Thomas Hawk suggests on his blog that we boycott Kellogg's cereals because they dropped Michael Phelps as a spokesperson for Corn Flakes cereal. As we all have heard, the polygoldmedallic Olympic athlete was caught on camera sucking on a bong (you suck on bongs, right? I don't do that stuff so I've no idea). Now, I'm absolutely, positively ALL for a boycott of Kellogg's cereals. But not for the reason Hawk seems to be putting forth.
Now, while I agree that marijuana should be legal, it's still bad for you as smoking anything is. Pot may have some benefits, but it's still smoking and smoking is bad for you. Hell, I think we should boycott Michael Phelps for being an idiot and doing things to his body an athlete shouldn't do. I mean, come on--a guy who swims doing something that could impact his capacity to breathe well??
What a fracking moron.
But I don't think we should bail on boycotting Kellogg's. Remember, I said I am all for avoiding their cereals--the question is why.
The image attached to this post gives it away. We're all led to believe by the Kellogg's Company that Corn Flakes is a tasty, reasonably healthy cereal. Hell, it's got a polygoldmedallic Olympic swimmer on the box! How could it not be healthy? But check out the ingredients:
MILLED CORN, SUGAR, MALT FLAVORING, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SALT, IRON, NIACINAMIDE, SODIUM ASCORBATE AND ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12, AND VITAMIN D.
Sure, it's got STACKS of vitamins in it, but its second and fourth-most plentiful substances are refined sugar and high fructose corn syrup. Those two things are actually quite bad for you. Refined sugar leaches vitamins from your system and messes with your adrenal glands. HFCS has been linked to the rise of obesity in the US.
THIS is why we should boycott Kellogg's cereal. Not because of some stupid marketing choice but because they put things harmful to our bodies in cereals that are supposed to be "part of this nutritious breakfast."
And kids, don't smoke. It's just bad for you.
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Orignal From: Boycott Kellogg's for Poisoning Us, Not for Ditching Phelps
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