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Smokers are 'big jerks': CNCT's comm error

Are smokers idiots? Some seem to think so, and, more seriously, the National Committee Against Smoking seems to approve of it. A tiny but dramatic communication error, when the institution probably had nothing to do with it. When the CNCT lets go, or not... Do you know Sébastien Béziau? He is the editor of our colleague and friend Vap'you. Sebastian's eagle's eye spotted this on Twitter on August 12, 2019: Yes, a like. In other words, someone insults smokers and the National Committee Against Smoking agrees. All right, it's forbidden to smoke on station platforms and some don't mind. But, in the sentence, no ambiguity: smokers are "fat jerks", no matter where they indulge in their vice. Oh, ... [Read more]

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