for @adamtyIer when he comes back.

we love you but we need a better apology and would like to educate you properly so you know not only know not to say it again. but also, why you shouldnt.

first for these tweets, rather than making fun of you i want to explain why we were upset and give you ways. we’re going to touch base with each thing that made these statements problematic.

my body my choice: we have no right to decide what is nasty or not. there are SO many kinds of vapes and so many reasons to cape we dont know about, to make this generalization although meaning no harm is harmful. we dont have a right to what other people choose with their body.

classism: in your apology you encourage others to get help and support. many people cannot afford that kind of therapy or rehab. yes having a good family support is nice but in all thruthfulness a lot of addiction isnt that easy and require nicotine patches, therapy, etc

uneducated abt addiction: vaping is often a tool to FIGHT addiction to cigarettes. unlike cigarettes, in vapes you can slowly adjust nicotine levels. some people can never quit nicotine but at least with vapes they can lower the amount.

ableism: marijuana is a plant legal in some states that can be put into vapes. for people with tourette syndrome, high anxiety, and extreme pain dissabilities. marijuana vapes can be extremely helpful in lessening symptoms and decreasing pain

coping: tw// self harm

vaping helps people to cope with stressful stuff it IS the better coping mechanism as it calm down people before they get stressed enough to harm themselves.

what we want you to do: read the articles at the end of this thread and come back with a better and well though apology. no excuses. we already know why you THOUGHT you were in the right. we just want you to acknowledge what you did wrong and that you understand and youre sorry.

this explains the reasearch on how vaping is a tool https://www.livescience.com/amp/is-vaping-better-than-cigarettes.html

this explains the seriousness of addiction and goes through how to treat it spoiler alert: the american healthcare system which is expensive https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction

instead of judging ppl offer help.

fight the bad connation on victims of drug addiction https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/change-the-name-end-the-stigma?source=twitter&

you can also donate to organizations who help people who struggle woth addiction. these are just a few of my personal suggestions but i highly encourage you to continue educating yourself. im looking forward to a better apology and i love you. thank you for reading