Interesting I assume they probably support Obama also. I guess its a good thing, never really seen any Caucasian dedicated website but.
365Black was around years before anyone knew what an Obama was. The first I could find and as far back as I can recall seeing commercials was 2002. McDonalds likely does a lot of business in predominantly black or poor communities in general. Their meals are pretty cheap and a lot of their community outreach for business branding happens to be in black communities. It's just smart business for them to target minorities. Late Breaking News: A lot of businesses have community outreach programs that target specific minority groups who "oops" just happen to be a large portion of their customer base.
A lot of businesses get shaken down by the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. The usual charge is that the business targets minorities.
Can't wait for CrackerBarrel to come out with 365white. Al Sharpton would be outside protesting within seconds.
You have an interesting but. But I look at it from a different angle. The left sees themselves as targeted by the greedy capitalists. The leftists beleive that there should be socialism and that McDonalds should share the wealth. What the leftists don't understand is that economic activity is good. McDonalds comes to the community and provides jobs. McDonalds also pays property and sales taxes to the community. Sure most of the McDonalds jobs are entry level. But you need to start somewhere and build references.
McDonald's also sells crap food and is the greatest contributor to diet-related health issues in the world. It's great that they are reaching out to African-Americans, but in truth shoddy, harmful products have always been pushed hard to that community. There have been numerous studies on the marketing and distribution of products such as malt liquor and menthol cigarettes to the African American community. One might say that such marketing is exploitative. That family looks like they eat McDonald's about once a year. Show a real family that eats regularly at Micky D's, they will be obese and the children hyperactive.
They also have a website dedicated just to asian folks: http://I-Am-Asian.com I think it is. --- I hate McDonalds with a passion and it makes me sick the way they promote their "food" (and I use that word loosely) to minority groups (who generally have less money and less education.) Certainly they are doing their part in keeping Americans fat & unhealthy. --- It's hard for me to imagine someone missing the point of why this is disgusting any more than you have done so with your comment here. Shit. Sharpton should be protesting THIS website. This is disgusting. Do you really want McDonalds to have a website dedicated to your skin color? You think that's a fucking honor? God Damn it's amazing how people can twist things like this into some sort of "poor white people" thing. Just amazing.
Let's make sure to capitalize on the Gay McDonald's too. Years ago, and I mean a LONG time ago, I had a colocation customer that was gay. He was very upfront about his content, which was gay, though not "adult" or porn. He said one of his major advertisers (back before google, and all these affiliate places) dropped him because "McDonalds" who advertised with them was upset that their ads were being displayed on a gay centric social networking site (well before face book and myspace mind you as well). Never could quite understand the logic. Anyway, he told me all of this, as well as the various colo places he had been denied service at for a reason. He wanted to clear the air and make sure I had no problem with what he was doing. My response? What, gays don't eat hamburgers? Anyway, he was a client for several years. Even flew over from Germany to visit and stay while installing some new servers. I'm kinda surprised that an organization that precludes itself from one group is so hell bent on pleasing another. Further to that, why in the hell is everything forced into segregation again? I thought we were past this separatism. Besides, don't the black folks have this:
That'll probably happen the day after McDonalds begins treating it's black diners the same way Cracker Barrel is notorious for and that you are evidently aware of given your statement. Let's wait together P.S. in case some don't get it. I saw where the OP was trying his hardest to make the Obama connection and I merely pointed out that he was incorrect. As a minority myself and to add on to the Zibblu is trying to make, I don't support McDonalds doing this any more than I support chain liquor stores on every corner in the hood that turn around and have give back to the community days. The way I see it they're just trying to alleviate their guilt for what they are doing. But from a business standpoint. I get "why" they are doing it. I have a feeling if some of you can think outside race for a second, you'll get it too.
Hell I'm a minority, my views are not shared at all by the majority, does that make me a minority? What guilt? Being part of the capitalist system?
If you can, perhaps you can rally enough Ron Paul supporters to get a 365Paul site? Taking their shitty fatty unhealthy food and targeting poor people? Sure it's capitalism at it's coldest and most efficient but it's also a big fatty artery clogging example of how just because something makes a company money doesn't mean we should applaud them for it and yell yay capitalism. But then I suppose we could all hope McDonalds cut out all this nonsense and follow the awesome capitalist big oil example and say fuck all of you and the economy, we're banking record profits off you dumb asses and we don't feel a tinge of guilt. We can all then respond with "yay, thank you! more free unregulated market please! We can't look past the profits of individual companies to see the big picture of our national economy so we'd like you to continue to rake in your profits so long as your actions match our ideological views.".
Lol. So McDonalds should feel guilty for supplying the demand? If you buy cheap, unhealthy McDonalds food, that's your own fault. McDonalds doesn't come into your home, grab you by the neck and force a bigmac down your throat. They're in business for a reason, people can afford their cheap food. So, what you want all food to be cheap like mcdonalds? All the natural, healthy organic food should be just as cheap? You have a complete backwards view here, the people who give the demand and buy the food should be the ones feeling guilty, if we're talking about food quality. Obviously the people who buy their food don't care about quality and are willing to give up some money for it. Nobody is being forced here.
What's funny? I pointed out that not all free market capitalism is good capitalism (for us as a nation) and you reinforced my point by cheer leading for the precise type of bad capitalism I was talking about... By the very definition you are trying to push off here sir, Crack Cocaine is the most potent and cheapest high you can get from Cocaine. I suppose as a free market capitalist you're willing to state here and now that we should deregulate (legalize) it and let those smart capitalist boys do their thing! Sell it to whomever they want. To hell with it being bad for you, to hell with the effects it will have on our economy, lost productivity, drug treatment for the addicted, deaths, etc... let those people make their money. This is America damnit! And if those people make the choice to use it then fuckit, let's legalize Crack Cocaine so we can get our capitalism on! Cmon dude, don't drink the kool-aid. At least admit you're fully aware that the human nature factor alone (greed and the willingness to do horrible things to each other) makes the idea of a wild west every man for himself free market not a good option. Did you seriously just ask that?....... ........But I have it backwards? It's a crazy notion I know but I'd bet you that if McDonalds increased the quality of their food and kept the prices relatively the same people would gladly eat healthier. Most of us in marketing know that it's all about smoke and mirrors in order to make that "choice" for them. Oh wait, I don't have to bet, I already won. McDonalds has been slowly adding healthier options to their menu for years. From apple slices to salads.
So you want to prohibit anything that can potentially be bad for you? Should we start banning alcohol and cigarettes? Who determines what is healthy and what is not? How did the prohibition work out? You do realize that just because mary jane is illegal doesn't mean people don't still smoke it? Know anything about the black market? And please tell me you're not using the argument that, "once something gets legalized EVERYONE WILL DO IT!" Every man for himself? Please, strawman arguments are lame. What, did you get the idea somewhere in my post that murder should be legalized? If you're not talking about that type of "horrible thing" then I might have to go back to a post where I had to spell out freedom of choice for someone. Yes I did. Did you seriously not understand? Cheap food is cheap for a reason. I guess for you starvation is a little more palatable? Lol, of course people would gladly eat food that is more quality for the same price, but we happen to live in reality. Quality food costs more, McDonald's specializes in cheap food. If people want different food they can eat somewhere else. Just like if someone doesn't like what they hear on the radio they can change the station. Do I really need to explain freedom of choice again?
McDonald's provides quality food at a low price. McDonald's is able to leverage it's buying power to get better prices. The idea behind fast food is that it's fast. It's a great meal for someone on a trip. The resturant is clean. You also know what you are getting as the quality is consistent throught the US. THe big issue is the calories. Most people don't need the high calorie diet. The bigmac was created in Pittsburg for hungry steel worker and coal miner types. You can eat a Cheese Burger = 300 calories, Premium Caesar Salad (without chicken) = 90 calories and Newman's Own® Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette = 40 calories. The total calories are 430. The The Big Mac = calories 540, Large Fries = calories 500 are 940 calories alone. It's a choice for people to eat a Big Mac. McDonalds is not responsible. http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutrition_facts.html Next thing you are going to blame Dunkin Donuts because you drank five cups of coffee and are wired up. The "target the minority" lingo is used by the Rainbow/Push organization to "shake-down" the evil capitalists. Obama himself was a community activist that brought lawsuits on the behalf of ACORN. The common theme is the Chicago connection and leftist politics.