Who could forget the 2004 documentary, "SuperSize Me", where filmmaker, Morgan Spurlock ate only McDonald's food for 30 days. The film starts by showing a physical exam of Spurlock with the results stating that he is in great shape. However, by the end of the 30 days Spurlock had gained 24.5 pounds. Additionally, Spurlock stated, "My cholesterol shot up 65 points. My liver basically turned to fat. It was so filled with fat the doctors said it was like pate; it was reaching a toxic level, putting me in risk of having non-alcoholics type of hepatitis, hardening of the liver, cirrhosis of the liver. It got really frightening for a while. And the impact it had on my sex life was also another aspect my girlfriend didn’t anticipate.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/06/earlyshow/leisure/main615975.shtml
This movie has appeared to have an impact on McDonald's as they have made a number of changes since then. The "Super sized" menu items are gone. There new "healthier" options being offered in the form of grilled chicken sandwiches, grilled chicken wraps, and various salads.
In addition, McDonald's endured a recent scandal (in Kentucky no less) when an 18 year old employee was strip searched. A jury in Bullitt County, Ky., awarded Louise Ogborn $5 million in punitive damages and $1.1 million in compensatory damages and expenses. Read the complete, horrific story through the following link:
http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3688563&page=1
Quite possibly the most bizarre story I've ever read. I am surprised it took the employee 3 hours of performing completely unnecessary humiliating acts before she finally caught on that she was being played. I think everyone involved in this story has some issues on some level.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree, Landon. I would like to think that I would not have been nearly that naive or complacent.
ReplyDeleteThat story is just terrible. You would think that all of them would have more sense than to go along with something like that over the phone. It is just pure ignorance. I know you don't know how you will react to something until you are in that situation, but that was a little above and beyond normalcy. I feel sorry for the people involved but at the same time they could have walked away at any time. I don't think a police officer would tell me to strip search an employee over the phone...
ReplyDeleteThis was a horrbile story. I still don't understand how someone could actually believe a police officer would order all of these horrific things to happen.
ReplyDeleteI think the girl was a fool for following such a strange request. It defintly doesn't say much for her.
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