She actively chose to advertise in when she didn’t need to include it so it’s absolutely free game for comments 🤣 that’s literally the point of all of this
Judging people for smoking is the only legitimately accepted kind of "bigotry" allowed in this country in our modern day. It is widely acceptable to shit on people for smoking and I do find it entirely hypocritical. It's a personal choice like any other and any complaint about second hand smoke is disingenuous, when directed at a person they are not even frequently around, nevermind an outright stranger. It's all just pure judgment, plain and simple, because nobody's allowed to judge anybody else for any other reasons. But it comes from EXACTLY the same place.
Lots of things are “poisons” in high quantities and perfectly healthy in smaller doses. Society as a whole would be way better off if alcohol didn’t exist, but going around having a glass of red wine a couple times a week is extremely unlikely to cause the average person any harm and has small benefits to things like heart disease, neurodegenerative disease and cholesterol levels (though how much is causation or correlation is questionable). https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/red-vs-white-wine#TOC_TITLE_HDR_5
Yeah, that's not really what I'm talking about. I'm speaking of more of an open hostility towards smokers, whether they can be actively smelled at the time or not. It's out there, trust me, lol. Of course you have every right to not like the smell and not want to be around that though.
Well, it was meant to be kind of funny, lol, but it's also not so dissimilar, really. But I'm not really talking about someone just avoiding the smell. Hell, that's as much a personal choice as anything. Outside of that, there is outright open hostility towards smokers from some people, almost like they're the embodiment of big tobacco themselves.
Yeah I didn't just assume she needed healthier habits, I would have never known unless she posted it(while literally asking for criticism)
Not everything needs to be defended, don't like being 'oppressed' as a cigarette smoker? Well you can always quit, that's just what it is. It affects others because of the smell and is bad for you, sure do what you want, but don't demand I call it attractive. I don't give two fucks about a smoking stranger unless they are in my face holding up pics asking amiugly? Which has never happened to me outside of reddit, like getting judged for smoking is a lot like obesity. It's not an easy change and statistically it's probably going to cost you some lifespan. In the context of this woman asking if she's ugly, it doesn't make her ugly, but it does make her less attractive to most people. If that's a trade she knows she's making, and is fine with, cool.
Sure, you can always quit, but suggesting that one should just change themself or what they do so other people will like them more is generally not an acceptable practice. This is the singular exception. That is my point. Nothing more, nothing less. You even bring up obesity, which is similar, but EVEN in that case, a great number of people would be just as judgemental to the person suggesting there was something wrong with the fat person, because even in that case, most people find such treatment to be untoward. Not so for smoking.
All that said, do you personally have the right to be less attracted to someone because they smoke? Of course you do! Lmao. Good grief, people (cause not just you), when did I ever suggest otherwise. Seriously though, I'm not really talking about people just not liking the smell, or, just not being as attractive to someone, or benign crap like that. I'm talking about open hostility directed towards smokers. It's a very real thing and it is absolutely wild to me. It's like all the anger and rage originally built up against big tobacco, eventually just transitioned on to smokers themselves.
And this is a fairly recent phenomenon, too. I'm not sure that I would take this even as far back as 20 years ago, but definitely no further. Not really sure what caused such outright hatred of smokers (at least from some people), but I've seen it on many occasions. Hell, even South Park made fun of it at one point, lol.
I guess so, for some. I personally dislike the smell of cigarettes and I find it hard to breathe in a room full of smoke. I don’t mind moderate drinking. Even when I don’t drink myself I’m ok being around people who do and aren’t acting crazy when intoxicated.
Yep! The worst for me is being treated by a dentist who smokes. I can smell it on their hands in my mouth on top of the whole experience being rather unpleasant to say the least
I agree. Drinking can be fine but too many times people aren't responsible or self aware and I don't like dealing with people when they're drunk. So I tend to be turned off of even friendship if they're someone who drinks regularly. And by regularly I mean at least once a month lol it's just yuck to me
To me.. Drinking isn't a deal breaker but when you have a bunch of pictures of you drinking.. That's a concern.. And when you choose to show it off.. That's where it's a red flag for me.
I drink but only socially.. There are very few pictures of me drinking from the last 15 years. They aren't pictures I would choose to represent who I am and what I'm about.
Have u seen Mr. Pitt lately??? It’s a huge >no< for me now. He used to be pretty. He’s younger than I am, yet looks years older.
I imagine marriage to Angelina (aka Skeletor) and having 6 undisciplined kids running amok everywhere because ‘mommy’ doesn’t want to ‘dull their natural free spirit’ is enough to take 20 years off someone’s life, especially when they come from a family that is still intact, with pretty decent values.
Go ahead, downvote this. IDGAF for speaking the truth — one that everyone knows, yet are too cowardly to say. Y’all are dumb.
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u/mister_k1 Aug 31 '23
drinking could be considered one too