When the idea of THS (A load of bollox to you and I) or Third Hand Smoke, first reared it's bigoted head, most people laughed it off and saw it for what it was - a cranking up of anti-smoking propaganda aimed at encouraging fear of smokers and further exclusion of a minority group.
In fact, to be fair, it was greeted with the same derision as SHS 40 years ago. Like the concept of SHS, the antis have thrown money at "research" into THS to come up with results they paid for so no doubt it won't be long before we smokers are forced to shower before we can even be allowed to speak to a fellow human being.
Just imagine what that money could do in actually doing some proper scientific research into what causes cancer and how to cure it instead of spending it on inciting fear and hatred of a minority group.
It's another case for me to put my fingers in my ears and start with the la la la because it's just too terrifying to see the lies that will be created to incite such hatred. They really are going all out to "prove" we are lepers judging on the "expected" plan to prove standing next to us suddenly causes open sores to appear on those within a mile of us.
Sheesh - I've had five Ceasarians and the medical staff caring for me after the birth of my children were always astounded at how quickly I was on my feet and how quickly I healed. By way of information, for those who don't know, only two are recommended so it looks that the anecdotal evidence doesn't tally with this latest bigoted study which aims to use the same familiar tactics of junk science.
As someone on DP's blog points out, if this study is "true" then how come smokers are not walking around looking like lepers, full of sores and holes with their skin dropping off? But then, isn't that what the anti-smoking industry wants? It wants to prove smokers ARE lepers and then get the general public on side in treating them as such. Smokers should be given legal protection against the propagation of such hatred but then that isn't going to happen under the hateful coalition ConDem party is it?
Still think direct action is not necessary to make ourselves heard? I think it is.