Local Reality Check youth airs big tobacco's dirty laundry
BAINBRIDGE – In response to big tobacco companies being required to run corrective advertisements regarding the real harms of smoking as of November 26, Reality Check (RC) youth at both Bainbridge-Guilford and Norwich High Schools have taken part in an activity called "Airing Big Tobacco's Dirty Laundry."
In August 2006, big tobacco companies were convicted of racketeering for lying to the public for nearly 50 years about the addictiveness of nicotine, the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke, and targeting youth in their marketing campaigns.
Consequently, big tobacco companies were collectively required to run corrective advertisements as of November 26, 2017, and local RC youth were excited to call attention to the victory.
RC youth created posters showing the lies the tobacco industry has told for so long, and put messages onto t-shirts and infant onesies contradicting those lies using direct quotes stated by those in the tobacco industry in court documents.
Listed are some of the claims made by tobacco industries that are subsequently contradicted by actual quotes from court documents: Smoking isn't dangerous - "Some women...prefer...smaller babies." Second-hand smoke isn't dangerous - "84 percent of secondhand smoke contains carcinogens." They never target youth - "Today's teenager is tomorrow's regular customer."
– Grady Thompson, Sun Staff Writer
In August 2006, big tobacco companies were convicted of racketeering for lying to the public for nearly 50 years about the addictiveness of nicotine, the dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke, and targeting youth in their marketing campaigns.
Consequently, big tobacco companies were collectively required to run corrective advertisements as of November 26, 2017, and local RC youth were excited to call attention to the victory.
RC youth created posters showing the lies the tobacco industry has told for so long, and put messages onto t-shirts and infant onesies contradicting those lies using direct quotes stated by those in the tobacco industry in court documents.
Listed are some of the claims made by tobacco industries that are subsequently contradicted by actual quotes from court documents: Smoking isn't dangerous - "Some women...prefer...smaller babies." Second-hand smoke isn't dangerous - "84 percent of secondhand smoke contains carcinogens." They never target youth - "Today's teenager is tomorrow's regular customer."
– Grady Thompson, Sun Staff Writer
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