this is so true. im smoking my last pack because im gonna be making my firdt hrt appointment.
It prevents you becoming more feminine because smoking is just that manly. /s
Ironically, Marlboro started out as a brand targeted at women (which was true of all the original filtered cigarettes). It was only later rebranded for macho men.
Lot of fun facts about filtered cigarettes, like the fact that they don't filter shit and are actually just filled with chemicals that turn them brown when exposed to smoke so that people think they're doing something. Also fun: the earliest filters contained asbestos.
If you blow a single hit of a cigarettes through a folded napkin, it will also turn brown. Its not "chemicals" like those scammy foot cleanse things. Its smoke and tar
as someone who has tried smoking without a filter, they definitely do something other than brown (i have since quit)
I have mad respect for those who quit smoking. Well done dude.
thank you, although i kinda feel like i'm "cheating", i stopped enjoying them after a while, i relapsed a few times for a pack and i disliked them more and more (and got withdrawals after each pack) and now i don't really feel tempted
in case you're trying to quit, and failed going cold turkey, like i did a bunch of times, try setting a budget for a day, and decrease it gradually. i often smoked out of boredom, so then with the limit i only did when i really wanted it, and the want decreased too eventually
The few people that i read that actually quitted smoking did something like that but with vaping... like using progressively lower dosis and eventually realized that they hated it and stopped.
It has nothing to do with this, but i stopped drinking sugary sodas and specially coke when i realized that it tasted like shit when i stopped drinking it for a week or two.
They do restrict airflow, so if you suck the same way on an unfiltered cig it'll fuck you up. But if you think they make you less likely to get cancer or lung disease, there's absolutely no evidence of that.
there was a period when i rolled ciggies and sometimes i forgot to get filters, but i NEEDED a smoke so i smoked sometimes without one. there was definitely a difference, unfiltered felt more abrasive, damaging, i only did it if i "had" to.
but also "will fuck you up" is a bit of an overstatement
Are you telling me the tobacco industry lied to us?
Can people please stop throwing acronyms around expecting everyone to know them
the humble Wikipedia disambiguation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HRT
in this case, what is meant by HRT is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-affirming_hormone_therapy
Ah yes, hrt, a super niche and unknown concept. Very unheard of and obscure. I'm sure most people don't get it.
Just so you know the first 2 results on Google for "HRT" are for menopause, the third is for a bus company.
Both probably relevant
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You mean idc. Because ydk.
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you mean yk because tk
Is this specific to smoking, or is it nicotine in general?
Iirc nicotine binds to the same receptors as oral estrogen. So I guess it's just nicotine and possibly only if you're doing pills? But I've never smoked so I've never delved too deep into it so I recommend you do a more thorough investigation.
Eli5 please?
Marlboro is a major producer of cigarettes. Cigarettes, and tobacco products as a whole, are expensive, smelly and are proven to increase cancer risks due to the inhalation of carcinogens as the cigarette is lit and then inhaled. The burning of cigarettes also creates tar that is then inhaled, so there is literally black sludge that slowly accumulates in ones lungs as one inhale the smoke.
Reading all that, you might wonder how one could "love" it. Thing is, Tobacco products are incredibly addictive, once you start smoking cigarettes it is incredibly hard to stop. People start by only doing it with friends once a month or so, many people say it has a relaxing effect, especially when taken in a social circle, but then their brain craves it twice a month, and suddenly they want to do it every day or more often. It's as we grown ups say, "a hooker who takes all your money but wont love you back".
Cigarettes also make hrt less effective.
This is then revealed to be a breaking point for the portrayed smoker, evidently a hormone replacement therapy user. See, hrt is helping a lot of people growing into a body they feel comfortable in. It's like puberty, but a more controlled process some people really want to do to feel comfortable in their body. This meme is showing that this desire is so great they even give up something that is incredibly hard to quit, because this step in their life is so important to them. The same way some people love to stay fit to feel good about their bodies, hrt users expend real effort to get to a body they don't hate when necessary.
It's as we grown ups say, "a hooker who takes all your money but wont love you back".
I'm so glad I read this lmao
As your friendly neighborhood cigarette representative, I would also like to ELY5 and say: have you seen our cool animated camel and did you know that menthol tastes like candy? Also, your older brother has a pack in his drawer that you definitely shouldn’t steal from. Good luck, kid! /s
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