Greek Discrimination....

[33girl]

Originally Posted by skylark

I took his comment the same way. It's like the pot calling the kettle black sort of thing. I certainly don't have a problem with tobacco or cigar shops, but if a business owner of one of those shops tried to act all altruistic about not wanting to promote substance abuse by minors... I'd absolutely feel the need to call out a hypocrite.

Tobacco is a legal substance in the United States of America. Where is the hypocrisy?

[SWTXBelle]

It's not legal for minors. Just sayin'. (at the same time as Skylark!)

But if the shop owner doesn't want to associate his product with Greeks, that's his right, just as it is the right of the Greeks to chose not to frequent or recommend his shop.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Tobacco is a legal substance in the United States of America. Where is the hypocrisy?

It's pretty ballsy to say that because he's Greek he's associated with underage drinking...

...and then, yeah, sell cancer. It may be legal, but it doesn't make it right and I wouldn't by that holier-than-thou attitude from the shop owner either. We all know LOTS of kids smoke underage, too, and even when it's legal it's still just as bad for you as alcohol.

And that's coming from a smoker.