooby Doo and The Flintstones.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 09:10:16 am

I have to say, I'm not in favour of the nanny state but I agree completely with this policy.  ANYTHING that discourages children from smoking has to be good.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: kevvosa on August 27, 2006, 10:18:21 am

Is there any proof that smoking in cartoons encourages children to smoke? What about children whose parents are smokers? Should their parents be banned from smoking?

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 10:20:27 am

Absolutely they should.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: smurfboy on August 27, 2006, 02:21:47 pm

Anyone who continues to smoke after becoming a parent is selfish.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: kevvosa on August 27, 2006, 03:09:16 pm

Well, it can be done again. 

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 03:42:54 pm

does;t that mess up this neat and tidy place>

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: smurfboy on August 27, 2006, 03:51:56 pm

Oh god, please don't turn the forum into BIB.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 04:19:37 pm

BIB whats a BIB? 

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 04:28:44 pm

Quote from: kevvosa

Is there any proof that smoking in cartoons encourages children to smoke? What about children whose parents are smokers? Should their parents be banned from smoking?

It certainly won't discourage them Kev. Why do you thinks toys, swerts and Mickey D love to advertise during kids tv.

Children ARE impressionable and if they see a cartoon character doing something, they can be apt to copy.

Parents?

yes.

Everyone?

 Absolutely. 

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 04:35:26 pm

REMEMBER thoses Chochalote candy stick?

which was made up to look like chocolate cigarettes packet?

YES THERE STILL GOING - still to this DAY

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 04:37:12 pm

LIKE HERE

AND HERE

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: smurfboy on August 27, 2006, 04:40:07 pm

Quote from: 623058

BIB whats a BIB? 

Bring it Back.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2006, 04:41:33 pm

I don't see how a cat smoking a cigar is going to encourage a child to smoke.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 05:11:00 pm

It isn't really a cat though, is it?

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2006, 05:12:12 pm

What is Tom if he isn't a cat?

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 05:14:58 pm

An Anthropomorphisized animal.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 05:18:37 pm

a street wize cat? 

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2006, 05:18:49 pm

and the fat black grumpy woman in it is?

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: kevvosa on August 27, 2006, 05:28:15 pm

If smoking must be banned then surely all acts of violence should be too. 

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 05:29:46 pm

Quite possibly, but then I like acts of violence!

I can think of one or two people I would like to demonstrate the moves to.

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Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 05:31:42 pm

well that if that is the cas eTOM & JERRY MUST gETT BAND

BOOOOOO

SAVE TOM & JERRY

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: kevvosa on August 27, 2006, 05:36:37 pm

Ban all cartoons. Just incase. 

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 05:37:08 pm

NO!#


same those right wing GIT who need shot!

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 05:38:18 pm

Quote from: 623058

NO!#


same those right wing GIT who need shot!

Do you see how quite clearly those cartoons have addled his brain?

Case Closed.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: loulou on August 27, 2006, 05:39:03 pm

I prefer cartoons to the news.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 27, 2006, 05:39:40 pm

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 27, 2006, 07:30:27 pm

I think children might copy smoking rather than smashing someone over the head with an iron or wrapping them up in a venetian blind. 

However, having said that a four year old boy in Hull has narrowly avoided death after being tied to a tree by an eleven year-old and being smashed over the head by a house brick!

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: kevvosa on August 28, 2006, 09:41:18 am

I blame the parents. 

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Post by: oldspice on August 28, 2006, 10:10:17 am

I think several thing influence whether a child will smoke and the strongest influence must be whether parents and other people around the child are smoking. Children exposed to cigarette smoke from an early age have a tolerance for it and see its value as a passifier.

I was rarely exposed to cigarette smoke and cannot easily tolerate it. Same goes for my husband. Result? We do not smoke - and our children hate cigarette smoke so their don't smoke either.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: on August 28, 2006, 10:24:22 am

You are good parents.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: kevvosa on August 28, 2006, 02:02:21 pm

I grew up with a mum who hated smoke and a grandad who smoked a lot. I went through a smoking phase as a teenager but it was more of a rebellion sort of thing. I gave up pretty fast as it just cost far too much and I never really enjoyed it. 

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 28, 2006, 04:47:42 pm

My dada smoke, my grandad smoked < i don;t smoke althourgh my siter did ( she give UP)
kids start because of PEER presure not because a cat in a cartonnwho is kill a mice or a dog is smoking a fag

I have to agree look at pada & selma in the SImpson ther smoke look at them ther enot very HAPPY ther edont;l glimariles it do there

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Post by: goldencup on August 28, 2006, 04:59:17 pm

My Mum and Dad both smoked moderately but it never interested me at all and I've never smoked a cigarette in my life.  Many of my eldest son's friends smoke but he doesn't and he makes his girlfriend smoke out of the window!

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: loulou on August 28, 2006, 05:00:43 pm

My mam and dad both smoked but I have never had a cigarette . Neither have my three brothers.

Title: No smoking in cartoons.
Post by: Forth Bridges on August 28, 2006, 05:08:37 pm

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M he makes his girlfriend smoke out of the window!

I bet it likckkissing A ASHTRAY!!