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I don't see what the big fuck'n deal is.
So now the McDonalds in SF are no longer allowed to use cheap toys to market horrendously unhealthy food to children.
OMFG! It's Orwell's 1984
I don't see what the big fuck'n deal is.
So now the McDonalds in SF are no longer allowed to use cheap toys to market horrendously unhealthy food to children.
OMFG! It's Orwell's 1984
The big deal is that a society who presumes to dictate what is and isn't healthy good for children and enforce it by forbidding it also has the power to tell you that porn isn't healthy for you to read--you might get addicted and become a sex offender; beer isn't healthy for you to drink--you might drink so much that you'll become an alcoholic; desserts aren't healthy for you to order in a restaurant--you might develop diabetes; etc. etc. etc. Let's ban all but free range eggs and organic vegetables.
Where does something like this stop? Who is smarter than you to decide what YOU and/or your kids should be eating, reading, how you should be living, etc.?
I don't see what the big fuck'n deal is.
So now the McDonalds in SF are no longer allowed to use cheap toys to market horrendously unhealthy food to children.
OMFG! It's Orwell's 1984
The big deal is that a society who presumes to dictate what is and isn't healthy good for children and enforce it by forbidding it also has the power to tell you that porn isn't healthy for you to read--you might get addicted and become a sex offender; beer isn't healthy for you to drink--you might drink so much that you'll become an alcoholic; desserts aren't healthy for you to order in a restaurant--you might develop diabetes; etc. etc. etc. Let's ban all but free range eggs and organic vegetables.
Where does something like this stop? Who is smarter than you to decide what YOU and/or your kids should be eating, reading, how you should be living, etc.?
Ludicrous hyperbole is never a compelling argument.
McDonald's can still sell the shitty food, they just can't give away a shitty toy with it.
The big deal is that a society who presumes to dictate what is and isn't healthy good for children and enforce it by forbidding it also has the power to tell you that porn isn't healthy for you to read--you might get addicted and become a sex offender; beer isn't healthy for you to drink--you might drink so much that you'll become an alcoholic; desserts aren't healthy for you to order in a restaurant--you might develop diabetes; etc. etc. etc. Let's ban all but free range eggs and organic vegetables.
Where does something like this stop? Who is smarter than you to decide what YOU and/or your kids should be eating, reading, how you should be living, etc.?
Ludicrous hyperbole is never a compelling argument.
McDonald's can still sell the shitty food, they just can't give away a shitty toy with it.
Hyperbole? Okay, if that's your definition of an illustration. I have generally found though that taking away one small 'right' out of 'concern for the kids' generally provides fuel and courage to take away another, then another, then another. You obviously don't see it that way and approve the well intentioned ability of others to dictate to you what you should and should not provide for your children in such matters. But each to their own.
Ludicrous hyperbole is never a compelling argument.
McDonald's can still sell the shitty food, they just can't give away a shitty toy with it.
Hyperbole? Okay, if that's your definition of an illustration. I have generally found though that taking away one small 'right' out of 'concern for the kids' generally provides fuel and courage to take away another, then another, then another. You obviously don't see it that way and approve the well intentioned ability of others to dictate to you what you should and should not provide for your children in such matters. But each to their own.
More hyperbolic nonsense.
I don't see what the big fuck'n deal is.
So now the McDonalds in SF are no longer allowed to use cheap toys to market horrendously unhealthy food to children.
OMFG! It's Orwell's 1984
The big deal is that a society who presumes to dictate what is and isn't healthy good for children and enforce it by forbidding it also has the power to tell you that porn isn't healthy for you to read--you might get addicted and become a sex offender; beer isn't healthy for you to drink--you might drink so much that you'll become an alcoholic; desserts aren't healthy for you to order in a restaurant--you might develop diabetes; etc. etc. etc. Let's ban all but free range eggs and organic vegetables.
Where does something like this stop? Who is smarter than you to decide what YOU and/or your kids should be eating, reading, how you should be living, etc.?
Ludicrous hyperbole is never a compelling argument.
McDonald's can still sell the shitty food, they just can't give away a shitty toy with it.
Personally, I prefer to make the choice for me and my kids whether I want to purchase a Happy Meal with a toy or not. I would much prefer to make that choice than have others make it for me. I'm just funny that way.
The big deal is that a society who presumes to dictate what is and isn't healthy good for children and enforce it by forbidding it also has the power to tell you that porn isn't healthy for you to read--you might get addicted and become a sex offender; beer isn't healthy for you to drink--you might drink so much that you'll become an alcoholic; desserts aren't healthy for you to order in a restaurant--you might develop diabetes; etc. etc. etc. Let's ban all but free range eggs and organic vegetables.
Where does something like this stop? Who is smarter than you to decide what YOU and/or your kids should be eating, reading, how you should be living, etc.?
Ludicrous hyperbole is never a compelling argument.
McDonald's can still sell the shitty food, they just can't give away a shitty toy with it.
thx for your opinion, but what bus. of it is yours or theirs?
Personally, I prefer to make the choice for me and my kids whether I want to purchase a Happy Meal with a toy or not. I would much prefer to make that choice than have others make it for me. I'm just funny that way.
Imposing restrictions on what businesses are allowed to sell and how they're allowed to market is certainly nothing new. Are you opposed to it in all cases or is there something about this instance that particularly offends your ideals?
Personally, I prefer to make the choice for me and my kids whether I want to purchase a Happy Meal with a toy or not. I would much prefer to make that choice than have others make it for me. I'm just funny that way.
Imposing restrictions on what businesses are allowed to sell and how they're allowed to market is certainly nothing new. Are you opposed to it in all cases or is there something about this instance that particularly offends your ideals?
I have no problem with insisting that businesses sell products that are fundamentally safe or that include appropriate safety information/warnings. I have no problem with insisting that businesses meet certain safety and health standards related to exits, occupancy, or other potentially hazardous issues. In other words, sure set policy that protects the public from unknown or unforeseen hazards as much as possible.
The toys in the Happy Meals are not illegal, violated no safety concerns and endangered nobody. To assume that the parent is incapable of deciding whether his/her kid should have a Happy Meal with a toy in it is way too big brotherish for my tastes.
Imposing restrictions on what businesses are allowed to sell and how they're allowed to market is certainly nothing new. Are you opposed to it in all cases or is there something about this instance that particularly offends your ideals?
I have no problem with insisting that businesses sell products that are fundamentally safe or that include appropriate safety information/warnings. I have no problem with insisting that businesses meet certain safety and health standards related to exits, occupancy, or other potentially hazardous issues. In other words, sure set policy that protects the public from unknown or unforeseen hazards as much as possible.
The toys in the Happy Meals are not illegal, violated no safety concerns and endangered nobody. To assume that the parent is incapable of deciding whether his/her kid should have a Happy Meal with a toy in it is way too big brotherish for my tastes.
I understand your point. I just don't see it as being nearly as big a deal as you do.
I have no problem with insisting that businesses sell products that are fundamentally safe or that include appropriate safety information/warnings. I have no problem with insisting that businesses meet certain safety and health standards related to exits, occupancy, or other potentially hazardous issues. In other words, sure set policy that protects the public from unknown or unforeseen hazards as much as possible.
The toys in the Happy Meals are not illegal, violated no safety concerns and endangered nobody. To assume that the parent is incapable of deciding whether his/her kid should have a Happy Meal with a toy in it is way too big brotherish for my tastes.
I understand your point. I just don't see it as being nearly as big a deal as you do.
LOL. It's not a big deal re the Happy Meal. I honestly don't care whether McDonald's offers Happy Meals anywhere. I've never ever bought one. I am pretty dogmatic about unalienable, Constitutional, legal, and civil rights though and that makes it a big deal when somebody presumes to tell me what I have to do or what I am not allowed to do in a matter that should be nobody's business but mine.
Ludicrous hyperbole is never a compelling argument.
McDonald's can still sell the shitty food, they just can't give away a shitty toy with it.
why yes of course, while their city falls apart, time to do something breathtakingly idiotic. They have to much tome on their hands to boot.
The supes today passed an ordinance that will require meals to meet nutritional guidelines if restaurants wish to include a toy with the food purchase. More importantly, the supes passed the so-called "Happy Meal Ban" by an 8-3 vote ― meaning it can survive a promised veto from Mayor Gavin Newsom. That's right: San Francisco done banned the Happy Meal. Robble robble.
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S.F. Supes Pass Happy Meal Ban with Veto-Proof Majority - San Francisco Restaurants and Dining - SFoodie
Stupidity offends my ideals. They are not serving cigarettes or weapons to children; they are harmless collectibles. The food is not banned. Just the toy. RiDICKulous.
I understand your point. I just don't see it as being nearly as big a deal as you do.
LOL. It's not a big deal re the Happy Meal. I honestly don't care whether McDonald's offers Happy Meals anywhere. I've never ever bought one. I am pretty dogmatic about unalienable, Constitutional, legal, and civil rights though and that makes it a big deal when somebody presumes to tell me what I have to do or what I am not allowed to do in a matter that should be nobody's business but mine.
I still disagree that this ban does any of that.