Tobacco companies are killing our youth with advertising. Over 3, 000 children experiment with smoking tobacco everyday. With hundreads of studies proving tobacco to be harmful, this is a large number of new smokers. The majority of new smokers are not adults, but are actually children. Although theses statistics seem to prove that tobacco companies target children, many companies still deny the advertising ploy.
Camel is a well known and obviously popular cigarette. R.J. Reynolds, the owner of Camel, created a cartoon figure for their advertising. This cartoon character, Joe Camel, is portrayed as a "smooth and hip" figure. During adolescence many people are very concerned with their physical appearance and manner of dress. In his adv
With advertising targeting a younger audience, society may never rid itself of tobacco smoking. Many new addictions will continue and many health risks will be ignored if this advertising continues. More money needs to be spent on educating youth about these effects, than that which is spent of promoting smoking. Children should be made aware of tobacco companies misleading media ploys.
ertisements, Joe Camel shows his viewer that he has this sense of style which attracts many teenagers. From his black sunglasses to his "cool" clothing, Joe Camel attracts children of all ages. To younger children a cartoon character is known as being harmless, which may give the idea that the product being sold is harmless. Many six year olds recogniz
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