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Bear
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San Francisco bans toys in children's restaurant meals
November 3rd, 2010 8:12 pm CT

The City of San Francisco, California last night became the first in the nation to outlaw toys in children's restaurant meals that contain more than a certain number of calories, sugar, and fat. The law, called the "Happy Meal Ban" by many because it would forbid most varieties of the popular McDonald's kid's meal that has become synonymous with toy-bearing children's meals, was passed last night by an 8-3 margin by San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. The measure was opposed by San Francisco's mayor but passed the board of Supervisors with a veto-proof margin.

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Posted 1 year ago #
gramarye
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Woe to the Republic.

Posted 1 year ago #
Tenzo
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This is an example of why I won't go to California.

Also up for a possible ban are:
TVs beyond a certain size
and
Cars with dark paint (ie no more black, dark blue or dark grey cars)

Posted 1 year ago #
dru
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Tenzo wrote >>
This is an example of why I won't go to California.
Also up for a possible ban are:
TVs beyond a certain size
and
Cars with dark paint (ie no more black, dark blue or dark grey cars)

Wait, I think there was a relevant quote in another thread -

Tenzo wrote >>
Democracy's a bitch

Posted 1 year ago #
rus

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gramarye wrote >>
Woe to the Republic.

doubleplus ungood

Posted 1 year ago #
awd86ed

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This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

Posted 1 year ago #
Snarf
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awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

True, people shouldn't eat toys.

Posted 1 year ago #
rus

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awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

And by gods, thankfully there's some enlightened politicians there to enforce that view. After all, people are just too stupid to feed themselves without a bureaucrat there to tell them what to eat.

Posted 1 year ago #
awd86ed

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Snarf wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

True, people shouldn't eat toys.

Eating the toys actually might do less damage to your body then what's on the menu.

Posted 1 year ago #
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I once went to a McDonald's in the Netherlands that was celebrating their grand opening. As part of the festivities, they'd ordered 50,000 small plastic kazoos from China, which they then handed out to every child who entered the dining room. Due to the cheapness of these plastic noisemakers, each one when blown would resonate to a slightly different pitch... but every single one of those fucking things was being blown at equal volume: The maximum volume.

Since that day, my stance is that not only should meal tie-in toys be banned from restaurants, but all children should probably be banned as well. You know, just to be safe.

(I did get to try a "McCrocket," though, so there's a silver lining.)

Posted 1 year ago #
Tenzo
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Wait, I think there was a relevant quote in another thread -

Tenzo wrote >>
Democracy's a bitch

Wasn't a democratic vote by the people affected.

rus wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

And by gods, thankfully there's some enlightened politicians there to enforce that view. After all, people are just too stupid to feed themselves without a bureaucrat there to tell them what to eat.

It's obviously not the parents fault, who drive the kids there and buy the crap. It must be the fault of some big corporation.
Preferably on who is on [spooky apocalyptic]Wall Street. [/spooky apocalyptic]

Posted 1 year ago #
joev
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rus wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

And by gods, thankfully there's some enlightened politicians there to enforce that view. After all, people are just too stupid to feed themselves without a bureaucrat there to tell them what to eat.

Toddlers are probably too stupid to feed themselves without a responsible parent there to tell them what to eat. Not all of them get a responsible parent (look at the rate of Type II diabetes in 10-year-olds,) hence the need for a restriction.

Posted 1 year ago #
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rus wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

And by gods, thankfully there's some enlightened politicians there to enforce that view. After all, people are just too stupid to feed themselves without a bureaucrat there to tell them what to eat.

As a child, the only reason I got a happy meal was for the toy. There is nothing wrong with removing these toys from meals above a certain level of fat content. If the kids are only after the toy anyways it may help instill better eating habits. Nobody is saying "don't eat this" It is more of a way around it.

Posted 1 year ago #
Tenzo
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joev wrote >>

rus wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

And by gods, thankfully there's some enlightened politicians there to enforce that view. After all, people are just too stupid to feed themselves without a bureaucrat there to tell them what to eat.

Toddlers are probably too stupid to feed themselves without a responsible parent there to tell them what to eat. Not all of them get a responsible parent, hence the need for a restriction.

so we should legislate personal responsibility?
How about holding those who have the responsibility, responsible?

I know radical thought.

Posted 1 year ago #
awd86ed

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joev wrote >>

rus wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

And by gods, thankfully there's some enlightened politicians there to enforce that view. After all, people are just too stupid to feed themselves without a bureaucrat there to tell them what to eat.

Toddlers are probably too stupid to feed themselves without a responsible parent there to tell them what to eat. Not all of them get a responsible parent, hence the need for a restriction.

The parent just wants the kid in the back seat to shutup, and these parents who aren't responible will ask for the meal with the toy and they won't even know they're bettering their child's diet. I think the best meal is apple slices and caramel dip, which I loved as a child.

Posted 1 year ago #
Tenzo
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joev wrote >>

rus wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
This doesn't bother me. Parents shouldn't feed their kids that stuff. Really, nobody should eat it.

And by gods, thankfully there's some enlightened politicians there to enforce that view. After all, people are just too stupid to feed themselves without a bureaucrat there to tell them what to eat.

Toddlers are probably too stupid to feed themselves without a responsible parent there to tell them what to eat. Not all of them get a responsible parent (look at the rate of Type II diabetes in 10-year-olds,) hence the need for a restriction.

Yes. I know a parent who feeds their kid a steady diet of ice cream and cookies. Her reasoning is that the school feeds her child healthy food during the day.

Yes, the parent has type II diabities and is overweight and is teaching her child that the behavior is ok. Good thing it's someone else responsibility to bring up the kid.

If the parent is allowing the kid to eat crap the repeal of spongebob square pants isn't going to change the parents behavior. Blaming someone else just absolves the parent of responsibility.

Now if you will excuse me, I have to go sue my scale manufacturer. It is inaccurately showing that I have gained 5 pounds. And that CANT be MY fault.

Posted 1 year ago #
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awd86ed wrote >>
I think the best meal is apple slices and caramel dip, which I loved as a child.

Well that's that then. Obviously laws should reflect your ideal, since you're enlightened enough to force others to eat what you like.

/sarcasm

Posted 1 year ago #
kit444
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Tenzo wrote >>

Wait, I think there was a relevant quote in another thread -
Tenzo wrote >>
Democracy's a bitch

Wasn't a democratic vote by the people affected.

But it was by their elected representatives. I know you think that's an outdated concept, but that's still how democracy works.

On the merits, I disagree with the vote. Not only is it overreaching, but it's ineffective. Parents have the responsibility to make that choice for their kids and they'll probably still buy happy meals regardless of the toy.

Posted 1 year ago #
awd86ed

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rus wrote >>

awd86ed wrote >>
I think the best meal is apple slices and caramel dip, which I loved as a child.

Well that's that then. Obviously laws should reflect your ideal, since you're enlightened enough to force others to eat what you like.
/sarcasm

Now you're gettin' it.

Posted 1 year ago #
JimL2

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lets talk about whether we should ban babbies from bars

rus stop getin mad about tiny hamburgers

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