KFC and the painful stupid

[sylvari]

This morning I saw a commercial for KFC's new pink ribbon campaign.

Seriously KFC?

Let's just ignore the fact that fatty foods have been linked in some studies to breast cancer. We will just put that little factoid to the side for one moment. Instead let's focus on the biggest killer of women in our country.

Is it breast cancer? 
No

It's heart disease.

According to a study published by the CDC 1 in 2 women and 2 of 3 men will be  at risk for heart disease by the age of 40. Compare that to i in 8 women and 1 in 1000 men. Not to mention the CDC breaks hear disease down into a few different categories.
Congestive Heart Failure is 1 in 5 for both sexes, Arterial fibrilation 1 n 4, Diabetes 1 in 3, Stroke 1 in 6 for men and 1 in 5 for women.

It's not that I don't think that breast cancer is a horrible disease for those who are stricken. It's just that I think that a company that contributes to the leading cause of death in Americans in general and who had the balls to recently offer a sandwich that even it's biggest fans calls a horror( The Double Down - two fried chicken patties with bacon and cheese in between no bun 540 cal. 290 gm of fat) cannot really think we can be fooled into believing they have the best interests of women at heart with this new campaign? If you really cared about women you would donate a part of every sale of a regular red bucket to heart disease awareness. You would offer a few more healthy choices on your menu. You would take steps to help combat the one truly preventable disease this country has.

Shame on you.

Shame on you for thinking we are that stupid.

Shame on you for thinking you can buy your way out of this with money to the "it" charity

Shame on you.

Comments

[tehuti.livejournal.com]

I was at Hampshire a few weeks ago and saw one of those Double Downs "in the wild". It looked, smelled and tasted disgusting. And now this hypocrisy? Some chutzpah these guys have, eh?

[sylvari.livejournal.com]

Chutzpah doesn't seem like an evil enough word. What other words do you have in your tool box?
The Double Down disproves the theory that anything will taste better with bacon on it then? ;)

[tehuti.livejournal.com]

I thought so. To each their own. I was surprised to see one at Hampshire, of all places. Not where I would have expected to try a bite. Save yourself the trouble, this "sandwich" ain't worth it.

[morlock.livejournal.com]

i showed the site to my wife, who then said the following:

"i hate them for having this, i hate the world for allowing it to exist, and i hate you for showing it to me."

[sylvari.livejournal.com]

lol... sorry?

[morlock.livejournal.com]

i think shes ok :)

[firespirit1.livejournal.com]

You're right about the heart disease. In March my 49 year old SIL died of a heart attack.

Not to mention that a high fat diet also is linked to breast cancer.