When Fat People Sue McDonalds: The Sequel

[Brutuskend]

Moderation and exercise, moderation and EXERCISE!

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: OvErHeAtInG

class action lawsuit, the new american way.

what a fvcking joke. my kids got fat because i fed them McDonalds every day, now I want to sue McD's.

IDIOTS.

I see your point... I don't eat McD's, and don't recommend anybody does. But have you ever heard a child whining for McDonald's? The marketing and quick-fix nature of the food is tremendously addictive to children, that's on purpose. It's friggin torture to parents, in the supermarket and stuff, to have their children whining for brightly-colored boxes of sugar-cereal they saw on the commercial 18 times last Saturday. Same goes for McDonald's.

However, the fact that Fast Food, Cereal labels, and Candy specifically market children is highly irritating to me. I these companies want me to have my kids consume their products they should be appealing to me instead of trying to convince my child that he eating a happy meal will make him happy.

Well said Yamaha. And realize these companies know that they will sell more stuff if they market to children than the adults... really sad but true..


But when I have children I'm gonna be a total nazi about that stuff... just like my parents did to me, now I'm thanking them.

I used to be one of those kids who whined for McDonalds. My mom did not give in every time we passed by the place. Once in awhile yes but NEVER EVER multiple times a week.

 

[Kevin]

Originally posted by: PsychoAndy

Originally posted by: kevin000
Next, people who suffer from Asthma are going to sue the Earth or God.

When that happens, we'll know just how completely we've f-cked up everything...

HEY! Asthma isnt fun! I mean, sure you can fake an attack, get out of class and have your school call the paramedics, but still.....

-PAB

I didn't mean to attack asthma sufferers, its just merely an example. Instead of living with things, people feel they have to sue for every little thing. Would it be bettter if I said:

"Next, people that are bald are going to sue God (or whoever) because they dont have hair."

 

[pulse8]

However, the fact that Fast Food, Cereal labels, and Candy specifically market children is highly irritating to me. I these companies want me to have my kids consume their products they should be appealing to me instead of trying to convince my child that he eating a happy meal will make him happy.

The kids have to want to eat the food. You can't market for the parents and then expect the kids to eat the food.

How many young kids do you know that eat Special K?

I have no problems with them marketing to my child (if I had one) because that's their target audience. I'd have ultimate say in what my child eats.

 

[BennyD]

i didn't eat in a maccy till i was 15, mother wouldn't allow it... i thank her for it now
only eaten there about 5 times since then, i don't know what people see in it.
the food is far too sweet/soft, it can't be good for your teeth, let alone your weight

down with maccy D's

i think it would be a good idea to ban product design.
just make it illegal for companies to use anything other than simple black font on a white box, and always with a clear window so you can see the product.
and maybe force them to put any know side effects/a list of ingredients on the front of the box

just my opinion

 

[Red Dawn]

just make it illegal for companies to use anything other than simple black font on a white box, and always with a clear window so you can see the product.

Yeah they should butcher up the frigging clown and serve his ass on a Bead of Lettuce and a Bun . It would definately be the healthiest thing they sell their to eat J/k

 

[Azraele]

"Children clearly are not capable of making health-related decisions," he said. "McDonald's tries to attract children and has an obligation to them."

And the parents aren't responsible because....?

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: BennyD

i think it would be a good idea to ban product design.
just make it illegal for companies to use anything other than simple black font on a white box, and always with a clear window so you can see the product.
and maybe force them to put any know side effects/a list of ingredients on the front of the box

just my opinion

I know this your opinion so please keep it over in the UK. Most of us Americans believe in freedom of enterprise and free speech. Banning product design is banning the companies right to free speech.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Azraele

"Children clearly are not capable of making health-related decisions," he said. "McDonald's tries to attract children and has an obligation to them."

And the parents aren't responsible because....?

Seriously. When I was a kid my folks would feed us healthy stuff 90% of the time and take us out for pizza or other crap food once in a while. They treated it as it should be: something that's good, but not really good for you so you only eat it once in a while. What's so hard about conveying that to kids?

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Azraele

"Children clearly are not capable of making health-related decisions," he said. "McDonald's tries to attract children and has an obligation to them."

And the parents aren't responsible because....?

Seriously. When I was a kid my folks would feed us healthy stuff 90% of the time and take us out for pizza or other crap food once in a while. They treated it as it should be: something that's good, but not really good for you so you only eat it once in a while. What's so hard about conveying that to kids?

There is nothing hard about that at all and it should be done! Your parents were right to do that for you. Mine did the same. As a result, my children will also be raised like that.

For some reason, many kids today are not getting that message...whether it is media or parenting is up for debate for many people, although I personally, know what I believe.

 

[BennyD]

I know this your opinion so please keep it over in the UK. Most of us Americans believe in freedom of enterprise and free speech. Banning product design is banning the companies right to free speech.

freedom of speech is all well and good but i think there has to be a limit.

 

[308nato]

i think it would be a good idea to ban product design.
just make it illegal for companies to use anything other than simple black font on a white box, and always with a clear window so you can see the product.
and maybe force them to put any know side effects/a list of ingredients on the front of the box

just my opinion

That is the goal of many groups in how life itself ought to be. "A simple black font on a white box with a clear window". You stated that well.

Unfortunately for you, many of us like a vibrant world full of color and choices. We believe in personal responsibility and manifest destiny and do not care to be kept under your umbrella of victim mentality.

Just my opinion

 

[308nato]

Originally posted by: BennyD

I know this your opinion so please keep it over in the UK. Most of us Americans believe in freedom of enterprise and free speech. Banning product design is banning the companies right to free speech.

freedom of speech is all well and good but i think there has to be a limit.

A red and brown box with golden arches is over the line ?

 

[yakko]

Class action lawsuit - The career of the future.

Hey Jimmy! What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be a plaintiff!!!!!


Parents that allow their kids to do this need to be smacked around until they learn some damn common sense. Everyone needs to be responsible for themselves once they are old enough to know better.

 

[Amused]

This is very sad. But don't say we didn't tell you this would happen when the door was opened by the silly tobacco lawsuits.

We are slowly slipping into giving the government total responsibility over our lives by abdicating any and all responsibility for our actions. When you give up responsibility, you lose freedom.

Oh, and this is proof positive the slippery slope exists... and we're on our way down it.

 

[jjones]

The fat fvcks should be shot. Then the parents can have a real lawsuit like wrongful death to pursue.

 

[BoberFett]

We could probably dig up some threads from a few years back pointing to this crap. I know I told many people that suing the gun manufacturers and tobacco companies was a slippery slope we didn't want to go down. But most people told me I was a crackpot, one of those "damn fringe libertarian freaks" or something along those lines. That could never happen, they'll never sue fast food companies.

Suck it down losers, you're reaping what you've sown. Hope you like the future, it's only gonna get worse.

 

[jjones]

Actually, I have a better idea. The kids should be taken by social services and put on a fat farm. Then the government should sue the parents for everything they have to underwrite the cost of rehabilitation. Then they should throw the parents in jail for child abuse, child endangerment and negligence. That seems fair.

 

[Zenmervolt]

many of us like a vibrant world full of color and choices. We believe in personal responsibility and manifest destiny and do not care to be kept under your umbrella of victim mentality.

Spoken like a true independant and self-responsible Mid-Westerner. Couldn't have said it better myself. I am responsible for myself, and I will fight to remain so. I will not allow anyone else to accept responsibility for me, all you "nanny-state" proponants can piss and moan all you want about "corporate responsibility" all you like. You can run from it all you like, but in the end no-one is responsible for what a person does except that person himself.

The parents who give in to their kids because the kids whine about not getting what they want are spoiling their children, plain and simple. Time was that the parent was in charge of the child. When did that get turned on its head? As the saying goes, "If something is both spoiled and fresh at the same time, chances are it's a child.".

ZV

 

[JellyBaby]

Something must be done about abuse of litigation. They'll eventually find a sympathetic, probably obese, Judge who will allow the case.

How about taking the children away from those incompetent parents and suing the parents for child neglect? Anything goes, right?

I suspect in a few years they'll sue large grocery chains. After all, they sell "dangerous" foodstuffs even to minors!

 

[Gujski]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
If all those Fast Food joints were to close down the average lifespan of the American probably would increase 10 years. I do think they are a major reason why the current generation is a bunch of fat pigs.

That and the fact that kids don't play outside as much, they come home and play nintendo all evening instead of riding bikes, etc.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Gujski

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
If all those Fast Food joints were to close down the average lifespan of the American probably would increase 10 years. I do think they are a major reason why the current generation is a bunch of fat pigs.

That and the fact that kids don't play outside as much, they come home and play nintendo all evening instead of riding bikes, etc.

Very true, and true for a lot of adults too. Diet is waaaaay more important as far as not eating crap all the time if you're sedentary. You can get away with some pizza and beer here and there if you're getting at least the current "one hour per day five times a week" in at the gym or out walking/jogging/whatever. That was the other thing my folks were good about, they would rarely let us sit inside and oogle the television for hours unless the weather was really bad or it was saturday morning. They always pretty much gave us free reign from 8am to whenever Soul Train came on on Saturdays to watch 'toons.

 

[Amused]

I can attest that it is lack of physical activity and not diet making America fat. Or at least, it is in the high 90% range activing, and low single digit % range diet.

When I started working at home, my diet stayed the same, but I sat on my ass all the time. I gained a spare tire around my waist that was hell to lose (it's still not all the way gone).

How did I lose it? Did I change my diet? Nope, I ran for 45 min to an hour in the morning, 7 days a week (yes, even in the rain) and did weight training for an hour and a half in the afternoon, 5 days a week (I hate being skinny as much as I hate being fat).

I strongly believe it is the lack of activity, not diet that is making America fat. Our diets have not changed signifigantly in 30 years, but our lifestyles have. And the expolsion in fat folks occured right along with the growing popularity of home gaming consoles, cable and satallite TV, and the Internet. No one is getting off their asses and doing active things anymore.

In fact, I don't know one fat person who works out (cardio) AND eats fast food every day.

It used to be only desk jockies were fat. Now nearly everyone is.

 

[eakers]

parents are afraid to let their kids play outside because they are afraid of all the kidnappings and whatever.

its not that kidnappings have risin its just the media sensationalizes it more now.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: eakers
parents are afraid to let their kids play outside because they are afraid of all the kidnappings and whatever.

its not that kidnappings have risin its just the media sensationalizes it more now.

Yep, I think that's a big factor as well.

It's sad, but fear sells.

Hey, did anyone see the South Park episode where the whole town was afraid of kidnappers?