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Well, it was a simple question. Do you find women who smoke attractive? Predictably, this devolved into smoking rights.
Personally, I dislike the idea of a smoking tax. Why? Because it's just not the government's business if you squeeb yourself or not--unless, of course, you avail yourself of Medicare and Medicaid. And, even then, that's a slippery slope, for it begins the dangerous notion that the government can make you do other things that are good for you, whether you like it or not. Red meat kills lots of people, too, but taking my steak from me is apt to put me in a grouchy mood.
I didnt think much of it at first, but when smoking bans went in to place in Chicago and Houston it made a big impact on me. You didnt notice how smoky you were getting at a bar/restaurant until you got home. After the ban you realized you clothes didnt stink the next day. Went I went places where people smokes it seemed terrible. As for the OP, I think women who smoke are quite unattractive.
Filthy and disgusting, nothing is nastier or more pointless to me as a habit than addictivelly breathing in noxious stinking chemicals. Might as well suck the exhaust out of a car's exhaust pipe.
I don't think any woman smokes TRYING to be sexy . . . unless we're talking 12 year old little girls who are just starting as smokers because they think it makes them look "cool" or "older"
Women smoke because they smoke - its a bad habit they picked up along the way for whichever one of a million reasons that people of all genders pick up bad habits.
I used to smoke. I quit. I still actually LIKE the smell of cigarette smoke - but only in moderation. I don't want to smell it while I'm eating, I don't want to be forced to sit in a car or building with someone smoking, etc. . . but, whatever.
My point is that smoking may be gross, but its not like anyone does it thinking that its ok. People who smoke know that its gross, and they know that its unhealthy, and they know that people who don't smoke can't stand the smell or the taste or the idea. BUT they smoke anyways . . . so a little extra support in helping people quit goes a lot farther than the general rundown about how gross it is - smokers have all heard that about a million and one times before.
My point is that smoking may be gross, but its not like anyone does it thinking that its ok. People who smoke know that its gross, and they know that its unhealthy, and they know that people who don't smoke can't stand the smell or the taste or the idea. BUT they smoke anyways . . . so a little extra support in helping people quit goes a lot farther than the general rundown about how gross it is - smokers have all heard that about a million and one times before.
Do I know what it does, absolutely....Do I know how it smells, yes, indeed, I do. As a smoker, I can say, yes, I am addicted. Have I quit before? Yes, for 7 yrs. I am not under some silly illusion that smoking is a GOOD thing to do....
I smoke in my car, outside my home...
I lived in CA until Dec 2008 and haven't been able to smoke inside anyplace forever....although I can remember when you could smoke everywhere...
I do know the mortality rates of smokers....blah blah....
I applaud the ones who quit cold turkey. I do.
It's the toughest addiction I have battled. And the ones I have battled are all illegal.
So if I still smoke? I'm ok with that for now.
The DH thinks I am sexy....smoker or not....
Smoking sucks. But it's really not any more unattractive when it's a woman doing it than when it's a man doing it. It's equally lame, stupid, and unappealing. Guys who smoke look just as tacky and low class as women who do.
Pretty sure it reeks the same on guys as it does on gals, too.
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