And you thought their food was gross.
I was rooting around the McDonald's website, looking for a sound clip of their "I'm Lovin' It" theme to play after Dan Levitin mentioned that jingle being stuck in his head at the end of our interview last week. I couldn't find the song, but while I was there, I saw this...
In case it's difficult for you to read, or you need someone to repeat it to make it seem real, I quote this tree directly: "Like the mighty Baobab, McDonalds(R) and I will not be moved."
When slavery was toppled... McDonald's was by Frederick Douglass' side.
When children were fighting for equal access to education... Clarence Thomas had the McGriddle.
When Dr. King was shot... the Rev. Jackson was there. With a Filet-O-Fish Sandwich.
Is it real? Yes. All too real. (And apparently, both Tom Joyner and The Tavis Smiley Foundation are involved.)
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In case it's difficult for you to read, or you need someone to repeat it to make it seem real, I quote this tree directly: "Like the mighty Baobab, McDonalds(R) and I will not be moved."When slavery was toppled... McDonald's was by Frederick Douglass' side.
When children were fighting for equal access to education... Clarence Thomas had the McGriddle.
When Dr. King was shot... the Rev. Jackson was there. With a Filet-O-Fish Sandwich.
Is it real? Yes. All too real. (And apparently, both Tom Joyner and The Tavis Smiley Foundation are involved.)
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posted by Jesse Thorn at Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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If Doug Benson were here, he'd point out that it's McGriddles, not McGriddle
Just... wow.
(BTW, that "I'm Lovin' It" song is apparently by Justin Timberlake. I have a friend who's a huge fan, with a site and everything- if you really want I could probably get it.)
Well, according to the African religion, God actually made the Earth out of a Baobab, and made McDonald's from a friendly squirrel nestled in its brances, to protect and one day control it.
I'm playing with this "Digg This" button, can you all see that?
Yeah, it's showing up fine, though Adblock got it at first, and the link under the Kasper Hauser post leads to the McDonald's thing (I assume you know that, but I'll be unnecessarily over-helpful anyway).
Have you ever seen the McDonald's commercial for the Asian Chicken Salad...but the "black" version?
It demonstrates quite poigniantly how "in touch" McDonald's is with The Blacks.
Thanks Allison.
And Carla -- the Asian Chicken Salad commercial is on the horrible website referenced in that ad. In fact, that's pretty much everything that's on the website, except for a list of "partners" (what this means is unexplained) and a list of Important Black People Who Work For McDonalds.
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