Comments on: KFC – F. U.! Pink Bucket’s For the Cure Campaign Misleading http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/ with Alexandra Jamieson Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alexandra http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Alexandra Wed, 26 May 2010 14:47:49 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1126 That's the best comment I've seen yet! Thank you funny lady! xox That’s the best comment I’ve seen yet! Thank you funny lady! xox

]]> By: Sarah http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1124 Sarah Wed, 26 May 2010 14:30:46 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1124 Oh yes, clearly F off to the company that will donate money (quite possibly one of the largest donations from a partnership) to cancer research. Really? People are not going to stop eating fried chicken, or the grilled alternative, or McDonalds, or fruit sprayed with chemicals (possible cancer causing), or drink out of plastic bottles containing BPA (also possible cancer causing), or spending too much time on their cellular phone (....yes, possible cancer causing...). I hope you agree'ers don't touch any credit card receipt you get at a store (shown to have over 400 times more BPA than the nalgene bottles....) or eat Subway veggies on your salads (clearly sprayed with pesticides). Maybe people should appreciate that a partnership even exists and the possible money it could raise....before getting all bent out of shape about the fried chicken. Face it, our nation is fat and the chicken will sell, whether they partner with Komen or not. At least they're giving the 50 cents to cancer research instead of putting it in their pockets. I'm going to write KFC now and thank them. Thanks for your article. Oh yes, clearly F off to the company that will donate money (quite possibly one of the largest donations from a partnership) to cancer research. Really? People are not going to stop eating fried chicken, or the grilled alternative, or McDonalds, or fruit sprayed with chemicals (possible cancer causing), or drink out of plastic bottles containing BPA (also possible cancer causing), or spending too much time on their cellular phone (….yes, possible cancer causing…). I hope you agree’ers don’t touch any credit card receipt you get at a store (shown to have over 400 times more BPA than the nalgene bottles….) or eat Subway veggies on your salads (clearly sprayed with pesticides). Maybe people should appreciate that a partnership even exists and the possible money it could raise….before getting all bent out of shape about the fried chicken. Face it, our nation is fat and the chicken will sell, whether they partner with Komen or not. At least they’re giving the 50 cents to cancer research instead of putting it in their pockets. I’m going to write KFC now and thank them. Thanks for your article.

]]> By: Cheryl Gardner http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1119 Cheryl Gardner Wed, 26 May 2010 10:15:05 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1119 I think this is absolutely disgusting. It's the same as supporting McDonald's to help the IWK. Why give money to the businesses that probably caused the cancer in the first place in order to support a charity that is supposedly curing it or helping people with cancer. Getting people to eat more KFC to help cure cancer? Give me a break. I really hope people wake up soon instead of just taking whatever they're handed because this is getting ridiculous. I think this is absolutely disgusting. It’s the same as supporting McDonald’s to help the IWK. Why give money to the businesses that probably caused the cancer in the first place in order to support a charity that is supposedly curing it or helping people with cancer. Getting people to eat more KFC to help cure cancer? Give me a break. I really hope people wake up soon instead of just taking whatever they’re handed because this is getting ridiculous.

]]> By: Stephanie http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1093 Stephanie Tue, 25 May 2010 21:52:57 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1093 As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor I am livid. That's the biggest "bucket" of crap I have ever seen! These companies are irresponsible. As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor I am livid. That’s the biggest “bucket” of crap I have ever seen! These companies are irresponsible.

]]> By: Stephanie McWilliams http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Stephanie McWilliams Tue, 25 May 2010 21:47:06 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1091 This was absolutely appalling to hear. I've posted on facebook and will spread the word... What I was even more disturbed by was the autoresponse email that was sent to me after signing the petition, with the most ludicrous excuses for why they were doing this campaign. Thank you SO much for all you do, Alex! You are so amazing... Love ya! Stephanie This was absolutely appalling to hear. I’ve posted on facebook and will spread the word… What I was even more disturbed by was the autoresponse email that was sent to me after signing the petition, with the most ludicrous excuses for why they were doing this campaign.

Thank you SO much for all you do, Alex! You are so amazing…

Love ya!

Stephanie

]]> By: Deb Freeman http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 Deb Freeman Tue, 25 May 2010 21:37:59 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1090 Many of us are not "looking for a cure" but instead, trying to live a healthy lifestyle and eating the foods our bodies are meant to eat! Next thing you know, there will be cigarettes that donate 50 cents to Susan G Komen!! Its just crazy how this stuff has spun wildly out of control! Thanks! Many of us are not “looking for a cure” but instead, trying to live a healthy lifestyle and eating the foods our bodies are meant to eat! Next thing you know, there will be cigarettes that donate 50 cents to Susan G Komen!! Its just crazy how this stuff has spun wildly out of control! Thanks!

]]> By: Taffy http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 Taffy Tue, 25 May 2010 20:48:28 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1084 When I saw this my first thought was perhaps K.F.C. was trying to fund research to heal the breast cancer they must be causing in billions of chickens. When I saw this my first thought was perhaps K.F.C. was trying to fund research to heal the breast cancer they must be causing in billions of chickens.

]]> By: Darris Bertini http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 Darris Bertini Tue, 25 May 2010 19:08:36 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1072 Alex, thank you for informing us about BCA~Breast Cancer Action! The marketing of 'cure for cancer' has driven me crazy for years now. It's so refreshing to see BCA giving us current information and an easy way to be activists. Thank you for all you do to keep us on the path to health ~ YOU ARE A DOLL! Alex, thank you for informing us about BCA~Breast Cancer Action! The marketing of ‘cure for cancer’ has driven me crazy for years now. It’s so refreshing to see BCA giving us current information and an easy way to be activists. Thank you for all you do to keep us on the path to health ~ YOU ARE A DOLL!

]]> By: Ali http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Ali Tue, 25 May 2010 18:42:54 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1066 Alex, This is obviously ridiculous. But I am hoping it wakes people up to all the products that receive cancer-industry endorsements which are also cancer causing. The pink ribbon has long been on M & Ms, plastics with BPA and other things that contribute to cancer. In the book I just published, I use a scientific sustainability framework to show how the cancer industry itself is sustainable! I'm hoping the extremeness of this endorsement gets other people to start thinking about this "industry" overall. Thanks for including it in your newsletter! Alex,

This is obviously ridiculous. But I am hoping it wakes people up to all the products that receive cancer-industry endorsements which are also cancer causing.

The pink ribbon has long been on M & Ms, plastics with BPA and other things that contribute to cancer.

In the book I just published, I use a scientific sustainability framework to show how the cancer industry itself is sustainable!

I’m hoping the extremeness of this endorsement gets other people to start thinking about this “industry” overall.

Thanks for including it in your newsletter!

]]> By: Darris Bertini http://deliciousvitality.com/blog/kfc-f-u-pink-buckets-for-the-cure-campaign-misleading/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Darris Bertini Tue, 25 May 2010 18:40:30 +0000 http://nutritionforempoweredwomen.com/?p=1129#comment-1065 Unfortunately scads of corporations are jumping on the cancer treatment bandwagon. These companies are well aware that aligning with 'cure for cancer' campaigns will tug at our hearts and deflect our negative image from the reality that what they're selling is carcinogenic. A flaming example of this twisted campaigning is Philip Morris cigarette company (now known as Altria. . . .) advertises a 'no-smoking' campaign targeted to teens. What a cruel joke. We are being marketed to a thousand times a day. We need to stop and ask ourselves, what does this company have to gain. KFC thinks we're idiots; sadly we often don't disapoint them. Unfortunately scads of corporations are jumping on the cancer treatment bandwagon. These companies are well aware that aligning with ‘cure for cancer’ campaigns will tug at our hearts and deflect our negative image from the reality that what they’re selling is carcinogenic. A flaming example of this twisted campaigning is Philip Morris cigarette company (now known as Altria. . . .) advertises a ‘no-smoking’ campaign targeted to teens. What a cruel joke. We are being marketed to a thousand times a day. We need to stop and ask ourselves, what does this company have to gain. KFC thinks we’re idiots; sadly we often don’t disapoint them.

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