NAME: ANGELA LAI CHIEN LAN CLASS: 08/07

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

I refer to a forum article, "Why put graphic anti-smoking ad on TV?" by Miss Faye Chiam, dated 29th march 2007. I agree that graphic anti-smoking ad should not be screened on TV. The national TV is watched by millions of singaporeans daily, consisting of different kinds of people, be it children, elderly, smokers, or non-smokers. So why is this horrific image of a woman suffering from oral cancer permitted? This caused many to grimace in disgust at the sight of it. True enough that it may scare smokers to quit smoking, but, the smokers' population may not even be half of the number of people watching it. From my point of view, i find it not justifiable. What im trying to say is, its not fair to ask children to close their eyes if the gross image scares them. I feel strongly that the anti-smoking campaign should only be executed at a smaller scale, focusing on the targeted group of smokers only.

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NAME: ANGELA LAI CHIEN LAN CLASS: 08/07