boy anachronism

[metaphortunate]

It occurred to me the other day that Captain America would smoke like a freaking chimney.




(yes I have been keeping myself calm over the past week by drawing Captain America chain smoking)
(it's very soothing)

Comments

[chalcopyrite]

I had never thought this through before, but you are absolutely right, and it delights me beyond all measure. :D Love the art!

He probably has Opinions about filters, too.

[veejane]

On the one hand, yes, WWII is where a lot of people picked up smoking, and when they did they generally picked it up heavily. On the other hand, I think it's much more likely that Bucky was the chain-smoker, as Steve probably got very little of the nicotine high, and all the other effects of smoking are negative. Also, if you buy into the idea that Steve needed more calories per day than the average, cigarettes were the currency with which he bought those calories from other soldiers.

(I can also buy the idea that he smoked socially, and when he woke up in 2011 was surprised that smoking is now a thing people do in exile on the street. But the minute he finds out the current research on smoking, I think he'd quit pretty fast. To model good behavior for others, if for no other reason.)

[kate_nepveu]

Apparently asthma cigarettes were a thing up to the time period he didn't need them any more, though?

But yes, I agree that he would quit now, because secondhand smoke.

[metaphortunate]

I remember my eyes bugging out when I read David Copperfield and one of the characters mentions that his doctor has prescribed smoking to treat his asthma. Oh, science.

[commodorified]

Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!

[khedron]

"Boy Anachronism" - wow, that was an instant earworm! And I see what you did there.