tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309228808354043974.post6449674091022389613..comments2013-02-09T18:42:50.262-08:00Comments on Global Strategic Comm & Ethics Blog by Mrs. K Hernandez: This is Bad Banning not Reasonable Regulations Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309228808354043974.post-34248910851662512542012-09-30T16:22:39.407-07:002012-09-30T16:22:39.407-07:00Hi, I too took the reverse position on this topic,...Hi, I too took the reverse position on this topic, but you bring up some very interesting points which I agree with. I saw many comments related to alcohol and other lethal substances including sugar, and yet I went from a more myopic look when I just addressed tobacco based on the reading.<br /><br />I also have seen that the regulations are very different in Latin American countries and made note of this in my blog. If there is money, why can't anything be advertised? And from your perspective that is where we get into trouble, because of the fairness of one lethal substance to advertise and not allowing it for another. <br /><br />You bring up Fair vs. Ethical and I must say that this is a topic that provokes much ongoing thought. They are not the same though many people may equate the two. <br /><br />Who is to evaluate and delineate among what should be advertised and what should not? It has not been done effectively yet, and for the meantime, I will have to stick with my instincts and censorship of materials I do not see as appropriate for my child as many other parents out there must do.<br /><br />Thank you for invoking other thoughts on this type of advertising:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309228808354043974.post-18054172625169369752012-09-26T21:15:24.642-07:002012-09-26T21:15:24.642-07:00Hi, I actually took the reverse position – tobacco...Hi, I actually took the reverse position – tobacco advertising is unethical, in the United States. I specify the country, because as I explore the idea of what is ethical or not, I realize that we are not all bound by the same ethical codes and standards, nor does this make one view more or less ethical than the other. Tobacco bans are a result of regulation within a democratic society, which means, there is a ban because we the people support a ban. Individually our views may vary, but as a whole it is reflective of the nation. The opposite is true of some Latin American countries, who despite pressures to regulate from WHO, have refused. An American example would be prohibition. <br /><br />Being a legal taxpaying business does afford you certain rights. However, every potentially harmful product is regulated, for tobacco it just happens to be TV. The technology advances, TiVo, DVR, and internet playback, time based regulation for TV seems irrelevant as it can be played back at any time of day. <br /><br />Lastly, what is considered fair doesn’t necessarily equate to ethical. Is it fair that a convicted felon cannot vote in a society that they are required to live in, about laws they are required to obey? or have they lost that right for the harm to society they have done to get the felony? Is it fair? <br /><br />I think all products, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, artificial sweeteners, etc should be evaluated independently for their place in society. Just because one potentially harmful product is legal and free to advertise doesn’t mean they all should be and vice versa. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com