MATTHEWSTASOFF

tanviswar:

Here are my arguments against hating McDonald’s 

1. Delicious fucking food. I mean. Are your tastebuds dead? That shit is gold. 
2. The same food handling practices are used in many other restaurants that you trust.
3. Most restaurant food has the same amount of calories, you just trust them and don’t bother to check.
4. Morgan Spurlock is a vegan. That makes all of his arguments invalid. 
5. There are other, possibly worse fast food restaurants. Has no one been inside a Burger King? How is Burger King allowed to make a BACON SUNDAE but McDonald’s isn’t allowed to have a 1500 cal salad? That’s unfair. 
6. They’re trying. They really are. If you’ve been following their Questions thing, it’s quite excellent. People keep pushing them down and they keep trying new things to survive. It’s awesome and admirable. 
7. They are innovative. Every time someone says something bad about them, they don’t just take it, but change things. They introduce new products, new campaigns, just new shit in general. 
8. They don’t try to be something they’re not. Okay maybe sometimes they do because let’s be honest, McDonald’s is not a “bistro”, but you know what I mean?
9. They just lost happy meal toys from Disney forever, and it’s all your fault. All your fault, you fucking prudes that complain about McDonald’s. 
10. YOU DON’T HAVE TO EAT IT. 

*I’m going to go ahead and disagree with some of these points

1. Obviously this isn’t a point. I don’t think anyone is disagreeing with the taste of their food
2. I’m not sure what you mean exactly by “food practices.”  Are you talking about the way that the food is handled, prepared, shipped, etc.? I guess for the most part this is true. For the most part, most chain location try to make every location the same, even in their “food practices.” This is because of consistency. The thing is though, this isn’t necessarily a good thing. And to try and make a point by saying “Oh well, the other guys do it.” That isn’t a strong point. 
3. Same as above. 
4. I might have agreed with you if you said Morgan Spurlock conducted on the research himself, and he isn’t a real scientist, therefore his argument is invalid. But to say that his argument is invalid because he’s vegan. That doesn’t make sense. If a scientist studies the harmful effects of oil spills, while also hating oil companies, does that make his findings invalid? The fact is, the food DID harm Spurlock’s body. His own agenda can’t shape science.
5. Obviously this goes back to number 2 & 3. But as an extension. You’re comparing a bacon sundae to a 1500 cal. salad. Which one do you think is most deceiving as to its health content?
6. It’s called PR. You should know. We took the class. Obviously they’re not going to pull the curtain back on something that shows them in a negative light. And showing how they photograph their burgers, and that’s why they look different from the picture. Wow. Big breakthrough. Question: Do you think the McDonald’s she went to didn’t know she was coming in the first place? 
7. This doesn’t really relate to why people dislike McDonald’s
8. Except for when they pretend like their food is actually something you should eat.
9. a) You’re not 5. b) Good riddance. Kids wanted to go to McDonald’s for the toy. Maybe that will change now.
10. And here’s the kicker “YOU DON’T HAVE TO EAT IT.” But you do have to pay for the people that DO. Food like this results in a lot of health complications. This includes, but of course is not limited to, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, etc. And when people need to be treated for these health issues, it costs money, and it takes up time. And in Canada (won’t discuss the US) because of universal health care, the more that health care costs, the more taxes we pay. And when we allow people to eat shit like this more and more, we pay more and more. As well, people that may be in actual need of health care, can’t because they’re put on the same wait list as the person who felt they were only fucking up their own life by stuffing their face, and the face of their child (because overweight/obese children are more likely to have overweight/obese parents) with this food you’re trying to protect. So before you try to side with McDonald’s, a corporation that is by all means not hurting, and by all means capable of making some real changes to its infrastructure and “food practices,” think about the bigger picture.

Rant over.