Originally posted by sk8stuff09
the only goos fast food joints r: sonic, whataburger, mcdonalds, and in-n-out burger.....wendys sucks and so does burger king
McDonalds'?? Are you kidding? Maybe the McDonalds in your town is the exception but every time i go to one of their stores the food is un eatable. Skimpy patties, hard buns with burn marks, brown lettece, ect ect. My experience McDonalds is like the most overrated burger joint ever
Originally posted by BackFire
No. All sorts of people eat at these restaurants. How do they target kids and poor people?
Most kid meals include a toy and most of the advertising is in regards to these offers. The majority of the franchises are located in low-income locations and the nature of low-income families dictates that they don't really appreciate the greater risks involved. The majority of over-weight people in the US are part of the lowest income bracket.
What, they target kids because they make kids meals? So what? It's the parents fault for taking their kids their to begin with and allowing them to eat their.
I've already answered this. However, do you not think that by focusing an advertising campaign at kids they hold a great deal of power in regards to where a family will eat?
Poor People? Why, because their food is affordable? Yeah, that's just awful.
It seems like you are stuck on 'repeat'! Making food available for low-income families is an excellent thing to do. Making unhealthy, addictive crap available for low-income families is less so. Rice is inexpensive, vegetables are inexpensive, most cuts of meat won't break the budget...But have you EVER seen an advert for vegetables? Money talks and fast-food joints have lots of it to use and abuse.
No, they shouldn't be held accountable for selling a legal substance that people knowingly and willingly buy, knowing full well that it's fattening and unhealthy. They choose to do it, it's no ones fault but theirs.
Accountability is indeed an individual matter, but saturating the market with adverts about your saturated fat products is akin to brain-washing.
This is the same invalid logic that the stupid "truth" people use to try and blame the cigarette companies for the cigarette deaths. It's the people who knowingly purchase these items who are soley to blame, not the companies who provide it for the people.
Projecting a 'consensus' can overwhelm even the most resolute mind.
You always here some bimbo whining about this shit on those nazious truth commercials "Ohhh, my dad died of lung cancer from cigarette smoking, it's the cigarette companies fault". No, it's your stupid dads fault for choosing to buy cigarettes all the while knowing that they're deadly.
*Copy and paste my previous comment here*
Originally posted by Ou Be Low hooTaste is also a factor, alot of people think fast food is great, and I think the average person would rather have 2 double Quarter pounders instead of some rice and fruit.
It seems like you are stuck on 'repeat'! Making food available for low-income families is an excellent thing to do. Making unhealthy, addictive crap available for low-income families is less so. Rice is inexpensive, vegetables are inexpensive, most cuts of meat won't break the budget...But have you EVER seen an advert for vegetables? Money talks and fast-food joints have lots of it to use and abuse.
Most kid meals include a toy and most of the advertising is in regards to these offers. The majority of the franchises are located in low-income locations and the nature of low-income families dictates that they don't really appreciate the greater risks involved. The majority of over-weight people in the US are part of the lowest income bracket.
Actually, the whole kids meal toy thing has blown over, the only place that still has toys included in kids meals that they regularly advertise is Mcdonalds. Keep in mind, I said regularly, other fast food joints have a toy that gets advertised on occasion, but it's not constant. In fact, I can't remember the last time I've seen a commercial on TV advertising a fast food kids meal toy. It's not as overwhelming as it used to be. As far as locations go, I haven't noticed this claim you make. I live in a pretty well off area, in a pretty good town with very little poverty and "poor people", but there are numerous, and I mean numerous fast food joints, they're everywhere. And when I do venture into a low income area, I actually see fewer fast food restaurants.
I've already answered this. However, do you not think that by focusing an advertising campaign at kids they hold a great deal of power in regards to where a family will eat?
Pretty much went over this in my previous paragraph. However, again the sole responsibility comes down square on the parents. Just because a kid see's a commercial and wants to go, doesn't mean the parents should just cave in and take him too Mcdonalds. It's up the parents to say "No" and tell the kid why.
It seems like you are stuck on 'repeat'! Making food available for low-income families is an excellent thing to do. Making unhealthy, addictive crap available for low-income families is less so. Rice is inexpensive, vegetables are inexpensive, most cuts of meat won't break the budget...But have you EVER seen an advert for vegetables? Money talks and fast-food joints have lots of it to use and abuse.
You're ignoring the fact that almost every fast food place offers some kind of healthy alternative to their fatty foods. For instance, Mcdonalds has a variety of salads, and fruit cups. They also have a veggie burger and such. Also, since this topic is on Wendy's, they also offer numerous alternatives, instead of fries you can get a cup of chili, a baked potato, a side of vegetables and a grilled chicken sandwich without mayo.
Every restaurant offers these alternatives, but people still CHOOSE (there's that word again) to eat the cholesterol filled french fries, the triple Bacon cheeseburger, and the gallon soda (sometimes a diet, to make their eating choices not only stupid, but ironic as well). To answer your last question, yes, I have seen adverts for vegetables, actually, the most recent advertising campaign for Wendy's is advertising the fact that you can substitute something kind of healthy for the fries. Mcdonalds also just recently had an advertising campaign advertising their healthy alternatives. So again, all places do have alternatives, they're right their on the menu, but people still decide to get the heart attack on a plate meal. Their fault, completely their fault.
Accountability is indeed an individual matter, but saturating the market with adverts about your saturated fat products is akin to brain-washing.
No, it's not. It's no more brainwashing then any other commercial. You're so down on fast food advertisements, what about commercials advertising sugary cereal, or soda, or candy? All of these are equally as harmful to kids as fatty foods, they all are unhealthy, why only target fast food adds as "brainwashing" when they're doing the exact same thing as these products.
It's just wrong to blame the restaurants who make fatty foods available. No one forces the people in there, and no one forces them to order a triple bacon burger with a large chili cheese fry. Blaming the fast food establishment over this type of stuff is like someone blaming a car company for making a car that can go 130 MPH, instead of the retard who decided to floor the gas petal knowing full well how fast he can go.
Re: Give Wendy's Business
Originally posted by moviejunkie23
You all here about that finger in the chili business? well it appears that was a fraud, but none the less wendy's has been losing allot of customers over that.
Next time you feel like going to a fast food place think about going there and buying some chili, its real good and you won't find any fingers in it either!!!!
Thats a terrible a woman trying to make some quick cash has cost a company allot of money like that. SO if you can try to balance out the damage she has done and go buy some chili next time your wondering where to go eat.
What do you think?
I never ate there anyways, but I don't see what's so horrible about a huge company losing money. I don't recall most corporations ever being GOOD... 🙄
Originally posted by SlipknoT
Taste is also a factor, alot of people think fast food is great, and I think the average person would rather have 2 double Quarter pounders instead of some rice and fruit.
I hate most fast food. 😐
It's not that I don't like cheeseburgers and fries or anything, just not when they come from McDonald's. Doesn't help that I usually see a family of fatasses cramming their faces when I go in there.
Originally posted by Darth Revan
I hate most fast food. 😐It's not that I don't like cheeseburgers and fries or anything, just not when they come from McDonald's. Doesn't help that I usually see a family of fatasses cramming their faces when I go in there.
I agree. It's not the food that makes me ill, it's the sight of gargantuan asscheeks spilling over the chairs, nearly to the floor. Uniform tank-assed families of five, thinking that a diet soda will make that double-quarter-pounder domehow absolutely fat-free.
Originally posted by BullitNutz
...thinking that a diet soda will make that double-quarter-pounder domehow absolutely fat-free.
I'm not obese by any means, but that reminds me, when I go to the movies and my fiancee and I split a large tub of popcorn, she lets me get as much butter as I want on it as long as the large drink we share is a Diet Coke. Go figure, but I've learn to accept the Diet Coke taste.
Originally posted by eggmayo
Sonics food owns.
Yes, it does.
I admit, I will buy breakfast foods from McDonalds. Only occasionally, and I haven't in a long time. But, I went to see super-szie me at an art festival back in North Carolina. It left a huge impression on me. I don't eat fast food anymore. But, I do have to admit that Wendy's has set an excellent example to follow by offering side items other than french fries. fruit, baked potatoes, etc. It's a good example and others should follow it. Especially McDonalds.