In an effort to educate and engage young filmmakers about the issue of smoking in movies, Legacy has teamed up with a nonprofit production company called ReelAid and a nonprofits film promoter, producer, and marketing company called Spitfire Agency, to work with them on a short video focused on social responsibility in filmmaking.
Voiced by actress and activist Daryl Hannah, this short film, Redefining Cool, aims to help students in the nation’s leading film schools to better understand the complex issues and repercussions around using cigarettes as props in film.
Source: Facebook: Redefining Cool
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Kicking The Habit
It's hard to fight temptation alone. Call for some help if you really want to kick it.
Source: TobaccoFreeCA
Source: TobaccoFreeCA
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Is This Considered Sexy?
I don't know of any man in his right mind that wants to see a chick-flick. If you really love someone, don't enable their addiction, help them quit smoking.
Monday, February 6, 2012
How To Hook A Fish
Does anyone else see the unfortunate irony in this old tobacco ad?
It makes sense that the tobacco companies would be considered experts on how to "hook", reel in, and land the big one, and for celebrating their catch amongst themselves afterward. I'm sure that tobacco executives are still laughing about this one. Back in those days many smokers fell for the bait and swallowed Big Tobacco's lies - hook, line, and sinker.
It makes sense that the tobacco companies would be considered experts on how to "hook", reel in, and land the big one, and for celebrating their catch amongst themselves afterward. I'm sure that tobacco executives are still laughing about this one. Back in those days many smokers fell for the bait and swallowed Big Tobacco's lies - hook, line, and sinker.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
How To Say "No"
How many smokers have you talked to who said they began smoking cigarettes or using other tobacco products while in their 20s and 30s? That's right - none. Adults know better.
The overwhelming amount of adult smokers became nicotine addicts while still in their teen years, before their minds were fully developed, and before they were both intellectually and legally capable of making the choice to smoke. So, it's easy to understand why keeping our kids from using tobacco products is so important.
I believe that the main reason our children start smoking is because the most important thing to them at their age is their friends.
Teens want to be liked, want to "fit in" and will do almost anything to be accepted. What their friends think of them is paramount to any other issue in their lives, and they will often succumb to the negative peer pressure of being offered tobacco products by people whom they think are their friends.
Caving-in to this peer pressure is often the result of not being educated on the processes involved in saying "no", and not having practiced them in advance. These processes aren't something usually taught in schools today, and many parents haven't educated their kids about the subtle nuances of saying "no" to friends either. Most teens don't really want to start smoking, but they just aren't skilled in the persuasive art of using that word "no".
Somebody has to teach them this skill. Getting them to listen?.. well, that's another story.
So, I thought I would present this video from back in the day when learning about manners, politeness, and civics were all part of the daily curriculum in school.
Although this video is over 60-years old and seems to be made in Whiteyville, USA, it does provide the basics of how to tell someone "no", but tactfully, so our children are less likely to start smoking, lose their smoking "friends", or upset those people whose approval they so desperately seek.
The overwhelming amount of adult smokers became nicotine addicts while still in their teen years, before their minds were fully developed, and before they were both intellectually and legally capable of making the choice to smoke. So, it's easy to understand why keeping our kids from using tobacco products is so important.
I believe that the main reason our children start smoking is because the most important thing to them at their age is their friends.
Teens want to be liked, want to "fit in" and will do almost anything to be accepted. What their friends think of them is paramount to any other issue in their lives, and they will often succumb to the negative peer pressure of being offered tobacco products by people whom they think are their friends.
Caving-in to this peer pressure is often the result of not being educated on the processes involved in saying "no", and not having practiced them in advance. These processes aren't something usually taught in schools today, and many parents haven't educated their kids about the subtle nuances of saying "no" to friends either. Most teens don't really want to start smoking, but they just aren't skilled in the persuasive art of using that word "no".
Somebody has to teach them this skill. Getting them to listen?.. well, that's another story.
So, I thought I would present this video from back in the day when learning about manners, politeness, and civics were all part of the daily curriculum in school.
Although this video is over 60-years old and seems to be made in Whiteyville, USA, it does provide the basics of how to tell someone "no", but tactfully, so our children are less likely to start smoking, lose their smoking "friends", or upset those people whose approval they so desperately seek.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Smoking And Skin Cancer
Most people are aware that the ultraviolet radiation from the sun causes the greatest risk for developing skin cancer. Less widely known however, is that tobacco use can triple your risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma, especially in women.
Exactly how tobacco smoke leads to skin cancer remains unclear. It's possible that one or more of the 4,000 chemicals found in cigarette smoke may act as a skin carcinogen (cancer-causing agent), either by direct contact with smoke (which may damage the DNA in skin cells) or by being absorbed by the lungs into the bloodstream.
Regardless, skin cancer spreads quickly and can cause permanent disfigurement. This is one more good reason for people to stop smoking or never to start. But, don't just take my word for it.
See for yourself -
SMOKERS ARE JOKERS / Cancer Face from Alex Fischer on Vimeo.
Exactly how tobacco smoke leads to skin cancer remains unclear. It's possible that one or more of the 4,000 chemicals found in cigarette smoke may act as a skin carcinogen (cancer-causing agent), either by direct contact with smoke (which may damage the DNA in skin cells) or by being absorbed by the lungs into the bloodstream.
Regardless, skin cancer spreads quickly and can cause permanent disfigurement. This is one more good reason for people to stop smoking or never to start. But, don't just take my word for it.
See for yourself -
SMOKERS ARE JOKERS / Cancer Face from Alex Fischer on Vimeo.
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