You know, I've lost my grandfather and my father to smoking related illnesses/diseases. I agree with you on the dangers. However, it is an individual's own decision as to whether or not they choose to smoke. Youth is no excuse when you choose to smoke; for whatever reason you choose to do so. The information is out there. You can't claim in this day and age not to know what the consequences of smoking are. Celebities are out there and are watched and followed, granted. However, parents are the ones to raise their children. Parents are the ones to teach them. Parents examples should to be the ones their children follow. Ultimately, one has to decide for themselves.
In this instance with Orlando, I bought the magazine and I've read the article. He knows smoking is not good. He's said he has stopped smoking for the most part but he did make the choice to smoke for this photoshoot. He's 30 years old. He's a grown man. He has that right. I'm not going to stop enjoying him or his work because he smokes.
One last thing I going to say, because I really don't enjoy it when this subject keeps popping up. I don't understand why it is necessary to debate this topic everytime a celebrity is seen or shown smoking. Celebity or not, they are all still meerly human beings like the rest of us. They have their hangups and foibles like the rest of us. Let's not do this again. Let's just enjoy coming here. I'm begging. Please. |