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Was it more common in the 70s for kids to smoke

posted 8 years ago by Purplecover101
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In this film, than man offers those girls cigarette and they just take it without hesitation like it was a piece of candy.

Was smoking more acceptable and common for kids back then?

[–] Henahey41 8 years ago

Those girls were about 12 I take it about to enter the 7th grade.Back then Jr high which is now middle school was 7th and 8th grade. I was in Jr high in the mid 70s And I can tell you the girls bathroom stank of cigarettes

[–] Purplecover101 8 years ago

That's what I'm thinking. I guess back then, kids smoked cigarettes like it was candy.

[–] Henahey41 8 years ago

well not every kid but a lot did

[–] blackICE612 8 years ago

The girls took the cigarettes because they were offered to them by a young(yet older and wiser in their eyes), attractive war vet and they wanted to appear more mature. As we see in the film, the only one who seems somewhat used to smoking is Roberta. Teeny and Sam...not so much. "Smooth". Chrissy of course, wasn't into it-"Smoking stunts your growth" ;) https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d3/65/0d/d3650d71fd5aba36b61d3d18409cf4ec.jpg

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