Is Fast Food a Weapon?

Is Fast Food a Weapon?

Earlier today while watching the news, I came across an interview with a self-proclaimed food adviser. The interview was going through smoothly until the woman was asked to rate, on a scale of 1-10, how dangerous fast food in this country really is. She chose not to rate it from 1-10, but to give her own opinion on the fast food industry in America. This opinion was not very supportive of the fast food industry, because she calls fast food a "weapon" that can be fatal to the human race.

Now I agree, burgers and fries can be very bad for us, and it can and will send your body into a wreck if you eat enough of the stuff, but the reason that I, personally, do not consider it a weapon, is because you have the choice of eating it, or avoiding it. If the government required you to shove fifty chicken nuggets from Burger King into your mouth everyday, then yes, those nuggets are being used as weapons; but to say that fast food is a weapon that will lead to the downfall of mankind is going a little bit over the edge. Like I said, it is not a weapon because you have the choice to eat it or to not eat it. It is your fault if you become morbidly obese my friend! Not McDonald's, because they did not force you to eat your food! People who have filed court cases against fast food joints because they have gained weight must be obese in the head, because they are the ones that walked into the restaurant and ate the stuff in the first place!

Today's Society

Some parents today seem to blame obesity on the fast food restaurants, claiming that the ads of these places target children and lure them into oblivion with their Happy Meals and their Super Strong Kids Meal specials. While this may be true, it still does not force the child to go into the restaurant and eat the meal. Parents who blame the restaurants for their child's obesity should take this into consideration:

1.) You do not have to drive your kids to the McDonald's down the street if he is hungry. Even if he begs and moans for McDonald's, you still don't have to do it.

2.) If your kid can drive, and you are still worried about his weight, then threaten to take away some liberties that the kid has. (Becoming a little too paranoid)

3.) If your child is still going to McDonald's after you've said that you are worried about his weight, then just LET HIM EAT THERE. He obviously does not care about his health, and neither should you.

4.) DON'T FILE LAWSUITS

Also, if you really want to blame something for obesity on the rise in America, consider the fact that a large percentage of the population has access to a computer, and that person will sit at that computer. All day. With no exercise at all. This is especially true with the Myspace generation, where everyone talks to each other online rather then going outside for a while. Fuse this with the television, and you've got yourself a completely immobile child who will only get up to get a soda, or to find the television remote.


The End is Near!

I highly doubt that. I mean, come on, if the human race is going to become a fossilized treasure for other "unknown species" to find then at least it is better then leaving this world through nuclear warfare. I think that fast food poses no threat to anyone except those who eat it on a frequent basis, and they don't stop eating it. That is not the fast food company's fault, but your own. Besides, wouldn't you rather die eating a cheeseburger instead of a nuke on your face?