The federal Opposition was toying with the idea of banning the nexus twixt
popular cartoon characters and fast food outlets.
Seems they've dropped the idea, but I don't think they need worry too
much, especially if it is Homer Simpson and Shrek who are involved.
What have we here? An Oaf and an Ogre, and if they aren't exactly
anti-heroes, then they're hardly inspirational, both being overweight and
thus not exactly a promo for fast foods.
Are fast foods necessarily bad? Only if consumed too much and too often,
as you might get a surplus of carbohydrate ie. not commensurate with your
physical activity.
Fast foods are - fast. The service is prompt and quick, but not
necessarily cheap, nor unduly nutritional. But not to be condemned.
If parents are pestered by their children to buy the product for the
ancillary toys on offer, then they may indulge their offspring, but only up
to a point - then it is time to put the foot down with a firm hand.
What is Homer's symbol? the donut (or doughnut); a pure CHO foodstuff,
which has no core, but only non-core; surely of some nutritional
significance.
However, it can have a moral:
"As you ramble through life, brother,
Whatever be your goal,
Keep your eye upon the doughnut,
And not upon the hole."
But any diet should have a basic core of essential foods, while allowing
for a 1% dissipation margin (Lelord Kordel), ie. lollies, soft drinks, etc).

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