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Hollywood: Quit Pushing Smoking on Our Kids!

Target: Motion Picture Association of America
Sponsored by: AMA - Alliance

Research indicates that Hollywood recruits close to 390,000 new youth smokers each year. That's nearly enough new smokers to replace each and every American who dies of a tobacco-related illness during the same year!

Youths who are highly exposed to smoking in movies are three times more likely to start smoking than teens with little exposure. Luckily, the problem of tobacco in Hollywood has an answer: break the ties between the entertainment and tobacco industries by demanding that future youth-rated films be tobacco-free. Let the Motion Picture Association of America know that you want movies featuring on-screen smoking to be "R" rated!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 5,000

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Dear [Decision maker],

I am writing you today out of concern for the health and well-being of America's youth. Hollywood has a hold on young people the way that no other medium does. Youths, with the highest exposure to smoking in movies, are nearly three times more likely to start smoking themselves.

Smoking in movies is the most powerful pro-tobacco influence on kids today, accounting for more than one-third of all youths who start smoking. Add to this the knowledge that two out of every three G-, PG- and PG-13-rated movies include on-screen smoking or tobacco imagery.

Movies featuring on-screen smoking or tobacco imagery should be rated "R" unless it is determined that the presentation of tobacco clearly reflects the dangers of tobacco use or accurately portrays the smoking behavior of a historical figure.

[Your comment here]

Please do your part to end the influence of Big Tobacco on America's youth.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We signed the “Hollywood: Quit Pushing Smoking on Our Kids!” petition:

# 50:

10:48 am PDT, Jun 13, Margaret Patrick, United Kingdom

# 49:

10:48 am PDT, Jun 13, Tim Hammond, Iowa

# 48:

10:43 am PDT, Jun 13, BiLL Fowlie, Maine

# 47:

10:39 am PDT, Jun 13, Jeff Hopkins, Illinois

# 46:

10:38 am PDT, Jun 13, Robin Newnam, Maryland
Stop pushing smoking on our children. Rates of smoking in youth are increasing. Please protect our children by not promoting smoking through movies.

# 44:

10:35 am PDT, Jun 13, Chetna Pittea, United Kingdom

# 43:

10:35 am PDT, Jun 13, Name not displayed, California

# 42:

10:35 am PDT, Jun 13, Cara Gubrud, Minnesota

# 41:

10:31 am PDT, Jun 13, Camberlin Philippe, France

# 40:

10:20 am PDT, Jun 13, David Stewart, California

# 39:

10:20 am PDT, Jun 13, Rosie Nicholson, United Kingdom

# 38:

10:18 am PDT, Jun 13, Elaine Fischer, Texas
You need to stop pushing this on EVERYONE! It's as out of sync with today's society as glamorizing drunk driving.

# 37:

10:16 am PDT, Jun 13, Gary Wisby, Illinois

# 36:

10:14 am PDT, Jun 13, Donna Guardino, Ohio

# 35:

10:12 am PDT, Jun 13, Kathleen Ostic, Michigan
Smoking causes cancer, which is a definite proven fact. The earlier one starts smoking, the more apt they are to eventually suffer from cancer.

# 34:

10:10 am PDT, Jun 13, Dale Anania, California

# 33:

10:04 am PDT, Jun 13, Suzan Sattell, New Mexico
More importantly, just stop giving cigarettes to actors -- there should be no smoking in any film. Thank you for helping us all if/when you do this.

# 32:

10:00 am PDT, Jun 13, Robert Ro, New York

# 30:

9:58 am PDT, Jun 13, Eric Jolly, Florida

# 29:

9:57 am PDT, Jun 13, Heather Wright, Ohio

# 28:

9:56 am PDT, Jun 13, Name not displayed, California

# 27:

9:56 am PDT, Jun 13, Minori H., North Carolina

# 26:

9:53 am PDT, Jun 13, Richard Camfield, California
Smoking Kills. Please stop murdering our children!

# 25:

9:52 am PDT, Jun 13, Hector Navarro, California

# 24:

9:51 am PDT, Jun 13, Maxine Graybill, Florida

# 23:

9:51 am PDT, Jun 13, Bernadette Carey, Nevada

# 22:

9:51 am PDT, Jun 13, Sheryl Sutterfield, California

# 21:

9:49 am PDT, Jun 13, Krystal Barns, South Carolina
i think that this will really help smoking can cause many deaths of little children so keep helping the world

# 20:

9:46 am PDT, Jun 13, Brenan Searain, Colorado

# 19:

9:44 am PDT, Jun 13, Michelle Duarte, Arizona

# 18:

9:43 am PDT, Jun 13, Kayla Philbrick, Maine

# 17:

9:41 am PDT, Jun 13, Benjamin A. Sheppard, Washington

# 16:

9:40 am PDT, Jun 13, John Bader, California

# 15:

9:39 am PDT, Jun 13, Isha Mayim, California

# 14:

9:36 am PDT, Jun 13, Todd Everett, Illinois

# 13:

9:35 am PDT, Jun 13, Alex Kleinert, Utah

# 12:

1:19 pm PDT, May 2, Marilyn Nelson, North Dakota
Smoking is a nasty habit that has negative effects on the lungs and heart. Please quit promoting smoking in our young people!

# 11:

7:25 am PDT, May 2, Theresa Workman, Ohio

# 10:

9:26 pm PDT, May 1, Michael Cryer, Colorado

# 9:

4:48 pm PDT, May 1, Sarah Fe, Texas

# 8:

12:52 pm PDT, May 1, Mary Beth Hostrup, Florida
I wish that the industry would stop using God's name in vain as well.

# 7:

12:29 pm PDT, May 1, Name not displayed, Colorado

# 6:

9:04 am PDT, May 1, Lyssa Danehy, New Mexico

# 5:

2:25 am PDT, May 1, Krazy Kat, Tennessee

# 4:

9:33 pm PDT, Apr 30, Christine Pearson, Arizona

# 3:

5:03 pm PDT, Apr 30, Nanlouise Wolfe, California

# 2:

4:29 pm PDT, Apr 30, Leah Lefler, Virginia

# 1:

1:43 pm PDT, Apr 30, George Walberg, West Virginia

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