The Biden administration has once again pushed back its plans to ban menthol cigarettes amid pressure from critics, including some civil rights leaders, who said it would unfairly target Black smok…
He’s letting them make adult choices like everybody else about their health.
People don’t need to be saved from themselves, and it is extremely condescending to act like the black population has been bamboozled by menthol cigarettes any more or less than any other smoker.
And I’m all about that. I think it’s ridiculous that the president was even considering banning menthol cigarettes. But what’s even more ridiculous is that his campaign manager or whatever put a focus group together and delivered research to his desk saying “Mr president sir, if you ban newports you’re gonna lose reelection because black people won’t like it” and so he decided not to do it.
He’s letting them make adult choices like everybody else about their health.
People don’t need to be saved from themselves, and it is extremely condescending to act like the black population has been bamboozled by menthol cigarettes any more or less than any other smoker.
And I’m all about that. I think it’s ridiculous that the president was even considering banning menthol cigarettes. But what’s even more ridiculous is that his campaign manager or whatever put a focus group together and delivered research to his desk saying “Mr president sir, if you ban newports you’re gonna lose reelection because black people won’t like it” and so he decided not to do it.