Gays and Their Big Macs

[nfotxn]

I've read some fucked up opinions about McDonald's changing their menu and phasing out Super Sizing in the next year.
Somehow this is a quesiton of freedom, you see. It's not McDonald's plummeting sales that are driving a total over haul of their business. No, it's those bastards abusing the legal system with their peity complaints! Like an epidemic of obesity and heart disease. I mean who do they think they are abusing the legal systems with those concerns?

Damn activist judges.

Whatever girls, you have so little public regulation of health policy over the private sector that this is how shit is done in your country. The only public recourse is the courts in many cases, if only to spread awareness.

The apparent sea change in American eating habbits is not unlike the push towards fair marriage rights. Of course people's opinions seem to vary differently from topic to topic. Down to the heart of the matter these are both changes in peoples perspecitves. Not some insiduous and miasmatic evil force looking to turn everyone into a gay married big mac fiend.

Nope, courts are an integral part of a free society, despite what a certain president might seem to think. And despite the courts ruling in favour of the McDonalds Corporation it's still those wacky activists that have denied me my GOD GIVEN RIGHT to super sized fries?

Whatever, it's 2004 and about time to exchange the tired Free Society speech for something that's applicable to burgers and fries. Fact of the matter is that people don't want absurd portions or at least that's the trend. Companies predict trends and alter their business to follow them all the time. In essence that also helps them to have a degree of cultural control. When they move in positive directions like towards healthy eating it's only cause for celebration.

Comments

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[cub4bear.livejournal.com]

McDonald's eliminating super-sized fries is infinging my right to have more fries, because it's totally impossible to order two portions of fries instead!

[abearius.livejournal.com]

You can always get two Medium orders of fries. They are separate, but equal.

[jargon.livejournal.com]

Well, the McDick's up Spring Garden here in Halifax will offer to "enlarge" your extra value meal... I'm amused; apparently who ever came up with that one didn't see the blatant pun.

[callingzero.livejournal.com]

I wonder if Mickey D's is trying to steal some thunder from that guy who made that documentary called "Super-Size Me", where he ate nothing but McDonald's products for a month and documented the impact on his health.

Also, it probably is more profitable to sell two sets of fries instead of one huge one at a discount.

[jongrizzman.livejournal.com]

i'm tired of hearing people say "i don't care, it's not like i GO there!"

shyeah whatever. we all have eaten at McD's at some point or another. and will again.

what troubles me is the pricing. i'm betting you'll soon be getting "regular" size fries and a drink for the same price as the "supersize". and of course, it's most costly (and er.. embarrasing?) to order two cups of fries.

and i want my fucking supersize milkshake dammit. every now and then during the summer it sure hits the spot.

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

Honestly, You People! Let this one get by and soon you'll be wanting the right to bear children for your dog, or whatever. Senator Santorum sez!

[kendrita.livejournal.com]

I heard about this earlier today. . .
I love McDonalds!
I can't eat there without getting a Large Diet Coke.
They're my weakness
. . .Large Fries are good too lol
This is not good news to me. . .
When is it supposed to take effect, do you know?
<3

[goofybearz.livejournal.com]

I go there maybe once or twice a year, there malts taste better than Burger kings. But, I hardly go to Burger King either.

[jbear70.livejournal.com]

Rarely did I ever walk away from the counter content that my super-size fries were actually super-sized. So honestly I guess I won't miss it.

What Bush tends to forget is that the Judiciary is the third branch of government. As the head of the Executive branch and with the approval of the Legislative branch, he does appoint judges however it's wrong for him to assume that they and all judges are beholden to him and his constituency.

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

Society tends to swing the pendulum in wide sweeps. For a while, all restaurants were responding to consumer's want for larger portions, the Big Gulp giving way to the Super Big Gulp, etc. What ever happened to the 8oz Coke bottle?

People thought Pasta was a great food, and Ronco sold thousands of pasta makers, now you can't find a carb in some people's homes.

So surprise, people find that they don't want the large portions anymore, and there's reaction from businesses.

The wheel goes round and round...

[shawnsyms.livejournal.com]

It was nice to see you last night.

;-)