I'm Not Lovin' It

My question is: who doesn't recognize the hideous icon on the right? Just a few minutes ago, I lost any of the remaining respect I had for this franchise, I am simply appalled by their newest commercial! For those of you who haven't had the great pleasure of viewing said advertisement, let me give you the basic rundown. Cheesy 'unique' song in the background about eating healthy food, athletes (including the Wiliams sisters) doing what they do best, fruit (oranges, bananas, apples) bouncing, then the omnipresent McDonald's symbol and some strange new slogan like "that's what i like". Among the many things that are wrong with this specific commercial, the first that popped into my mind was that McD's doesn't actually sell fruit. Someone needs to stop this crazy fast food trend, now. Chicken heads in McNuggets, fingers in Wendy's chili, about a million grams of trans fat in any size fries, questionable beef made into hamburgers...the sooner we rid our lives of these horrific institutions that should not even be catagorized as "restaurants" the better. I realize that I talk about this more than a little girl plays with Barbies, but it seriously is a big deal to me. Big, as in supersized to the max. I'd like to see what happens if we replaced all fast food junk with some actual edible food; would our poor remain in the obese range? Would half of American adults, for that matter, all maintain their status as obese? Children need to know the effects of eating fast food as much as adults. I recently talked to someone about nutrition and their knowledge of how bad their diet was. Many people are unaware of what they're consuming at each meal, which amazes me because I'm always able to assess the food choices I make within seconds. It's a big eye-opener when you find out that most people don't have this ability. Maybe it's just an obsession, but having the knowledge to diagnose, for instance, why you may be depressed or tired is something I think everyone should have access to. I need to coerce my roommate into not watching television while I'm in the room from now on so I can avoid all offensive commercials...yea, that's gonna happen.

Unimpressed, as usual, Anna