California's Santa Clara County Bans Happy Meal Toys 756
WrongSizeGlass writes "The L.A. Times is reporting that Santa Clara County officials have voted to ban toys and other promotions that restaurants offer with high-calorie children's meals. 'This ordinance prevents restaurants from preying on children's love of toys' to sell high-calorie, unhealthful food, said Supervisor Ken Yeager, who sponsored the measure. 'This ordinance breaks the link between unhealthy food and prizes.' Supervisor Donald Gage, who voted against the measure, said, 'If you can't control a 3-year-old child for a toy, God save you when they get to be teenagers.' The vote was 3 - 2 in favor of the ban."
Banning Happy Meals? (Score:1, Funny)
So wait... (Score:5, Funny)
...they ban the toys, but keep the crap food? Don't get me wrong, I think it's the responsability of parents to keep track of what their kids ingest, not the governement's...but I still can't help but be reminded of our good friend George Carlin:
"...now they're banning toy guns, AND THEY'RE GONNA KEEP THE FUCKIN' REAL ONES!"
That sucks (Score:5, Funny)
If we can't bribe our children to eat poison, the terrorists have won!
Re:I give it less than 50 years... (Score:1, Funny)
But you'll be able to smoke all the pot you want!!!
What about adults who like happy meals? (Score:3, Funny)
Won't someone please think of the adults?!?!?!?
Re:Same fate as Joe Camel (Score:3, Funny)
Whoa, Camel cigarette stores have a ball pit and free Wi-Fi? Awesome.
Why doesn't my liquor store have a rockin' climbing gym? CALL MY ASSEMBLYMAN!
Re:I swear.... (Score:5, Funny)
My daughter quickly learned that Burger King and McDonalds had toys. That didn't mean I had to take her there. If she really wants to go to a fast food place and get a toy, I take her to Subway and get her a turkey sandwich.
I just love playing with those Subway turkey sandwiches. The best part is that when you're done you don't have to put away your new toy ... you just eat it! Mmmm, funlicious!
Re:I give it less than 50 years... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I swear.... (Score:2, Funny)
Which is it? Do the kids have the final say, in which case "peddled on ... its nutrition" is wasted energy, or do the parents?
"I want the happy meal! With the toy!" But Billy, the happy meal doesn't come with a toy anymore. "What's that Mummy? No toy with the happy mean? Well then, I'll have the chef salad, low cal dressing, a bag of apple slices, and decaf iced tea no sugar, please."
If you hear that conversation happening in any car in the drive up, you are hallucinating.
For example, even when kids don't really have a say, they do. ... She knows that, if she starts getting fidgety or rambunctious, things are going to turn out worse for her in the long run.
So this kid has a lot of say, doesn't she? The parents seem to have it all.