Negative Cigar Image

Bob Luken

I know I've bitched about this in the past but it's bugging me again. According to Hollywood, cigar smokers are bad guys. Think about it. Anytime you see a cigar in the movies or on TV it's just a prop for a bad guy. Have you seen any good guys smoking a cigar on TV or films? It's all bad guys. And to make it worse there are a few less-than-reputable characters in real life, flaunting their stogies. (Suge knight) He's not helping us out any. Besides cigar industry publications/videos Have you seen any positive images of cigar smokers lately? Or is that part of the appeal for modern day cigar smokers? Being badass? (Can anyone say Camacho re-branding?)

D Fresh

ejgorman

Expendables 2. Sly smokes quite a bit and he's a good guy. I know TV isn't necessarily Hollywood, but Chris on Gold Rush is always smoking cigars and he's painted in a positive light.

D Fresh

I agree with what you're saying. There's a new show starring Rainn Wilson and he smokes cigars. He's not a very positive character but at least he's a good guy. But other than that, I can't think of any good guys. Suge Knight is a POS no matter what. He gives humans in general a bad image

The3Stogies

Now you have me watching out for this. Is it still a prop like it used to be, don't see much smoking at all now except for "bad guys". But yeah the cigar, black hats, 5 o'clock shadow and suspenders on wise-guys were kinda symbols for spotting them. Have the old dean martin celebrity roast dvd's, lots of cigars smoked on that show.

youngryan216

Puff_Dougie

Echambers

D Fresh:

I agree with what you're saying. There's a new show starring Rainn Wilson and he smokes cigars. He's not a very positive character but at least he's a good guy. But other than that, I can't think of any good guys. Suge Knight is a POS no matter what. He gives humans in general a bad image

Yes, but have you watched him smoke? He is clearly not a cigar smoker in my opinion. He seems to treat them like a prop and not a cigar to be smoked. Most of the time they are not even lit.

SM0K3Y

SM0K3Y

No_one21

SleevePlz

Robin and Barney on HIMYM were rather fond of cigars and scotch. How can you hate either of them? Robin was a pop star in Canada and Barney was Legen........wait for it...........Dary!

Edna20

Retircs1

Bob Luken:

I know I've bitched about this in the past but it's bugging me again. According to Hollywood, cigar smokers are bad guys. Think about it. Anytime you see a cigar in the movies or on TV it's just a prop for a bad guy. Have you seen any good guys smoking a cigar on TV or films? It's all bad guys. And to make it worse there are a few less-than-reputable characters in real life, flaunting their stogies. (Suge knight) He's not helping us out any. Besides cigar industry publications/videos Have you seen any positive images of cigar smokers lately? Or is that part of the appeal for modern day cigar smokers? Being badass? (Can anyone say Camacho re-branding?)

Let's change that impression BOB

ShadowInTheMoon

Chemnitz

Totally agree with SM0K3Y. X-Men is a franchise movie series largely because of Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Wolverine. There have been two Wolverine movie spinoffs. The fact that he smokes cigars is a huge 'positive cigar image'.

jbarker_18

Schwarzenegger in Predator, how did "Dutch" get left out so early.

kingjk729

How about all the Clint Eastwood movies??

Bob Luken

Thanks for reminding me of some of the good guys with cigars. (Even if some of them are comic book heroes or even if some of them were born in the century before last.) I need all the help I can get when I see too many cigars used as props for fat cat banksters or mafia members.

youngryan216

William Holden would kick Hugh Jackman's ass. Just sayin lol.

Vulchor

Flip side being the other image of the uppity WASP on the golf course thinking he is better than everyone else-----I may prefer the outlaw.

Hays

youngryan216

Hays

youngryan216:

I wanna help take it back! Really though, I think anyone who ACTUALLY smokes cigars regularly and isn't a douchebasket about it helps erase the negative image.

This, for sure

jd50ae

Hays

jimmyv723

SM0K3Y

Crousefer

What about good old Big red!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2H6shz_kjE

SM0K3Y

Retircs1

Bob Luken:

I know I've bitched about this in the past but it's bugging me again. According to Hollywood, cigar smokers are bad guys. Think about it. Anytime you see a cigar in the movies or on TV it's just a prop for a bad guy. Have you seen any good guys smoking a cigar on TV or films? It's all bad guys. And to make it worse there are a few less-than-reputable characters in real life, flaunting their stogies. (Suge knight) He's not helping us out any. Besides cigar industry publications/videos Have you seen any positive images of cigar smokers lately? Or is that part of the appeal for modern day cigar smokers? Being badass? (Can anyone say Camacho re-branding?)

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