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Sucking on the tit of McDonald's
When searching for an image for the post below, I happened across this European ad for McDonalds and it made me do a doubletake. They've gotta be kidding, right? This is a parody? No and no. I'm not sure when the ad was made but I'd guess around 2002. Pretty funny in light of McDonald's recent attempts to distance itself from marketing junk food to kids, huh?
I'll bet if someone were to hunt down the research behind this campaign, there'd be memos (akin to those from the tobacco industry) about the importance of getting kids hooked.
Posted by Carrie McLaren on March 28, 2005 | Permalink
Comments
Amazing. Reminds me of this: http://www.caseyweldon.com/home/page10.htm
Posted by: mark | March 28, 2005 12:47 AM
Oh my holy psychopathic Jesus! That is quite possibly the most disturbing thing I've ever seen. I... I can't even think of anything witty or anecdotal. They've just gone too far!
Posted by: Java Black | March 28, 2005 09:31 PM
Wait... why do people get pissed off at americans?? Did I just read an excerpt somewhere that France was getting fat??
Posted by: LORI | March 29, 2005 01:12 AM
Wow. Just... wow.
Mark, that link is fantastic.
Here's a comment my son and I made a few weeks ago:
http://www.kallisti.net.nz/~duckgirl/baby/mcboobies.jpg
Posted by: Jexia | March 29, 2005 05:09 PM
That ad is pretty sick. What is this world coming to? Here is another article on this topic with similar pictures at the bottom:
http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Commercialism.htm
Posted by: Sara | March 30, 2005 02:35 PM
I don't know what's more disturbing: that image, or the fact that the singular form of McGriddles is apparently...McGriddles.
Posted by: Jack Silbert | March 31, 2005 12:31 AM
hey carrie,
are you sure this wasn't just an adbusters-inspired parody ad ? the url seems kind of a giveaway ...
Posted by: senatorhung | April 4, 2005 06:23 PM
"The URL seems like a giveaway"? Not sure what you mean. The URL is legit; it goes to McDonald's in Austria (as I said, this is a European ad). And the other link is to an outdoor advertising agency (Gewista) that lists McDonald's as the client and "CCP Heye" ad the ad agency that created it.
Posted by: carrie | April 4, 2005 06:49 PM