EPTHappy Meal Toy Ban in San Francisco - Page 6
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Imperfect1987
United States558 Posts
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domovoi
United States1478 Posts
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BlackJack
United States10476 Posts
On November 16 2010 14:58 palookieblue wrote: Slightly off-topic: I live in Australia and from grades 9-12 (grade 12 is the last year of high school) I had McDonalds about 3 times a week, for almost the whole year (for 4 years). ... Over this time I managed to collect all the snoopy toys that were in the happy meals (yes both the soft versions and the plastic ones!) as well as countless other toys which still sit proudly on my shelf. I only go to McDonalds maybe once or twice a month now, but I still consider myself a veteran. (: You ordered a happy meal when you went to mcdonalds even in high school? Maybe that's why you didn't balloon at the waist, because you're ordering food intended for a kid | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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deth2munkies
United States4051 Posts
A) Under weight of the scrutiny piled upon it, they reconsider and don't overrided it. B) McDonalds sues and this law gets overturned faster than you can blink. Seriously, cut the fascist crap. The government has no right to tell me what I can and can't eat, how I raise my child, or how a company legally promotes its products. | ||
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SaroDarksbane
United States55 Posts
Oh wait, you mean parents are the ones buying their kids happy meals? I guess telling your kids "no" is way too hard for parents these days. SAVE ME GUBERMINT! PARINT MAH KIDS FOR MAH! | ||
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iloveoil
Norway171 Posts
On November 16 2010 15:17 Cambium wrote: I think it's a great idea and every country/state should enforce it. It's not like the law bans McD's stupid toys (man did I like them when I was a kid), it just mandates that the meals have to be somewhat healthy. Why is this a problem? are freedoms and are guns | ||
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nebffa
Australia776 Posts
Look at what happens when you INCENTIVISE over-borrowing - the financial crisis happens. A lot of people have said "it is the parents' role", and YES a lot of it is. However, all you need to look at is the financial crisis to see how people act happens when you incentivise a certain behaviour. When you incentivise fast-food people will buy lots of fast food. The United States also has an overwhelming majority of adults being overweight or obese (74.1% in this source - http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html) | ||
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SaroDarksbane
United States55 Posts
On November 16 2010 15:17 Cambium wrote: I think it's a great idea and every country/state should enforce it. It's not like the law bans McD's stupid toys (man did I like them when I was a kid), it just mandates that the meals have to be somewhat healthy. Why is this a problem? Maybe because I don't go to McDonald's for healthy food? If I want to buy terrible food, and McD's wants to sell me terrible food, who are you to say otherwise? Maybe my goal in life is to be 600 lbs. and you should mind your own business. (Actually, I don't go to McDonald's at all because I think their food sucks, but I do know a lot of people who like it . . . ) | ||
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domovoi
United States1478 Posts
On November 16 2010 15:39 nebffa wrote: There are a lot of people, particularly from the US, playing down how big of a role these toys and advertising plays. Look at what happens when you INCENTIVISE over-borrowing - the financial crisis happens. A lot of people have said "it is the parents' role", and YES a lot of it is. However, all you need to look at is the financial crisis to see how people act happens when you incentivise a certain behaviour. When you incentivise fast-food people will buy lots of fast food. The United States also has an overwhelming majority of adults being overweight or obese (74.1% in this source - http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat_2.html) You don't need marketing to incentivize fast food. Your body's desire for tasty, tasty calories is enough of an incentive. Seriously, I think people are pretty stupid and ignorant compared to myself, but if they followed advertisements like the mindless sheeple you guys think they are, then it would be pretty damn easy to get Americans to eat better and exercise more. There's millions to be made by Whole Foods and 24 Hour Fitness. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On November 16 2010 15:39 SaroDarksbane wrote: Maybe because I don't go to McDonald's for healthy food? If I want to buy terrible food, and McD's wants to sell me terrible food, who are you to say otherwise? Maybe my goal in life is to be 600 lbs. and you should mind your own business. (Actually, I don't go to McDonald's at all because I think their food sucks, but I do know a lot of people who like it . . . ) Good try going for the extreme, except the target audience for the happy meal is the children, and I'd like to think very few are capable of making these decisions, especially going along with your argument of having a strong desire to be 600 lbs. Face it, most children go for these stupid toys, and they couldn't care less about what they eat. Even if the healthy meals don't taste as good as the regular happy meals, kids will still not have a problem wolfing them down just to hold a plastic Ronald. Are people seriously upset about this...? edit: From the comments I'm reading, I get the feeling that some people and I are reading completely different articles here. The government is not stopping McD to sell fast food, they were simply forbidding (vetoed now, w/e) a cheap trick that targets innocent and ignorant children: something that rakes in inestimable amount of profit at the cost of the children's healths. How is this a bad thing? | ||
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SaroDarksbane
United States55 Posts
On November 16 2010 15:49 Cambium wrote:Good try going for the extreme, except the target audience for the happy meal is the children, and I'd like to think very few are capable of making these decisions The children are buying these meals? With what? How are they getting to McD's on their own? Are people seriously upset about this...? You betcha. My pet peeve is other people telling me how to run my life, especially when it's "for my own good". EDIT: Goes right along with banning transfats in New York, and now Bloomberg's trying to ban salt in restaurants. How hard is it for people to just mind their own fucking business? Seriously? | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On November 16 2010 15:52 SaroDarksbane wrote: The children are buying these meals? With what? How are they getting to McD's on their own? The kid will most likely nag and nag and nag; I know that's what I did. You betcha. My pet peeve is other people telling me how to run my life, especially when it's "for my own good". You can buy as much fucking McD as you want; no one is stopping McD from selling anything. They are just trying to stop them giving away the toy. Are we on the same page here? From the comments I'm reading, I get the feeling that some people and I are reading completely different articles here. The government is not stopping McD from selling fast food, they were simply forbidding (vetoed now, w/e) a cheap trick that targets innocent and ignorant children: something that rakes in inestimable amount of profit at the cost of the children's healths. How is this a bad thing? | ||
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wooozy
3813 Posts
guess she used me because she was too ashamed to buy a happy meal =( | ||
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SaroDarksbane
United States55 Posts
On November 16 2010 15:56 Cambium wrote: The kid will most likely nag and nag and nag; I know that's what I did. A good opportunity to tell them "NO!". You know, parenting and shit. You can buy as much fucking McD as you want; no one is stopping McD from selling anything. They are just trying to stop them giving away the toy. Are we on the same page here? No one is trying to stop McD's from selling anything, except for the thing they are stopping them from selling (the toy). Good to know. Maybe I want my kid to get a goddamn toy with his meal? It's a happy meal for christ sakes! | ||
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OpticalShot
Canada6330 Posts
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SaroDarksbane
United States55 Posts
On November 16 2010 16:02 OpticalShot wrote:airlines should charge extra for fat people. Should probably charge by weight, including both your person and the luggage you bring with you. Oh, and I downed a KFC Double Down last Friday... disgusting. -fin Ugh, those things look so terrible. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On November 16 2010 16:00 SaroDarksbane wrote: A good opportunity to tell them "NO!". You know, parenting and shit. No one is trying to stop McD's from selling anything, except for the thing they are stopping them from selling (the toy). Good to know. Maybe I want my kid to get a goddamn toy with his meal? It's a happy meal for christ sakes! I've been around long enough to know not to argue on the Internet. Clearly, I am not going to change your mind, and you sure as hell aren't going to change mine. We shall each have our own opinions in peace, okay? | ||
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SaroDarksbane
United States55 Posts
We shall each have our own opinions in peace, okay? Fair enough. Sadly, that's all I want in life too. But as this story demonstrates, some people have a big problem with that. =( | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
On November 16 2010 16:10 SaroDarksbane wrote: Fair enough. Sadly, that's all I want in life too. But as this story demonstrates, some people have a big problem with that. =( I keep on reminding myself of this quote: Arguing on the Internet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win youre still retarded. | ||
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