First Aspect
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They have declared war against filafal.
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AuroraSaab
Epic Member
Here's the full story on the lentils thing.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/othe...hool-dinners-in-major-rule-change/ar-AA2carD0
It's sensible. If you offer kids pizza and chips as an option, they'll mainly just pick pizza and chips. Some of it is down to parents who don't feed their kids a wide variety of foods at home, which ends up with children turning their nose up at anything but fries and turkey twizzlers, but you just reinforce that at school if you serve them the same.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/othe...hool-dinners-in-major-rule-change/ar-AA2carD0
It's sensible. If you offer kids pizza and chips as an option, they'll mainly just pick pizza and chips. Some of it is down to parents who don't feed their kids a wide variety of foods at home, which ends up with children turning their nose up at anything but fries and turkey twizzlers, but you just reinforce that at school if you serve them the same.
icowden
Pharaoh
It's also fairly old news, unless it is now applying to secondary school. Many primary schools already run healthy menus.
In my area many are catered by these guys:
https://palmerhowells.co.uk/our-food/
A typical week menu might look like:
AuroraSaab
Epic Member
I think the new thing is it's a bit stricter and there will be more checks and governors expected to ensure compliance. I do think there's been a big improvement in the last decade but perhaps it hadn't been seen across the board.
farfromtheland
Regular AND Goofy
Straight up !!!!
PurplePenguin
Über Member
I feel like everyone who lashes out at Sydney Sweeney* is actually losing the game and helping to promote whatever betting company she is promoting. I also think her list of both sportsmen and sportswomen who have modelled naked is a decent counter punch.
*Because I had no idea, apparently she is an actor.
*Because I had no idea, apparently she is an actor.
All uphill
Slow and steady
AuroraSaab
Epic Member
Just looked it up. Couldn't find the ad only the still photos. The controversy just promotes the company more as you say, but I do agree with the women athletes who say it's overtly sexualising women in sports. It really wasn't uncommon in the past but it felt like advertisers had moved away from that kind of thing of late. I wish celebrities wouldn't promote gambling too. The reality is, celebs will do stuff for the cash or the kudos like anybody else.
She's good in The Housemaid; twisty, psycho thriller film.
icowden
Pharaoh
This is the advert... I'm more surprised that the company is American TBH given how squeamish the Americans are about nudity.
C R
Squire
icowden
Pharaoh
Of course the other reason for doing this sort of Ad is that even if it is banned it:
a) Runs for 8 weeks anyway before the ban comes through
b) The advert gets massive publicity - far more than would have been garnered from just running a normal advert
c) Even if there is a fine it tends to be small and worth it to the commissioning company
Outrageous ads are a win win.
As Eric Idle once said of Life of Brian. "Banning it was the best thing that could have happened.".
AndyRM
Elder Goth
She's got previous for controversial adverts, and appearing basically naked (in sheer dresses) at red carpet events.
The US brought us American football played in lingerie and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition so sexualising sport isn't exactly new, this is just the latest version of it (although in this case it's gambling really).
The US brought us American football played in lingerie and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition so sexualising sport isn't exactly new, this is just the latest version of it (although in this case it's gambling really).
PurplePenguin
Über Member
Obviously she is taking the money and the equity to promote a betting company which, for many, is morally questionable; however, I have betting accounts, so I won't judge too much.
I find the backlash (or viral success) interesting. After all, she is not a sportswoman and she is not promoting sports. Instead, she is doing a seedy betting advert. She makes the point that a number of top male and female athletes have stripped off for the camera and presumably money, and no doubt when they did, that was all about body positivity and nothing to do with overtly sexualising people in sport.
C R
Squire
Is it? I found it off putting.
Only the first few seconds. I think youtube charges the advertiser per view, and I am not going to buy the product or recommend it, so I've cost them a few cents for no return.
That's true, but not sure that will help the company long term.
