G&T. Supersize!

NBC recently began airing commercials for alcoholic beverages breaking a long standing taboo against such ads in spite of all the sex, drugs, drinking and violence in the programs the TV networks air alongside such advertisements. Now a Virginia Congressman is lobbying to force NBC to cease the display of such ads since it's a health risk. So, if one uses the same logic as the congressman, et. al. then due to the epidemic of obesity which is also a serious health risk we should ban all advertisements for food or, at the very least, restrict the networks to only air commercials of healthy low-fat food that promote a well balanced diet since taunting a nation of obese people with commercials featuring supersize Big Mac and fries is negligent.

21 Jan 2002 at 13:50, Helsinki