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In reply to the discussion: Ok, has anyone else noticed twinkies and Hostess products don't taste as good as they used to? [View all]JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Sure, parents should be more responsible.
Did you have any children? Are you aware that this poison is universally available? Should you have to basically imprison your children at home, away from all other children and influences, so as to avoid having idiots feed them this sugary addictive poison? And should you be subjected to the marketing pitch 24/7 through the mouth of your own child? Should you have to insulate your child from all media to prevent these villains from trying to brainwash your child into wanting something that is poisonous for your child? (Also, should parents have to constantly deal with blase dismissals like yours, woca?)
Hostess may have the right, but Hostess is still a villain.
Not everything that you have a right to do is morally right to do.
In Sweden, advertising to children is banned.
It helps that the culture in this regard is on a much higher level, of course. There's no sneering and bullshit about how "it's everyone's choice." There's an understanding that it's disgusting shit that shouldn't exist in the first place, let alone be marketed to children!