KFC is only a TV dinner served not in front of the TV. I love the breast pieces they foist off on people. 3/4 back and 1/4 breast.

It is the worst fried chicken joint I know of so it won't be a problem not eating there.

Oh wait, I don't!

Cool I'm safe!!

No extraneous trans fat for me, I got my extra poundage the hard way - eating healthy - lots of it!

 

[QUOTE=no_really,Jun 13 2006, 05:30 PM]hey dumbshit, it is a consumer group, not "fat people."

 

in case you didn't know, the US isn't a "free market." There are a ton of regulations that affect all businesses. Pretending that the market is equal for every would-be participant is foolish. When companies like KFC, McDonalds, Burger King, and Hardee's/Carl Jr's make bank selling total crap, it is really hard for a company selling healthier options to make a dent, much less stay in business. Without some sort of regulation to ensure that the health of the nation is not crippled by greed, there will be very little change.

Hell, if you advertise ANYTHING enough, people will buy it, whether they need or want it. The suggestion that "all one has to do is open a restaurant serving healthy food" to change the market is ludicrious, and highlights a gross ignorance of economics and reality.

I don't see people having a problem with the current limited bans on liquor and tobacco advertising, so why is fast food some sort of sacred cow? Imagine what would happen to McDonald's overnight if they couldn't advertise the shit out of their crap on TV and radio? It certainly doesn't taste good enough, and it isn't cheap enough, to survive on word-of-mouth alone.

The idea that an unregulated market will always benefit the citizen and society in general is a total crock, and hasn't had any creedence since people began taking history class.

 

Eat healthy or unhealthy is a lifestyle choice. Just because McDonald's advertises all over the media doesn't take away my own decision to eat what I choose to eat. Are you trying to argue that we have NO choice as to what we consume? One would argue that there's nothing but fast-food joints, but that's an issue of convenience. I can bring my own lunch to work, so why can't you or anyone else who chooses to eat healthier? Oh that's right, McDonald's told me this morning on the radio that I have to try their McRib sandwich (which is here for a limited time only). Please.

 

Very tough indeed. Pack a lunch. It's cheaper and more than likely healthier. Unless your workplace has a policy about bringing your own lunch.

 

Now there's the rub! Have you priced TV or radio advertising lately? Even the price of print ads is ludicrous!!

To be able to advertise on a national or state level you have to have mega bucks. Mom and Pop can't do that. Mega-corps or products with a super high profit margin are about the only ones that can.

Anything you see advertised on TV you can count that a major portion of the price you pay is for the advertising.

KFC does a lot of advertising. Go look at their product and then go to another chicken place and look at the difference in the food. It may not be home cookin' quality but it makes KFC look like a TV dinner.

I am against most of these types of suits, but then again the guys with the money can pretty well make their own rules so maybe these things do serve a purpose.

 

This is so true, but this needs to be added to all society and made law, these types of stupid lawsuits need to stop.

 

for all those who said personal responsibility:
I agree that one must be responsible for one's action but living in the USA, there is a certain amount of consumer's protection.
Case in point - warning labels on the side of a cigarette pack. as long as the consumer know about that, he/she can smoke to the heart's content.
we can bring up other examples galore.

the same with KFC. Trans fat is really bad for your arteries. The least KFC should do is to inform the consumers that their products contain trans fat - full disclosure.
this information is lacking to the average consumer.

How would we feel if cars dont have mandatory seatbelt but we have the choice to install them?
There is a certain amount of standard of consumer protection. I feel that KFC should at least inform the consumer of the use of trans fat.

 

Mmm. I love KFC. Greasy but good. ExLax on a tray, as I call it.

 

There should be a law against fat asses sueing everybody and anybody because they are fat asses. Only in America... blame everyone else for your problems.