Netflix Under Fire for Showing Too Much Smoking

[jpmcwjr]

IIRC, the above Miss loves smoking women, if you know what I mean, kinda double or triple entendre...

 

[josephcross]

Peaky Blinders has its fair share of smoking. Sam Neil sports a pipe too!

 

[ssjones]

The was a pipe smoking scene on the new AMC series premiere of "The Terror" the other night.

 

[brian64]

Laura Dern’s character “Diane” smokes throughout the new Twin Peaks episodes.
One of my favorite lines (which I was looking for on youtube but couldn’t find it) is in a scene where she will be waiting alone in a morgue waiting room while the others she’s with go examine a body...she proceeds to light up. As they are leaving the room, one of them tells her she can’t smoke in there...she replies, “It’s a fucking morgue”.
Diane:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl9rxEdSAvA

 

[unkleyoda]

It would be weird watching a show like Mad Men and not have everyone smoking.

 

[beefeater33]

I was driving to work today and heard an advert on the radio for the movie "Chappaquiddick".......... at the very end a voice says "film is rated PG-13 for thematic material, disturbing images, some strong language, AND HISTORICAL SMOKING"........ This is getting truly absurd, really?......... Historical F%@*&ing Smoking??........ :crazy:
Here's the Youtube trailer..... look at the Rating at the beginning..... God save the Children!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG-c8DtOm9g

 

[ashdigger]

Well Netflix did just hire a complete idiot asshat.

 

[brian64]

AND HISTORICAL SMOKING"........ This is getting truly absurd, really?......... Historical F%@*&ing Smoking??

That “historical smoking” warning was mentioned once before by someone on here. Truly absurd is correct, to say the very least. It boggles the mind. Stuff like that is so stupid it’s really embarrassing.

 

[jvnshr]

AND HISTORICAL SMOKING

 

[pappymac]

The better not watch any episodes of Maigret on Britbox. The good Inspector Maigret is smoking his pipe in over 50% of his scenes.

 

[jpmcwjr]

It's 1984 all over again.

 

[warren]

Old movies on the television often get censored for words these days. It's a social thing I can't get exorcised over. Same with smoking censorship. It's television, make believe, for crying out loud! Sure it's ludicrous but, it's simply people making choices, bending to changing social norms, attempting to avoid controversy on "social media." Lots of luck with that!

 

[brian64]

Old movies on the television often get censored for words these days. It's a social thing I can't get exorcised over. Same with smoking censorship.

Apples and oranges imo. Excluding smoking from a film or TV show to begin with is one thing, but adding “historical smoking” to the list of official criteria for setting ratings is bat-shit crazy.

 

[mikethompson]

Lets all keep in mind this is one group criticizing Netflix. I'm sure the average person could care less how many cigarettes Daryl Dixon smokes.

 

[warren]

Yet again we agree! Ludicrous isn't a synonym for "bat-shit crazy" but, we implied the same.

 

[edwinbaz]

Historical smoking. That's my term now for when lighting up any McClelland's blend.

 

[brian64]

Yet again we agree! Ludicrous isn't a synonym for "bat-shit crazy" but, we implied the same.

Ah, I see. I was misinterpreting your point.
I’m really not at all surprised by smoking not being depicted as much in newer productions...but the historical warning thing strikes me as a whole other level of ludicrous.

 

[beefeater33]

^^ That was my point too Brian. Its a given that they want to reduce smoking in movies, but hearing the advert on the radio while driving was a real eye opener. Just the term "Historical Smoking" is absurd............ :crazy:

 

[ashdigger]

Gnashing and wailing...BFD.

 

[georged]

Social media has brought back the Power of the Mob.
People haven't changed a bit. They are still the same fearful, violent, resentful, controlling, envious, gloating, cruel, and ignorant creatures they were back when someone could point, scream "She's a witch!" and that person would get stoned to death or thrown into a bonfire.
The only thing that has changed is how many people can hear and respond to the accusation, and the weapons available to kill the witch. Both are orders of magnitude more efficient.
In short, EMOTION, not REASON, is back in charge.
The kind of Thought Police-style anti-smoking silliness mentioned in this thread will soon be the new normal for EVERYTHING.
Buckle your seatbelts, kids, it's gonna be a seriously nasty ride.