The New McDonalds Ad

Sleepy

Anyone else seen the new McDonalds ad with the little brat called Porcshe? This thing seems to promote the idea of stuffing your kids with junkfood to try and bribe them into not being brats. The kid wrecks what is presumably her mother's bedroom with talcum powder and then being brought to McDonalds where she tries to throw water at her mum. I mean ffs, what kind of image does this give kids? Wreck the place and you'll be brought to McDonalds?

Just the most recent in a long line of sh1t ads from the biggest supporters of child abuse in the world.:rolleyes:

Karoma

haven't seen it.
sounds like it could be interperted as a punishment...
i thought mcdonalds got in trouble for targeting kiddy audiences?

Verdammt

It seems that they have pumped a serious load of cash into advertising at the moment, probably because everyone is on a health bender and their sales are suffering.

They are also trying to say in their ads that their food is healthy, whereas it is in reality the worst thing you can put through your digestive system.

I read today on a very reliable source that an adverage Mc D's meal contains nearly 2300 calories if you get the large option with an icecream flurry thing.
That's the entire days intake for an adult man in one crappy meal.

And I won't even start about the salt and fat intake.

Ajnag

Freedom Hater!!!

Sorry couldnt resist, but yeah targeting kids and naive parents has always been a sure fire way to score the revenues.Aint nothing like a kid kickin **** up in public to get you to comply...

Sleepy

We all know McDonalds is awful for you at this stage. What really got on my tits about it was the way parenting was portrayed in the ad. There's enough spoilt brats coming into the world without encouraging more people to spoil their kids!

Sleepy

Originally posted by Ajnag
Freedom Hater!!!

Sorry couldnt resist, but yeah targeting kids and naive parents has always been a sure fire way to score the revenues.Aint nothing like a kid kickin **** up in public to get you to comply...

As a kid, there was nothing more likely to get me a slap across the arse and I think that's the way it should be!

zag

Damn, I love Big Macs though. Sure it's bad for you, but so is drink and ciggies. But I hate walking in there to see kids that are heavier than me stuffing their faces with the crap, and you just know that they are in there way to much.

Ireland's generation of children growing up now are being influenced way more by american slob culture than we were, just think about it. Pretty soon there will be drive-by-shootings(what? You mean that already goes on?) Damn you McDonalds, look what you have done to our youth!!!

Kone

Originally posted by Sleepy
As a kid, there was nothing more likely to get me a slap across the arse and I think that's the way it should be!

Damn straight Sleepy! I agree 100%!

Stark

And I won't even start about the salt and fat intake.

The fat is probably the healthiest part of the food (Yes I'm being serious). It's the extremely high sugar content (even in the buns) that causes the most damage and makes the food highly addictive. And of course then there's the salt intake (ffs, they don't even give you a choice of having salt on your chips). Sugar is especially harmful to kids, makes them obese, hyper, aggressive, ****s with their concentration, causes them to start slipping in school etc. My old school introduced soda & chocolate vending machines for a few years and the school went to complete shit for those years the machines were installed.

It's disgraceful that people practically spit at their television screens when a drug dealer is mentioned on the news, but are totally content to let the likes of MacDonalds, Coke, Pepsi et tout poison their kids.

whosurpaddy

Originally posted by Stark
My old school introduced soda & chocolate vending machines for a few years and the school went to complete shit for those years the machines were installed..

i presume you mean in the states yea? thats one thing i find shocking, that they allow advertising and product placement in the schools. fast food nation is a great read and covers it pretty well.

zag

It's disgraceful that people practically spit at their television screens when a drug dealer is mentioned on the news, but are totally content to let the likes of MacDonalds, Coke, Pepsi et tout poison their kids.

In fairness, that's a bit too much of a contrast. There is no comparison between heroin, salt and sugar. I'd agree that McDonald's food does not promote good health, but there is no way McDonald's food could be the cause muggings, robberies, murders, gang wars etc. You cannot be that hard on the parents eithier. Fair statement to say that many parents kop out of providing nourishing food for their kids by taking them there, but it's not imoral or it's not going to cause huge upsets to society.

Stark

i presume you mean in the states yea? thats one thing i find shocking, that they allow advertising and product placement in the schools. fast food nation is a great read and covers it pretty well.

No, it was in Cork. One of the new "students council" ideas.

Kobie

but there is no way McDonald's food could be the cause muggings, robberies, murders, gang wars etc

Have you ever been outside one at 2am on a Friday night?

Stark

hehe. The fact is Coke and Pepsi are addictive to certain people (not too hard to spot each ones). In fact sugar targets the same addictive pathways in the brain as heroin, so they are similar in that way, even if they're not similar in price/intensity. I mean any "drug" that causes people to eat themselves to death has to be considered dangerous. Sugar is also very similar to alcohol in its effects on the body. In short, soft drinks shouldn't be sold to children.

eth0_

Have you seen the little disclaimer at the end of those ads?

SARAH IS NOT A REAL PERSON.

Deadwing

If anything by McDonalds is gonna cause mugging or gang wars or whatever its those motherf*cking 'im lovin' it' ads. Jesus, every time i see one of those i feel like throttling whoever gave those f*cking ads the green light.
Two words:
Burger king!!!!!!

jor el

Isn't the UK currently passing a law that prohibits advertisments targeted at under 5's? I wonder if this will become a European law too.
There was a program about children's awareness of brand names on BBC a few months back. Scary to see the way children as young as 4 would pick out expensive brands over cheap generic ones on clothes, food and so on.
It'd do no harm to ban all McDonald's ads as they are almost as stomach turning as the food. Blaah :mad:

Quatre Mains

- they have another new Irish ad now showing how they've made their nutritional info available in the 'restaurants'. IMO it should be put on the cartons as most of their customers are drive thru. Last year while in the US I had a look at the websites for KFC, McDonalds et al and even tho I knew that big macs and the like were high fat foods I was still shocked,I had no idea they were that bad. Most shocking for me was the sodium content in some of the stuff. Another website which really knocked me back was Starbucks(who are apparently opening here soon), lots of cals in their drinks. These companies are in no hurry to highlight this info, and at present its up to the consumer to find these things out, which IMO needs to change.

eth0_

Originally posted by brocklanders
- Another website which really knocked me back was Starbucks(who are apparently opening here soon), lots of cals in their drinks. These companies are in no hurry to highlight this info, and at present its up to the consumer to find these things out, which IMO needs to change.

Are you serious? You see your drink being made before you in Starbucks and to be honest, you'd have to be a bit slow on the uptake to not realise that lots of cream/syrups/chocolate = lots of calories!

Stark

"I'll have a double-caramel-frocha-mocha-choco-latte. Is there sugar in that?"

Nala

I used to work in McDonald's and how unhealthy some people's diets are is unreal. It's the same people coming in day in, day out. The reason why McDonalds chips (don't have to refer to them as "fries" anymore ) are so addictive is cos they've sugar added to them. Another thing was as a general rule, the bigger the person, the bigger the meal they wanted. I sure as hell don't miss having morbidly obese people giving out to me because we have no Diet Coke to go with their SuperSize meal and listening to "I want DIET coke, I'm watching my weight!".

Funky

Burger King.

zag

'im lovin' it' ads. Jesus, every time i see one of those i feel like throttling whoever gave those f*cking ads the green light.

f**king right. I'd love to get geeky fuk who came up with the sound track, nodding his head with his earphones on going "yeah, that's a rap", I'd love to get him in the drive thru window, pull him into my car, restrain the ****er, play the music on my stereo while stuffing bigmacs down his troat while screaming "are you loving it now you stupid bastard??

Stark

Originally posted by neev
I used to work in McDonald's and how unhealthy some people's diets are is unreal. It's the same people coming in day in, day out. The reason why McDonalds chips (don't have to refer to them as "fries" anymore ) are so addictive is cos they've sugar added to them. Another thing was as a general rule, the bigger the person, the bigger the meal they wanted. I sure as hell don't miss having morbidly obese people giving out to me because we have no Diet Coke to go with their SuperSize meal and listening to "I want DIET coke, I'm watching my weight!".

Sugar in the fries? Now that is fucking scum. The irony is as well that Diet Coke makes you fat (the evil continues),despite having no sugar it stimulates insulin production, insulin signals your body to store fat and causes a drop in blood sugar, the drop in blood sugar causes you to crave sugary foods. Machevelli couldn't have designed it better.

Sleepy

You cannot be that hard on the parents eithier. Fair statement to say that many parents kop out of providing nourishing food for their kids by taking them there, but it's not imoral or it's not going to cause huge upsets to society.

Allowing children that know no better to become grotesquely obese is tantamount to child abuse. In my eyes, at least.

Stark

Apparently it's corn syrup they use for the fries. corn syrup would explain the liver damage that guy who ate macdonalds for a month suffered .It's composed mainly of fructose, fructose is metabolized directly by the liver. In the amounts present in fruit it's harmless, but in high concentrations like in corn syrup it can overload the liver

BuffyBot

Sugar in the fries? Now that is ****ing scum

Since when? I don't think thats right.

As for anyone who eats McDonalds say in/day out, they deserve what they get. It's fine every now and again, irrespective of how many calories/fat/salt/sugar there is in it, your body will cope with it. Everyday though - that is just stupidity.

Stark

Or more accurately - addiction.

Nala

It actually says in one of their "Nutrition in McDonald's Food" (what a paradox) leaflets that they add sugar,though I knew long before that.

Sleepy

Nope, I'm with BuffyBot on this it's blatant stupidity. The "addiction" cry is just one from the weak-willed, lazy, stupid, Oprah-watching slob sub(human) culture.

Nala

No, no apparently they add stuff to it to make it addictive, don't know what it's called but there was days when I wasn't in work where I would be craving it. I was lucky, I worked there for ages and never put on a pound!!!

whosurpaddy

so what if you crave it, have you no self restraint? its common sense to know that its not good for you in large/daily doses. also i dont know how anyone can claim they have a right to sue mcdonalds for being obese.

and id agree with the sentiments expressed about allowing children to become obese on this is child abuse. mcdonalds used to be a treat for kids, and its fine for that purpose. its not meant for everyday consumption irregardless of how many toys/cool ads they have, or how much their lovin it.

Verdammt

I gave up eating MC D's years ago, keep your €6.50 and buy a sandwich in Bendini & Shaws and you'll still be full 2 hours later.

There is something added to Mc Donalds that makes you think you are full when you eat it, same stuff they put in Chinese food, but i can't remember the name of it at the moment.

Sleepy

Interesting fact. A single big Mac counts as half your daily allowance of points on the Weight Watchers program. A Large Big Mac Meal is pretty much your full allowance!

Stark

Nope, I'm with BuffyBot on this it's blatant stupidity. The "addiction" cry is just one from the weak-willed, lazy, stupid, Oprah-watching slob sub(human) culture.

Fuck you all, I used to be addicted to sugar and it wasn't that I was weak-willed, lazy(in fact I exercised like a madman to keep the weight down) or stupid though perhaps ignorant. I tried cutting back on sugar, I really tried but they cravings just grew too intense, and it's not just that the cravings make you "want" sugar, it's full-on withdrawl it's head aches, mood swings, aches & pains etc. You could try using will power to get through them, but you can't focus on anything else other than the pain. And it's not like giving up cigarettes or drugs, because with cigarettes and drugs you know there's a light at the end of the tunnel, a point where you will be clean. People are also far more supportive. You don't go out to a relative's house and get plied with cigarettes or cocaine or whatever. With sugar, you never know where sugar's going to be lurking in your food to start the cravings cycle all over again. I eventually got myself clean, but only after massively educating myself on the nutritional content of every single piece of food I eat, which wasn't an easy task while I was suffering from depression. I've been "clean" for quite a while and now I'm able to say no to sweet things & alchohol that come my way (How many of you can admit to being able to stay dry every time you go out?). I accidentally ingested some sugar last week however (I had a bowl of corn flakes, which have sugar added to them) and now I have to endure a few days of cravings again, such is the curse, but at least I'll be better again by the end of the week.

Oh and by the way, in case you're thinking "but that never happens to me", that's because it doesn't happen to everyone, just those genetically prone to it. Actually I didn't even know that sugar was addicitve, I just thought that I was really really in love with it, and that there would be no way I could live without it. Once I found out it was addictive though, I knew that without it the cravings would go away, and that gave me the strength to rid myself of it.

Stark

There is something added to Mc Donalds that makes you think you are full when you eat it, same stuff they put in Chinese food, but i can't remember the name of it at the moment.

MSG?

Carbohydrates, especially sugar also make you hungry again soon after you eat. You need protein/fat/fibre to keep you full for longer.

Verdammt

Originally posted by Stark
MSG?

That's it, i used to work for a health food suppliers and my boss explained to me how it works.

Sleepy

Stark, that sounds like a one in a billion chance type of disease... And it's obviously not just McDonalds it's anything with sugar in it.

neXus9

I remember that I used to eat a ton of chocolate. I used to eat something like four bars at school, and more after. As a result I used to have severe acne (I was real fussy, didn't like any salad food, only sugary foods).

When I stopped eating chocolate, I went through a small period of craving but it finally passed. I don't eat chocolate much anymore, or else I break out in spots.

Is it actually the chocolate that gives you the spots, or just all the crappy flavourings and additives??