Monday, April 25, 2011

spring break reading and supersize me thoughts


    The movie supersize me was a very interesting movie. It was a documentary in which a guy went on a McDonalds binge over thirty days and he documented the change in his body.
It also brings to light why and how McDonalds is bad for you and show why you should slow down if not stop eating McDonalds. The part I liked about the movie was when they talked about the two obese teens suing McDonalds. I totally agree with Morgan Spurlock because he says that it is not the company’s fault but it is up to the person to eat the food. Personally I think it’s ridiculous that a person can even sue for being obese. I’ll tell you about McDonalds customers. I work at McDonalds, so one day this lady walks in and orders a big mac, quarter pounder, mc chicken, two large fries, fish o filet, and a large diet coke. No one expected her to sit in the lobby and eat it all by herself but she did and came back every two or three days for the same thing. So at what point is it the customers fault not the company, because ultimately it’s up to the customer what they eat.
    Chapter two of fast food nation was about the relationship between Walt Disney and Ray Kroc. Apparently they knew each other since they were young and served in the military together in ww1. The both had similar business styles and focused on selling their products to children.it also stated similarities in between the two businesses and the antiunion sentiment between the two men. I think that even though Walt Disney and Ray Kroc have a survival of the fittest mentality, they should have cared more about their workers and their customers.

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