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What do you think of taking the smoking out of the poem Twas The Night Before Christmas ?

Asked by PamelaJoanMcColl (32points) August 13th, 2012

Santa has been smoking in this poem for 189 years. It has been portrayed in the verse and the illustration. We know that nicotine addiction is a pediatric problem as 80+ people start before their 18th. birthday. Tobacco will claim 1 billion lives in this century so it is a good idea to get one generation to turn away from it and stop it in its tracks. No smoking Santa. It is not censorship but care for the youngest of readers. If you really want your Santa smoking there will always be editions in the used book stores so not an issue of banning of books. We get kids to wear helmets and seat belts and not chew on lead filled toys. We change our world as we need to. Change does not have to be radical to be significant.

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