• DarkThoughts@fedia.io
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    6 months ago

    Weird and kinda funny. Where I live, before they got banned, they were rather stereotyped with “weaker men”, effeminate men, old snobby ladies, etc. but they also had a strong tendency to be popular with kids, since you don’t really feel the smoke you inhale. Personally I always felt like this was a downside when I was still smoking, because it was like you’re just inhaling air, which didn’t actually satisfy my need for a cigarette.

    Edit: Could the downvoters clarify what about my anecdote is worth downvoting?

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      6 months ago

      That’s how I felt about menthols when I was a smoker. When they were first introduced I believe those were the ‘demographics’ they targeted, but the shifted to pushing on black folks in like the 60s if I remember correctly