Why?
I mean other than the fact that all clowns are terrifying, what did Ronald do to upset them? :)
(perhaps he showed someone his quarter pounder?-—just a hunch)
And I saw the people who are trying to get people to sign their petitions- it wouldn't be a bad idea if they pushed away the Big Mac once in while either.
Will Ronald McDonald be run out of town?
By Julie Wernau, Tribune reporter
9:39 PM CDT, March 31, 2010
It's not that people don't like Ronald McDonald; actually about two-thirds of them do, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday by Corporate Accountability International. But about 47 percent of them think it might be time for him to retire.
The group, which is hosting retirement parties at college campuses and McDonald's restaurants, is taking McDonald's to task for continuing to use the character to market fast food to children. Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg, with the Department of Urban Public Health at Hunter College, said such marketing by companies like McDonald's isn't helping in the battle against obesity and other health-related complications.
"For nearly 50 years, Ronald McDonald has hooked kids on unhealthy food," said Deborah Lapidus, senior organizer for Corporate Accountability International, pointing to Ronald sightings at schools in which the clown was seen handing out vouchers for "free burgers and Chicken McNuggets" for academic achievements.
In 2004, McDonald's introduced Happy Meal Choices — offering parents a new selection of nutritious options for children, the company said, and Ronald's role at the company is to promote healthy choices — nutritionally and academically, in addition to serving as the image behind Ronald McDonald House Charities.