In “Let Them Eat Fat” by Greg Crister, agues that even though fast food and national chain restaurant have been criticized and disapproved by nutritionist and dietitians, these companies are still growing and are becoming more aggressive in there persuasive advertisement. Most of the targeted people are inner city blacks who are poor. I believe that the author is wrong in that they are specifically targeting blacks, and Mcdonalds is not wrong for doing what they have done, a business does what is good for business.
The author believes they are targeting inner city blacks, however I don’t believe that is to be true. Here in N.Y there are many different races, and not only blacks. In N.Y you see Asians, Hispanics, Indians, whites, and various other mixes, and I see all these different races in fast food restaurant. Critser, also states “hat one in four Macdonald’s hamburgers are purchased by blacks, however I question these stats and their accuracy. Macdonalds, has a restaurants all over the world, and each continent there are different racial groups.
People need to understand that advertisements are just ads. whether you listen to the ad or not it all comes down to the you, either you listen to the ad and buy fast food or you don’t. One can’t blame Macdonalds for their bad eating habits. The can bu do so much, but in the end you have the choice.
Macdonalds doesn’t only target one race it targets the world. The business will do what ever it takes to get you to buy their product. But in the end it’s still you that makes the final decision.
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