Fat-filled aortas, blackened lungs and rotten yellow teeth - it seems they’re back in vogue with the National Tobacco Campaign’s latest advertising onslaught.
I remember the same images being used in that “Every cigarette is doing you damage” campaign from a few years ago. You know, the one they’d spring on you in the middle of Blue Heelers or whatever we used to watch in 1998 where the doctors squeeze out a heart tube and it’s full of that yellow gunk? Mmm...
I saw one of the new ads today on the Sydney Morning Herald website, and on clicking the link I got the National “Quitnow” website . But the images are all so in your face, I don’t know whether people just switch off and go into “It won’t happen to me” denial. I guess they’re trying to ostracise smokers - it makes smoking an even less glamorous pastime (as if it wasn’t disgusting enough).
Another way smokers are being put out in the cold is the anti-smoking legislation for pubs and clubs. Finally, finally, in July 2007 all indoor parts of pubs will be entirely non-smoking. I can’t wait. After ending up at Lowenbrau last weekend, not only did we have to dance to regulation “so-bad-it’s-good-but-if-you-think-about-it-just-sucks” 80s pop, not only did I get all irrational crankypants (again) at the fact the “DJ” was getting paid to stand in front of a laptop watching Windows Media Player do it’s thing (again), but also I came home smelling like I fell into an ashtray. And I’m pretty sure I didn’t do that.
That’s one good thing about the Uni Bar, Manning. Say what you will about it’s lack of ambience, or whatever, I think it’s a pretty cool place, they put on some great parties there, AND it’s non-smoking. Yay for that :)