Ronald McDonald is under attack!
(but for kind of a good reason)
Health activists claim that Ronald is a ploy to hook children into eating junk food and are insisting that McDonald’s retire their long-time mascot.
Over 550 health groups and professionals signed ads calling for Ronald├óΓé¼Γäós retirement. The feature the headline, “Doctors’ Orders: Stop Marketing Junk Food To Kids.”
McDonald’s CEO is having none of it.
McDonald’s contends that Ronald (who plays soccer and basketball) encourages kids to be active.
We think there must be a middle ground here. Maybe Ronald just needs to be reshaped into a mascot of exercise and fitness?
What do U think? Should McDonald’s can Ronald?
[Image via AP Images.]