1y ago

Biden administration dropping plan to ban menthol cigarettes: Report

www.thehill.com

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So glad this meme isn't going to become useless.
- Brother's outside smokin on a new port
  Heard about his sister headed to the forecourt
  Ran right over the dude from the shoe store
  Rumored that he jumped down two floors, ooh, Lord!
  Came right up behind him
  The kid didn't see him
  I never seen that look on another human being
after warnings that it could push away some Black voters.
Just Biden and the DNC being casually racist and completely out of touch with Dem voters...
Again.
- This...this is literally them listening to their voters?
  They wanted to do something, and their voters said "we don't like that", so they stopped.
  So many things to complain about this president, but this little story is good news if we want the president to listen to voters.
  
  This…this is literally them listening to their voters?
  No, this is them trying something most Black.people don't give a fuck about.
  But stereotypes say they do.
  So they do this, rather than something real people actually want, like:
  Healthcare
  Student loans
  Taxing the rich
  Not funding a genocide
  Holding the wealthy accountable
  Etc...
- Could you explain?
  
  I assume that they are a white conservative who has never talked with a Black person or they don’t know anything about US Black culture. In reality, menthols are super popular among Black smokers. I assume they think it’s a racial stereotype instead of reality.
  
  Not every Black person likes menthol, and lots of people of different ethnicities smoke the hell out of them.
  This says it was done explicitly to win over Black voters...
  Like, if Biden wanted to make up for his border comments by mandating Taco Tuesday at the White House.
  Or since he didn't decriminalize cannabis federally, he gives every American a coupon for a free slushie from 7/11.
  Or gave advocoda toast to everyone over 30 that can't afford to buy a house in America.
  Like, fried chicken and watermelon isn't racist, it's delicious. But if you daughter is dating a Black man and that's what for dinner the first time he comes over. It's questionable.
  But if you tell him you made it to win him and over and prove your not racist....
  By saying the reason is to win over specifically that demographic, it means you're so out of touch you don't realize that makes it more racist. You're throwing away any plausible deniability.
  Even if it's good intentioned, it's a racial stereotype you're just voluntarily telling everyone you believe in.
- out of touch with Dem voters…
  I see you're speaking from experience.
- I’m a dem voter and non-smoker, but this issue was pushing me away. I also felt that this law disproportionally targeted black people, and I’m glad that it isn’t going anywhere.
  So I guess he wasn’t completely out of touch.
Just tax it more.
- Someone get this man into the White House!
  
  I’d be a lefty dictator.
As per moderator request, a unique comment for yall. Enjoy.
Screw the prohibitionists.
There will come a moment when humanity triumphs over the war on drugs, granting individuals the autonomy to decide what substances they consume.
And when that day arrives… will you witness drug users discriminating against those who choose sobriety?
Will you observe prisons constructed for those who opt to remain drug-free?
Will individuals be branded as criminals for abstaining from substances?
Will drug users advocate for the militarization of law enforcement and the erosion of our constitutional rights in an attempt to impose their lifestyle on others?
NO.
Who would inflict such harm on others? Prohibitionists.
And we stand against them.
Legalizing marijuana alone won't address the most severe repercussions of the war on drugs.
Full legalization of all substances is the ultimate harm reduction strategy.
- Rofl, troll. Go suck a cheeto
If anyone's curious why menthol cigarettes are associated with race in the USA, a YouTube channel called Knowing Better has an excellent video essay on the history of tobacco use that explains the connection very well.

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