McSerious?

Give me a break. Really?? It’s a sad day for mankind my friends…Mickey D’s is now being sued over….wait for it….wait…wait.…. the TOYS that are included in the Happy Meal. This has to rank right up there with the most atrocious lawsuits EVER! (Hot coffee anyone?) I’m just going to quote it directly so there is no mistaking the stupidity.

The Associated Press reports in a story that the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)"threatened to file a lawsuit against McDonald's, charging that the fast food chain 'unfairly and deceptively' markets the toys to children."

"McDonald's marketing has the effect of conscripting America's children into an unpaid drone army of word-of-mouth marketers, causing them to nag their parents to bring them to McDonald's," CSPI's Stephen Gardner wrote to the heads of the chain in a letter announcing the lawsuit.

The center is hoping the publicity and the threat of a lawsuit will force McDonald's to negotiate with them on the issue. The group announced the lawsuit in the letter to McDonald's 30 days before filing it with the hope that the company will agree to stop selling the toys before a suit is filed.

CPSI also made the statement “McDonald's practices unfair and deceptive marketing, CSPI said, claiming that it is illegal under various state consumer protection laws. On Tuesday, CSPI served the fast-food giant notice that it intends to sue.

"McDonald's is the stranger in the playground handing out candy to children," said Stephen Gardner, the firm's litigation director, in a press release. "It's a creepy and predatory practice that warrants an injunction."

ARE YOU FRIGGIN’ KIDDING ME. Are these people just bored? I can think of a million things for them to do...really. It’s “creepy” to have toys in a happy meal? Since when? I'll tell ya what's creepy, that little clown that jumps out of a box at jack in the box while you're trying to eat....creepy. Didn’t Cracker Jacks back in the day have a toy in it? McDonald’s Happy Meals causes children to nag their parents? Funny, all my mom had to do was give me and my brother “the look” and the nagging ended instantly…she didn’t need a lawsuit for anything. And really…when was the last time you saw a 6 year old steal the family car to get to McDonalds because his parents wouldn’t take him? I had Happy Meals when I was a kid, and I go back to, my parents said NO just about every time we asked to go and we went when it was deemed a treat. MY PARENTS taught me good eating habits, not the local fast food chains… Here’s a suggestion…keep the battle going for better, nutritious foods in our school systems and leave fast food chains alone. IT IS YOUR CHOICE TO PULL YOUR CAR OVER AND HAVE AN INSANELY UN-HEALTY, ARTERY CLOGGING, HEART ATTACK IN A BOX AND NO ONE ELSE’S. PERIOD. Get a grip. I’m going with; it’s McLame, & McStupid. Leave the ability for us to choose for ourselves alone. Leave Mickey D’s alone, and for the love of all that is holy, leave the Happy Meal alone, it is not the devil. And that is... my final answer.

xoxo,

Pixie

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#1
Roni (Friday, 25 June 2010 09:03)

Once again, we are back to the ridiculous. We are being told as adults we are stupid and can't figure out on our own if something is safe for our kids or not. Yes, there are some folks who let their children run their lives and are afraid to stand up with a simple "no"; afraid if they "parent" their kids won't like them. If a child wants it, he GETS it (it's easier)...lets avoid any hostility or temper tantrums. What a disservice they are doing to these kids. If a parent can't figure out by themselves what is harmful to their children and when enough is enough, they shouldn't have kids. That would solve that problem. Our country is in bad enough shape without a bunch of fools staying up nights thinking up all these asinine lawsuits! Maintain some dignity folks...raise your children with a sense of right and wrong and let them know you are in charge. Show some parental responsibility. Then you won't need a bunch of idiots telling you how to do it. Long live the "Happy Meal"!
#2
Meredith (Saturday, 26 June 2010 08:44)

All of the injustices in the world and this is somehow at the top of the list? Hmmmmm, maybe I should go after Carnival Cruise Lines. Their ad of fun in the sun enticed me to take a cruise with them once. I got sun burnt. So it is obviously their fault I was in pain. How was I to know that my fair skin would burn so easily thanks to all of that sun fun???
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Natalie (Saturday, 26 June 2010 13:01)

Ok, I can officially say I am an authority on this since my kids eat there, judge me or not, at least once a week. My kids have never asked to go for the toy. They want to go because it is quick and yummy and they have stuff they like. Once we are there, of course she goes to the toy display and is convinced I pull weight to get the toy she wants but it is her killing time while we are standing there. As long as it isn't a boy toy, she could care less. This is so frivolous, and frankly it's a free country. Turn the TV off lady, don't drive by one, but let the rest of us parents decide when and if to take our kids there. Craziness!