Ban on junk food advertising. Good or Bad?

Utterly pointless. If people want to eat junk food, they will.

I think it's a good idea. The adverts will stay in the childs head and they will just want one. I think they should advertise healther food and exercise more.

thats balls. better not happan. i like to keep up to date with food. :rolleyes:

Haha, I wouldnt care if that advert got banned:
"Its gonna taste greaaatttt"....etc

If your fat then it's your own fault, not anyone elses.

This is a different position than you'd think I'd take on this

You would be surprised how influencial those ads are to children. I read the book Fast Food Nation. While it was mostly about fast food commercials, it mentioned a lot of other commercials. Ads these days are being more and more agressive twards targeting little kids. Little kids who dont know any better. There are McDonald's commercials aimed at 2 year olds. Kids as young as 3 can recognize 500 logos and products.

This isnt about adults, its about children.

I think advertizing aimed at young kids should be banned, and junk food ads are almost 100% aimed at little kids. So I am for it.

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

This is a different position than you'd think I'd take on this

You would be surprised how influencial those ads are to children. I read the book Fast Food Nation. While it was mostly about fast food commercials, it mentioned a lot of other commercials. Ads these days are being more and more agressive twards targeting little kids. Little kids who dont know any better. There are McDonald's commercials aimed at 2 year olds. Kids as young as 3 can recognize 500 logos and products.

This isnt about adults, its about children.

I think advertizing aimed at young kids should be banned, and junk food ads are almost 100% aimed at little kids. So I am for it.

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Thats true but, They don't show them till like 9 right? thjats about the time alot of my 12 year old friends go to bed. We aren't fat and tbh if I askk my mum for a McDonalds it's cause I want on, Not cause some stupid advert told me to.

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Originally Posted by FrozenWhisper

Thats true but, They don't show them till like 9 right? thjats about the time alot of my 12 year old friends go to bed. We aren't fat and tbh if I askk my mum for a McDonalds it's cause I want on, Not cause some stupid advert told me to.

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9? Are you serious? Here in the U.S. junk food commercials are on all day.

And McDonalds is different, everyone knows about them. But most of the junk foods with commercials you wouldnt know about otherwise. Little kids don't know any better, its about them. And you cant say 'I' in this. If you can control your mind, youre an exception. But you cannot deny that little kids see a McDonald's commercial and want McDonald's because of it.

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

9? Are you serious? Here in the U.S. junk food commercials are on all day.

And McDonalds is different, everyone knows about them. But most of the junk foods with commercials you wouldnt know about otherwise. Little kids don't know any better, its about them. And you cant say 'I' in this. If you can control your mind, youre an exception. But you cannot deny that little kids see a McDonald's commercial and want McDonald's because of it.

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Its true that yes, Mcdonalds adverts do attract little kids, and they do end up wanting to eat it. But the majority of these adverts are aimed at those children under 10 (by the little toys in the happy meal). As I said before, if the child is that young, all they can do is demand a McDonalds. Their parents don't have to provide them with it.

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Originally Posted by Tash.

Its true that yes, Mcdonalds adverts do attract little kids, and they do end up wanting to eat it. But the majority of these adverts are aimed at those children under 10 (by the little toys in the happy meal). As I said before, if the child is that young, all they can do is demand a McDonalds. Their parents don't have to provide them with it.

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But parents are stupid. Why should a child have to pay for their parent's (and their own nieve) stupidity? Again, kids are dumb, and many of them have a demanding power over their parents.