Posted on 09/24/2022 4:33:52 PM PDT by MtnClimber
That it’s a ridiculous suit doesn’t mean McDonald’s won’t lose, though, because it’s caught between a woke rock and a social justice hard place.
One of Michelle Obama’s crusades was to save Black communities from being food deserts by banishing unhealthy food purveyors and replacing them with stores and restaurants that carried quality fresh food. In keeping with this line of thinking, as little as a year ago, fast food providers were being castigated for advertising targeting Blacks. Things sure have changed today. McDonald’s is facing a $10 billion lawsuit for failing to advertise on Black-owned media channels. In the racially charged world of the left, the “fun” never stops.
We all remember how Michelle Obama insisted that many health problems in Black communities were attributable to their inability to obtain healthy food. That costly initiative failed, but it did raise awareness about the fact that too many Blacks were eating unhealthy diets.
This began the next phase of placing blame for obesity, heart disease, and diabetes, among other health concerns for American Blacks. By 2021, the charge was that there was a “fast food equity” failure because fast food companies were targeting their advertising to Blacks, thereby wrongly encouraging them to eat unhealthy foods:
Mounting research has found a strong link between rates of childhood obesity and increases in advertising for less nutritious foods, such as fast food.
Taco Bell, Domino’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Arby’s, McDonald’s, and KFC were among the top Black-targeted brands.
Specifically, Black teens saw 1.9–2.5 times as many ads for these same restaurants compared with white teens.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
It looks like Michelle 0bama watched a few of these fast food ads.
McDonald’s is facing a $10 billion lawsuit for failing to advertise on Black-owned media channels.
Anyone else want a hand out?
Why are black teens watching that much TV? Don’t they have homework to do?
Well if you don't show up for class, you won't know what the homework is.
I wish they still had institutions where incorrigible children could be confined. Lock 'em up!
It is simply, what can we do to take from others and give it to ourselves.
They are all about power, and using it for their own purposes.
No, they might learn if they did homework, and you don’t educate your slaves. That’s why liberals oppose school choice.
If you advertise to blacks, you're targeting them to sell them junk food, and that's racist. But if you don't, you're a racist for ignoring them. OK. Whatever.
Reminds me of Ibram Kendi's argument that being a non-racist is somehow racist.
Who let these people out of the asylum?
For the company that started Black365 trying to placate people who are never placated this couldn’t happen to a more deserving company.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.