Advertising is specifically geared towards maximising the 'pester factor' out of kids, in that regard McDonalds is manipulating the children in to getting their parents to take them above and beyond the baseline 'want' for the food the child would have otherwise
[QUOTE=DaveP;29395991]Advertising is specifically geared towards maximising the 'pester factor' out of kids, in that regard McDonalds is manipulating the children in to getting their parents to take them above and beyond the baseline 'want' for the food the child would have otherwise[/QUOTE]
If the parent can be manipulated by the child then my god those parents suck cock.
[QUOTE=DaveP;29395991]Advertising is specifically geared towards maximising the 'pester factor' out of kids, in that regard McDonalds is manipulating the children in to getting their parents to take them above and beyond the baseline 'want' for the food the child would have otherwise[/QUOTE]
I definitely see this part of the argument but parents should teach children that advertisements are designed to manipulate people
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29396057]I definitely see this part of the argument but parents should teach children that advertisements are designed to manipulate people[/QUOTE]
I find most advertisements to be fucking annoying, I mean, they're fun twice, but seeing the same commercial every 15 minutes...
mmm
this thread reminds me I won a cheeseburger in the monopoly thing
brb
lern 2 parent
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29396057]I definitely see this part of the argument but parents should teach children that advertisements are designed to manipulate people[/QUOTE]
The inherent issue is that children of that age are not psychologically developed enough to be able to discern that sort of subtle differentiation; I know that myself as much as anyone else was manipulated by the adverts I saw on TV as a kid, and I don't see how I could not have been
Children's food, toy, theme park etc. advertising is like taking candy from a baby
[QUOTE=DaveP;29396673]The inherent issue is that children of that age are not psychologically developed enough to be able to discern that sort of subtle differentiation; I know that myself as much as anyone else was manipulated by the adverts I saw on TV as a kid, and I don't see how I could not have been[/QUOTE]
But did you have the means to get the things you wanted because of commercials? No, you whined to your parents, and a good parent would have said no.
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;29396697]But did you have the means to get the things you wanted because of commercials? No, you whined to your parents, and a good parent would have said no.[/QUOTE]
If you want to further your argument in a civilised and logical manner tell other people they had bad parents
[QUOTE=DaveP;29396701]If you want to further your argument in a civilised and logical manner tell other people they had bad parents[/QUOTE]
I'm not saying you had bad parents, because I do not know if your parents gave you what you wanted when you whined for it. If they did, then yes, you had bad parents.
ITT: Bad parenting
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;29396756]I'm not saying you had bad parents, because I do not know if your parents gave you what you wanted when you whined for it. If they did, then yes, you had bad parents.[/QUOTE]
Did you never get anything you wanted or something? Good parenting is giving your children the moderation in life they are incapable of until they are older. Buying your child mcdonalds and KFC every day is bad parenting, buying them it occasionally as a treat is good parenting.
[QUOTE=Catdaemon;29396802]Did you never get anything you wanted or something? Good parenting is giving your children the moderation in life they are incapable of until they are older. Buying your child mcdonalds and KFC every day is bad parenting, buying them it occasionally as a treat is good parenting.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;29396756]I'm not saying you had bad parents, because I do not know if your parents [b]gave you what you wanted when you whined for it.[/b] If they did, then yes, you had bad parents.[/QUOTE]
I'm saying what you're saying.
"Mother i must have this meal."
"Son, it will make you fat!"
"But look it has an Action Hank toy with Kung-Fu Grip"
"...Ok"
Solution to this problem, Say no.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
[b]Why is it society's job to parent other peoples' children?[/b]
Since McDonald's operates in America, retarded lawsuits is simply what you can expect. There are always people who don't know how stuff works in this world.
By this logic, any extra's given when you buy a product will be considered luring and should be banned. I'm talking about things like getting a free pen when you buy shampoo or something.
[quote]But lately it also has come under fire from public health officials, parents and lawmakers who are frustrated with rising childhood obesity rates and weak anti-obesity efforts from restaurant operators[/quote]
This is so ridiculous. Take care of your children will you? This is so dumb, its mind boggling. Why does the restaurant distributor have to make anti obesity efforts? Stop eating, or stop taking your children there. Problem solved.
People are already braindead enough, it has to stop that everyone expects large corporations or the government to think for them.
Use your head, its not just there to prevent your neck from getting flooded when it rains.
Doesn't she know that McDonalds has a healthy happy meal alternative or is that just in Australia?
Though I would much prefer fries and a cheeseburger over apple slices.
[QUOTE=Zet;29398357]Doesn't she know that McDonalds has a healthy happy meal alternative or is that just in Australia?
Though I would much prefer fries and a cheeseburger over apple slices.[/QUOTE]
If they don't like that its not healthy, they don't need to go there to eat.
You don't need to give your kid beer and whiskey, just because its available. And nobody forces you to go to Mc Donalds just because its there. They don't need to provide healthy alternatives in my opinion. A Chinese restaurant doesn't need to offer alternatives for people who rather wanna eat Pizza either.
I agree with maccy d's, in the end it's the responsibility of the parent/customer to decide whether or not they want to eat it or let their children eat it.
[editline]24th April 2011[/editline]
All this talk of mcdonalds makes me want a mcdonalds but the nearest one is in chav country
This reminds of the lawsuit featured in Supersize Me, the one where the judge declared that it is the responsibility of the parent to watch what they eat, not the company. For fuck's sake, if little Jimmy Junior was six years old and 100 fucking pounds, his mommy shouldn't blame it on the big, bad McDonald's.
In my experience, my parents and their parents would take us to get ice cream, fast food or something at most once a month. We were raised that certain things should be done in moderation. Doing things in moderation, telling your kid that a Big Mac a month is fine, don't eat it every day, and saying 'no' to your kids is good parenting. Giving in to your kid whenever you pass a Mickey D's because he wants a Happy Meal is really stupid because then he'll become obese and develop problems.
These lawsuits and incompetent parents are pathetic.
[QUOTE=Sheoth;29397568]I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
[b]Why is it society's job to parent other peoples' children?[/b][/QUOTE]
At least to some extent, because bad parents fuck up children that don't deserve it.
[QUOTE=archangel125;29392595]The children old enough to buy their own food don't play with toys.[/QUOTE]
you'll find out when you're older
[editline]24th April 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Chopstick;29392822]Source?[/QUOTE]
Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humourous (Latin: húmor, "body fluid"), control human health and emotion.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor[/url]
It's called free will. Just because you can kill yourself with a knife doesn't mean it should be taken off the market. Parents, restrain your children.
lawsuit and money down the drain, for the stupid parents at least.
Ah yes, California.
I would eat McDonalds if their burgers were bigger than my fist, I'm talkin bout their quarter pounders and double cheese burgers
Eh it would do the world good without McDonald's.
[QUOTE=Sheoth;29397568]I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
[b]Why is it society's job to parent other peoples' children?[/b][/QUOTE]
If parents are not capable of parenting their children in an acceptable manner then society should do something about it.
Nonetheless, stupid lawsuit. Problems with child obesity should be fixed via political actions, not via lawsuits.
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;29396091]I find most advertisements to be fucking annoying, I mean, they're fun twice, but seeing the same commercial every 15 minutes...[/QUOTE]
Children love repitition, as shown by the week long repeat of the same Blue's Clues episode which gave Nicklodeon record ratings :v:
The kids enjoyed it while the parents complained.
ITT:Facepunchers with children lay down the law.
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