Why do we still call them "e-cigarettes"?

[Bluse]

Just two cents, it seems a lot of the ongoing stigma against vaping could be at least partially avoided if we dropped the word 'cigarette" from the name.
Why not rebrand and call them personal vaporizers instead? If people ask me about my set up I no longer tell them I have an e-cigarette I just say it's a vaporizer. Thoughts?

 

[440BB]

This has been hashed over many times here. It would appear that the rebranding opportunity has passed, as this is the commonly used description by millions of people at this point.

 

[Thedudeabides870]

I call cigalikes electronic cigarettes, that's the extent of that nomenclature

 

[Bunnykiller]

because calling them Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhalation Systems ( and the acronym) makes too many people giggle

 

[bacc.vap]

Hello and welcome. Yeah, It'd be better if they weren't referred to as "cigarettes", for sure, but it's a little late in the game for a name change to have much effect,imo. There's been much much talk about this subject.

 

[Thedudeabides870]

because calling them Personal Electronic Nicotine Inhalation Systems ( and the acronym) makes too many people giggle

Eye cee what u did Thurr lol

 

[Broodmance]

the problem lies with people that don't vape and see you on something that doesn't look like a cig-a-like. Some people have never seen the newer models still and its just much easier to say its a e-cig then confuse them.

 

[3mg Meniere]

We still dial a telephone, don't we? If e-cig helps smokers make the transition better, let it be. I call my PV's by name. LaVamitresse, Plain Jane, and Num-Num.

 

[Kahina]

I've committed to calling it a vaporizer when anyone asks about it. And plenty of people are asking. It doesn't look like a cigarette, smell like a cigarette, taste like a cigarette or burn like a cigarette (including the hole in your pocket). You don't even use it like a cigarette.

Because it's not a cigarette. It's way better than a cigarette. It's a vaporizer. It's got me off cigarettes.

 

[sonicbomb]

As stated that ship has sailed. On a personal note I refuse, use the term e-cig in reference to anything but a cigalike.
Changing the world, one pugnacious reaction at a time.

 

[Tomorrow AR]

I've committed to calling it a vaporizer when anyone asks about it. And plenty of people are asking. It doesn't look like a cigarette, smell like a cigarette, taste like a cigarette or burn like a cigarette (including the hole in your pocket). You don't even use it like a cigarette.

Because it's not a cigarette. It's way better than a cigarette. It's a vaporizer. It's got me off cigarettes.

Me too! The ship may have sailed but it's not too late. Language changes with the common usage. We just need to be persistent and patient in correcting ignorance when we encounter it.

 

[retired1]

Why It's Called An 'E-Cigarette' And 'E-Smoking'

There are some very valid reasons to continue to call them e-cigarettes, regardless of the antics of those who are dead set against it.

 

[Skitterpop]

When I first started vaping and people would ask me what it was I would tell them it was a e-cigarette. The usual response was oh you are still smoking and they would walk away. Now I tell them it is NRD (nicotine replacement device), they will generally ask what is that. This gives me a chance to hopefully enlighten them on the health benefits of vaping over smoking. Does not always work but I meet with much more success.

 

[Tomorrow AR]

Why It's Called An 'E-Cigarette' And 'E-Smoking'

There are some very valid reasons to continue to call them e-cigarettes, regardless of the antics of those who are dead set against it.

Thanks for the link. Very interesting and valid reasons.

 

[tvapernow]

When I first started vaping and people would ask me what it was I would tell them it was a e-cigarette. The usual response was oh you are still smoking and they would walk away. Now I tell them it is NRD, they will generally ask what is that. This gives me a chance to hopefully enlighten them on the health benefits of vaping over smoking. Does not always work but I meet with much more success.

Hi Skitterpop;

I try real hard not to call mine an ecig. I try to call them PV's (Personal Vaporizer) to get away from the cig connitation completely, since i am using mine for quitting or at the least harm reduction.

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

Why It's Called An 'E-Cigarette' And 'E-Smoking'

There are some very valid reasons to continue to call them e-cigarettes, regardless of the antics of those who are dead set against it.

So it is because they think smokers are all idiots that can't understand terms like vaporizer, seems like a valid reason to me

 

[nyiddle]

Because sitting there for 5 minutes explaining that "vaporizer" does not naturally imply "illicit substances" is a real nuisance.

Seriously. Look up "vaporizer" -- the first hit is not about e-cigarettes.

By saying, "it's an e-cig" rather than "it's a vaporizer," I don't have to explain "it's nicotine e-liquid".

 

[Rabbit Slayer]

And saying, No, it isn't for cannabis it is for nicotine is too complicated??

Look up "personal vaporizers" and the first link that isn't an ad is too "ecigs"

 

[nyiddle]

And saying, No, it isn't for ******** it is for nicotine is too complicated??

And then you get the, "Oh, well I know they make vaporizers for [illicit substance here] and they look like that." (Whether you're using a box mod or a ego.)

It just seems easier to use the term people are commonly used to/prevent further confusion. If they're interested I'll likely use the term "PV" or "personal vaporizer" or "vape" when elaborating, but for a layman it's just far easier to hear "e-cig" because it immediately eliminates the other possible alternatives.

Lastly, this is an argument of rather "pedantic semantics", and will go nowhere fast.

 

[Bookworm]

The term ecig has never bothered me. That's what they were called when I started using them, and I still call them that all the time.