Here are some of the questions we'll be discussing on Thursday about the documentary Super Size Me:
1. In America, some people are suing fast food restaurants. Where does personal responsibility start and corporate responsibility stop? Is it fair to point the finger at McDonalds?
2. What are some of the ways that corporations lure in customers to fast-food restaurants? What do consumers value? Why do they super-size? Are they really adding value for their money?
3. Is healthy eating just a matter of good education? What are the factors that influence your food choices? Taste? Money? Having a restaurant nearby? Having someone cook for you at home?
4. Is it fair to confront fat people for how they eat? What about thin people like Don Gorske who are “super heavy users” of fast food? Is it the shape you are that makes you healthy or unhealthy? Or is it what you do (how you eat and how much activity you get) that matters?
5. How much influence do you think the media has on the way you think you should look? How much influence does the media have on the food choices you make?
6. Are Peruvians heavier than they used to be? Why or why not?
7. What influence does McDonald’s have in Peru? Is it very popular? Does it influence our diet?
While watching the movie and discusing about it, I remembered a game I found on Internet some years ago, it's called "McDonald's Video Game" and it's about learning how to manage a McDonald's store and how to keep the business going, using legal and ilegal ways to do it.
ReplyDeleteIn case some of you want to check it out, here is a link :)
http://www.mcvideogame.com/index-eng.html
I must admit that I didn´t analyze when the corporate responsibility stops in this problem. On thursday, I realized many things about companies like Mc Donalds and I´m convinced that they only want to make more money... But also we decide if we continue or not eating junk food.. it depends of us...
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