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 Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:35 am
So I'm sitting here watching the news and they're saying that people are fighting to get the mascots removed from cereal boxes. Why? The answer is simple: because children in America are overweight. By ridding the unheathy cereal boxes of their cartoonish mascots that attract the eyes of children, people aim to help solve one of the obesity issues...
However... last time I looked, it wasn't that five-year old's paycheck that was buying the cereal. Granted, every parents goes through that phase where they'll buy whatever their kids will eat, it IS still the parents who control which foods they buy for their children.
Not to mention, children already know which ones taste good and which ones don't. Older children will continue eating the "fatty" cereal, even when the mascots are gone, and those habits will be passed on to younger children who will pass the same habits on later.
Personally, I feel that outlawing mascots on cereal boxes is another example of the rapidly dissolving ability to make our own decisions. We know the cereal is bad for us, yet we buy it anyways! Freedom of choice, no?
So why get rid of the mascots? That doesn't make any sense! What SHOULD be done is dimming down the "ingredients" lists to tell people what they're actually eating, because the average American has no idea what the fifty million different names for "sugar" are.
Let cereal companies advertise the way they want. Instead of interfering with that, educate the comsumers. Telling them they can't have cartoon mascots is just ridiculous!
Bah. That was my rant for today =]
Oh and, hi ^-^
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Other points I'd like to make:
-educating the people on what they're really eating.
-excersize? children are less active today...
-parents learning to tell their children, "no"
-children still knowing what TASTES better despite advertising
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:42 am
I think some people don't want to take the responsibilty for themselves and their families and just tell the little brat "no."
But that one doesn't bother me so much as some of the others out there. The war on smoking and alcohol for instance. Can you believe the audacity on these kids nowadays (never thought I would use that word,) when they just walk up to an adult and tell them that "smoking is bad."
If I had ever done that, I'd have gotten my hide whipped ten ways from Sunday.
The violence in movies and games is another one that irks me. What TV show was Hitler watching when he began preaching genocide? What TV show was Attila the Hun watching?
Gimme my beers, my smokes, my violence, and my junk food goddammit. Be an irresponsible sissy crybaby on the other side of the planet. stare
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Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:20 am
That reminds me: violence in teens has decreased by over 50% since the production of violent video games. There's a fun little statistic for ya.
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Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 6:47 pm
What the..
I think that's stupid! People have grown up for years with Tony the Tiger and Snap! Crackle! Pop! for years. I don't think they should get rid of such a advertisment because kids are getting damn fat. The parents just need to learn how to say NO and not buy those certain cereals or whatever. People eat cereal, and no, it's not healthy all the time. Get with it. >x[
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 9:23 am
Kso I saw that on the news a couple weeks ago. It's logical because children watch tv all the time and they see these commercials. With colorful birds, pirates, some stupid bunny rabit who can't..have..cereal...? and some leprechaun that won't /let/ kids have cereal...
So what the kids are seeing is OHMYGODLOOKATTHOSECOOL'WHATEVERS'ONTHETEEVEEE!!!!!
And.. I think they pick their favorite character/commercial and beg Mommy to buy it for them cause they want it so bad and they whine and parents give in strongly these days, adding to obeisity in children. (But that, of course, is another story)
So I think it's only the media and fine; take off the mascots on the tv because little kids actually pay attention to commercials for like.. 6 hours day (ew) and come to think of it, not many go shopping with their parents and actually look at what their parents are buying. (Well some, but I mean, how many?)
But what I also saw was right after that.
People/gov't/ er whatever are making the cereal companys' (such as Kelloggs) cereals healthier for kids because cereals are supposed to be a well balanced breakfast, not a bowl of colorful sugar that kids eat like... 5x a day instead of once. So they're gonna make 'em healthier and if not; no more of those 'yummy' cereals.
Sorry; I wrote a lot. u__u
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:16 am
Know what this kinda reminds me off? When people were accusing Spongebob Squarepants of being part of the homosexual agenda.
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:31 pm
I am the only person who hated cereal mascots as a kid? XDDD
Anyway, this is just silly. Kids don't have final say in what they eat, just like you said. There are plenty of healthy cereals kids love to eat; raisin bran, for instance. Good stuff. I was never allowed to have the really sugary stuff like Cocoa Puffs or Lucky Charms as a kid, and I just dealt with that; more parents need to realize that their kid won't explode if they simply say 'no, you can't have that cereal.' Mascots ain't got anything to do with it. talk2hand
People need to start taking responsibility for raising their children, and stop whining about how the media is making such a terrible impression, there's nothing they can do in the face of it, blah blah blah. What a bunch of babies. They're just too lazy to parent their own kids, and that's the main problem.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:51 pm
Emmy! heart
I didn't know you were a penguin. surprised
Personally, I think that parents just want a scapegoat for their overweight children. First it's the entire fault of genetics.. I'm not saying that genetics can't make people overweight, I'm just saying that if you're prone to obesity, then you need to take precautions. Then it's the fault of silly 2D cartoon characters. Like Emmy said, it's the parent's fault for buying that sugared junk. I think more than anything, parents are to blame. They eat sugary food without any regard to nutrition, and children follow suit. Anti-Hollywood image people try to say that it's okay to be obese, when it's not. It's not about being thin and perfect.. It's about being healthy and being able to live to hold your own grandchildren, or pursue your dreams.
Parents are too lenient. If a child hates vegetables, a lot of parents will just let it go. It doesn't help that they get fed that salty canned stuff, either. As a child, I was raised on fresh or frozen veggies. My father liked them, so my sister and I followed in his steps. We actually had "feasts" as an after dinner snack: mango, pomegranate, watermelon, artichoke, asparagus...
When/if I ever have children, I'm going to raise them to like healthy food. I won't deprive them of candy (that makes kids want it more), but I certainly won't have a lot of it around. I'll just say, "Pfft, M&Ms? Honeydew is where it's all at. rolleyes "
Oh yeah, and people should be either protesting the horrible ingredients they put into food, or just shutting up, buying some low-fat granola and slapping a picture of Scooby-Doo onto the box.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:55 pm
It's an interesting point, because it could go both ways. When I was little, I admit that I was influenced by the guys on the screen. I wanted Lucky Charms because of the leprechaun. I didn't want Honeycomb because the mascot scared me. It does all come to a parent's reponsibility, though.
Semi-related thought: Through word of mouth I've heard that they've changed the name of the Cookie Monster to the Veggie Monster. And Oscar the Grouch apparently now lives in a recycling bin. Okay, it's great that we're trying to give morals to our children, but please. These guys have been around forever, and they're just puppets. "Look Mommy, that guy lives in a trash can! I'm gonna waste our planet's resources now!" Please, would this ever happen?
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Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:23 pm
Wow.... This entire cereal thing reminds me of how angry parents are trying to get certain television shows off of the air, simply because it is "teaching their kids bad things", or whatever.
Uh, parental block? It only takes the remote control and common sense to figure it out.
Anyway, I don't see why parents cannot see the trend.
Fatty, unhealthy foods = fatty, unhealthy kids
It's not rocket science. And it's certainly not up to a company to, basically, censor it's product that will affect more than just children when it only takes a parent saying no once in a while to stop the problem.
Honestly, such a simple solution, and people are treating it like it's some huge conspiracy. Toucan Sam is making my child fat? No, you are making your child fat. Do something about it. -_-;;
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Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:34 pm
Parents should be able to tell their children no to the sugar cereal. They do it all the time with toys (Girl: "Mommy! Can I get this one?" *holds up dragon* Mom: "Sweety, why don't you get this one instead?" *holds up baby burps-a-lot*).
Anyway, the mascots aren't the problem. The parents are. They buy the cereal. Besides, I always liked the rooster on the kellog's Corn Flakes box and didn't care much for the Trix Rabbit, but I ate both anyway. I hated Frosted Flakes, but I loved Tony the Tiger. It's not the mascots. And if anything, the mascots have been encouraging kids to be more active. Lucky always has kids running and playing. Tony has always encouraged sports.
And they could probably cut the sugar content in half without anyone noticing. Oh wait, haven't they done that already in General Mills stuff? I noticed no difference despite the bit label on the box.
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