A bit too close to real life?

[Swatopluk]

The Onion posted this video on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82x9pzHkHK4
On the one hand this is funny but I also had to constantly remind myself that this is not real.
I could totally believe that someone could come up with exact this type of ads, if RWers cared about public health at all.
And given that the g-word is indeed used by youngsters as a pejorative (even over here), wouldn't that be even a 'clever' strategy?

[youtube=425,350]82x9pzHkHK4[/youtube]

EDIT YaY! YuoTune thingy now works. ~Griffin

[Sibling DavidH]

It's very funny, very well done, as you say.

Maybe they could link smoking with other teenage fears, such as being mocked by friends, having zits or being useless at computer games.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Funny in a way, but disturbing also.

Especially reading a few of the comments...

... being anti-gay is the current "black" like from the 50's, the way I see it.

But the tide is turning, slowly-- Congress finally repealed the anti-gay Don't Ask, Don't Tell hate-legislation.

[Griffin NoName]

If only smoking made me like a madwoman, an ancient crone, or a seriously unpleasant person. The need an ad for the elderly.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

I could totally believe that someone could come up with exact this type of ads, if RWers cared about public health at all.

RWers would never, ever made an anti smoke campaign, telling people not to smoke is part of the liberal nanny state conspiracy.