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The Ontario ban-wagon - Are we about to ban Ronald Mcdonald too??? (pg. 2)
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Ah, yes, just how many oppressive laws have been enacted worldwide throughout history in the name of protecting the children... so silly to assume that parents might take any responsibility in bringing them up!
You want to talk about indoctrination in schools, take a look at the curriculum, not at the friggin' food. [/QUOTE]
Your vague gem, touches on a million nothings that make it simply too difficult to engage.
I didnt talk about indoctrination in schools, you did. But our policy makers should be more than capable of carring on two conversations at the same time especially when the end results are interconnected; in this case sure curriculum's should be drastically changed, but so should eating habits and nutritional directions fed to kids given rising obesity rates and increases in diabetes.
And your compelling idea to "not look at the friggin' food" is weak.
Schools in Canada sell horrible food to kids at the youngest ages...pop, chips, pizza, chocolate etc etc. In Singapore, all schools are forbidden to sell pop, chips, chocolate, fries, hamburgers. It was not the cirriculum that made the determination to dictate the menu in the cafeteria.
It was the government. |
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| Abercrombie |
that's bull... Are parents such wimps to give in to their little whiny bastards?
Parents can make up their own minds. How many kids are on a payroll/allowance to buy this on their own? |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
So lemme get this straight, you're defending a corporation's RIGHT to advertise its unhealthy products to children of an age that can't make well considered decisions?
Seriously?
This isn't even a personal freedom we're talking about. It's ADVERTISING. |
They can advertise to a kid all they want. Shouldnt the parent be making the final decision no matter what? Why should the government step in to parent the kids? That is a true definition of a nanny state if i have ever seen one.
I think the only people who support this are the people who cant say no to kids and want the government to do it for them.
Weak... |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Um, I'm mostly just referring to Jay's next level whining and complaining about the regulations in this province. Did he actually run out of things to whine about that affect him personally? IS THAT POSSIBLE?
Do you think children have the ability to think about advertising critically? |
actually this DOES affect me. Dont assume you know everthing about me.... ;) |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
that's bull... Are parents such wimps to give in to their little whiny bastards?
Parents can make up their own minds. How many kids are on a payroll/allowance to buy this on their own? |
People in canada seem to want the government to do everything for them. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by UmmiE
This also happening outside Canada:-
Children in a New Zealand school have been banned from bringing cakes to share on their birthdays, due to new government healthy eating guidelines.
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ridiculous! |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Do you think children have the ability to think about advertising critically? |
Based on this reasoning, then maybe they should go a step further and ban all children from viewing ALL media until 18?
Whatever happened to the idea of "parenting"? |
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| italarmo |
| McDonald's... Ronald McDonald scares the out of me :eek: |
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| Silky Johnson |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
BTW if this happens im sure we can kiss most forms of childrens programming good bye unless of course, it's socially funded by the left wing. |
LOL
It's not what you say, but how you say it that makes me laugh. |
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| Jer. |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
Trans fats, often found in french fries and other fast-food cafeteria staples |
On that note, has anyone here eaten McDonalds in another country? ing GLORIOUS |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jer.
On that note, has anyone here eaten McDonalds in another country? ing GLORIOUS |
I had a tasty Gazpacho and beer at scrawny ronny's in Madrid :P |
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| *~LiSa-LoO~* |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jer.
On that note, has anyone here eaten McDonalds in another country? ing GLORIOUS |
I had it in Amsterdam and Germany...not as good IMO. But I love how they have different menu items. SHRIMP BURGERS! And in Germany they had the old school apply pies...none of this baked |
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