tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post116075989909037164..comments2023-10-21T07:58:50.161-08:00Comments on Maya's Granny: Letting Down Our KidsMaya's Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12183715043200608144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1162230159193010512006-10-30T08:42:00.000-09:002006-10-30T08:42:00.000-09:00yes, yes, it breaks my heart to walk around new yo...yes, yes, it breaks my heart to walk around new york city and see all the young women at barnard, NYU, columbia, etc. puffing away. "for this i did feminism?" i often ask anyone close by.<BR/><BR/>quit smoking with first pregnancy in 1968. thrilled when the surgeon general said it was harmful to non-smokers couple of years later. put one offical-looking commercial sign, red wit gold trim, on front door. "No Smoking" sign not nice some would say. after a large meeting in my home this was wonderful: children's hair that did not reek of stale cigarettes.<BR/><BR/>personal is always political. thanks for this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30396930.post-1162047371977625102006-10-28T06:56:00.000-08:002006-10-28T06:56:00.000-08:00Jean Kilbourne's book "Can't Buy My Love" also has...Jean Kilbourne's book "Can't Buy My Love" also has some excellent analysis about deconstructing cigarette, food and tobacco ads and how they attempt to normalize addictive behaviors. It's an excellent read, and very relevant.<BR/><BR/>I grew up with a mother who chain smoked, and I was always so turned off by the smell and especially the dirty ashtrays and the stale cigarette smell. I'm lucky, I guess, that I've never been tempted to start smoking. I wish there was some way to inoculate kids (without subjecting them to all that second-hand smoke) the way that I was. It just breaks my heart when I see 12 and 13 year olds smoking as they walk to Middle School.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com