Cigarettes No, Cigars Yes?

I've read several things stating that a scene with Goofy smoking a cigarette has been edited from the DVD release of Saludos Amigos.

Yet, the Parrot, Joe Carioca, is allowed to keep his cigar?? Donald Duck lights Joe's Cigar with his breath when Joe gives him a beverage. Joe puffs away while it's being lit.

So what's the difference? If Disney feels they need to "protect" kids from smoking, why are only cigarettes edited out? In terms of tobacco content, Cigars are worse than Cigarettes. In the end, neither is good for you.

Personally, I don't feel that any Smoking Scenes should be edited from the films. One reason is to protect the integrity of the original films, the other is that I don't feel that kids will be driven to smoke just because Goofy's doing it. Kids don't smoke because they see a cartoon character doing it, they smoke because they see Mom, Dad and other adults doing it. That's the Real Truth of the matter.

If they're worried about the smoking in the cartoons, just put a disclaimer in front of the film like "We at Disney don't advocate smoking" or something like that. Plus, just teach the kids that Cartoon Characters ( or "Toons") can smoke without it hurting them, just like a Toon can get hit on the head with an anvil and live. Toons can do anything, Humans have limits. Humans can get Cancer from Smoking, Toons can't. It's a simple lesson and one that I think kids understand completely.