@Drebin_893 said:
@CL60 said:
I hate when people are so massively against something that is optional.
This. So, so, so, so much this.
It's not entirely optional.
I will concede no one is holding a gun to their heads forcing them go but the weight of economic leverage can be a HUGE influence.
Parents have no hope if they are poor and this is exacerbated if they live in a city/low income area where the only options of food available to them are overwhelming amounts of fast food chains and shitty quality foods from their local supermarkets. Add this to the number of poor that are also uneducated, for one probably shouldn't be having kids I'll give you that, but have no other option but to satiate their kids with the quickest, easiest option they can afford. As a poor parent would you rather feed you child more albeit unhealthier foods, keeping them fed all the time or much less with expensive healthier foods? The latter option is not always available based on their income. I live in Philly and I am confronted with this everyday. The fact this the lower income portion of this nation is being poisoned through sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and other additives and hormones.
I'm not trying to say it's entirely the corporations fault and no blame should befall the parents. But rather that before we are quick to blame we should view the issue from many angles.
Kids are crying, complaining, screaming, having mood swings tantrums etc because they're exhibiting withdrawal symptoms. Age them ten fifteen years and switch the drug from food to cigarettes, coffee, coke, soda, etc and you'll see the same behaviors. Sugar is so fucking bad for you and it's in EVERYTHING.
Eating healthy in America is a very expensive privilege.
Retire Ronald? Burn him in effigy.
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