Please Don't Fire Ronald McDonald!

A campaign organized by a non-profit watchdog group consisting of health professionals and other organizations concerned about children's health issues are urging McDonald's to fire someone who has been a hero for years to millions of kids across America, Ronald McDonald. The group claims the marketing used by McDonald's is a significant part of the massive problem with kids eating habits today.


I'm in total agreement with some of the plans our first lady, Michelle Obama, and others are trying to implement to help curb obesity in children today. This is definitely a growing problem in today's society and efforts to help prevent it should be admired, but firing Ronald McDonald isn't the necessarily the correct answer, I don't think.

The Happy Meals from McDonald's that have been a stable in many of today's children's diets probably aren't the healthiest nutritional choices. There is supposedly a lot of "not so good things" in those Happy Meals like salt, fat, sugar, and calories that our children shouldn't be consuming. Is that a reason to fire Ronald McDonald? I don't think so.

How about a little reverse psychology here? Instead of having Ronald McDonald promote the Happy Meals of days gone by, how about Happy Meals with a new twist? Happy "Healthy" Meals, or whatever name McDonald's wanted to use, could be a new choice for the red haired clown, with the yellow and red striped suit to promote. I don't claim to be marketer by any means, but I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out something that has worked for years, like the Ronald McDonald gimmick couldn't continue to work with a few modifications. Who knows, our kids may not even realize their eating healthy as long as Ronald McDonald says it's good?

The same Ronald McDonald that convinced kids to eat those Happy Meals for years, probably because they had a toy inside, may be able to get today's kids to eat "healthier" Happy Meals. McDonald's claims they have several food options, so why not let Ronald McDonald try and promote the healthier options. In my opinion, this could be a wiser decision than firing this iconic figure that has made millions for McDonald's over the years and has been a hero for kids across the world.

So for whatever my opinion may be worth, I'm asking that Ronald McDonald not be fired, instead think about reevaluating his position. Everybody deserves a second chance to prove themselves I feel, even if it's a clown.

Sources:www.foxnews.com
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