These McDonald's lawsuits......

So there's another lawsuit out against McDonald's. The link is on CNN under the storyline "Woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals." Basically a woman sued McDonald's over using toys to market directly to children. Her problem is that she says no to her children getting happy meals but the advertisements make it hard on her as that (the advertisements) is making the kids want McDonald's. She is suing this with the assistance of the CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest).

Here's my take on it. While I do believe that fast food can have a damaging affect on our health (even though I eat it and need to slow down a little bit), these lawsuits are hard to win because of the "personal responsibility" argument. This argument basically says that no one forces us to eat fast food. To be honest, this argument has a lot of validity because in all reality, no one is putting a gun to our head forcing us to eat the fast food.

This country is not about providing you the healthiest options to eat (even though restaurants are beginning to show improvement in this category). This country is about finding whatever ways possible to make a living. Advertisement has always happened and most likely will always happen.

The way to stop fast food from being such a heavy industry is by the consumer refusing to buy fast food. I agree with those who say that fast food is unhealthy and a potential cause to the rise of obesity in our country but at the same time it's hard to defeat the "personal responsibility" argument. If this society was a fair society or everyone believed in the love of Jesus, that would be a different story. Unfortunately, everyone doesn't believe in being fair and just.

I believe we should still advocate for fast food to offer healthier options but the "personal responsibility" argument is hard to defeat. The best solution, in my opinion, is for the consumer to stop buying fast food and continue to advocate for healthier options to be served in fast food.

Just my take. What do you all think? Leave a comment and let me know what you think!