One of today’s powerful topics on Larry Mantle’s daily KPCC call-in show “Airtalk” was How Do Smokers Deal with the Stigmatism of Smoking? Jennifer from Los Feliz (my turf) called in and described how, as a smoker/pregnant lady, she would have her partner walk ahead of her to protect(?) her from all the insults and disgust that the general public would cast in her and her belly’s direction. (Pw! Pw! Her partner deflected it all!) She also went to more “open” cultures where pregnant smoking is ok… she cited “Montreal”.
LM, as always, was thankful for her response, and praised her for being brave enough to share her experience [as a dumb dummy]. Me, I’ve got my eye out for you Jennifer!! I hope you look like Betty Draper.
