kfc double down

[chuckanut]

i'll make it very clear... i am not going to have one. i feel my arteries closing just from looking at it.

have a couple of friends that tried it yesterday, and lets just say they were in rough shape this morning.

and a fun fact, i have another friend who's a kfc manager in the states and he told me that it has less calories than a whopper from bk. hmmmm... so just for kicks, do u plan to have one?

-chuck

 

[badbadboy]

I feel really bad after two BC Ferry Burgers in four days. That heart attack on a plate would finish me off.

 

[CheeziesrGood]

Why yes.looks like it would go good with a bag of ... Cheesies ....mmmmmm

 

[JFF009]

I will try it...have to at least once...that's what us fatties do.

 

[wolverine]

I might try it, especially if the good colonel's secret herb recipe is present in it.

 

[storm rider]

I enjoy Dirty Bird (KFC) very rarely....yeah the taste is good...but damn it is greasy....I would just not eat this....2 grease laden slabs of processed chicken that encase cheese and bacon...no thanks....it is a heart attack waiting to happen.

SR

 

[Wild_Bill]

That is probably the worst thing I have ever seen.
Just had a quick look around and found the following information:
"...And at 540 calories, 30 grams of fat and 1,740 milligrams of sodium, it is a tad outrageous...."

 

[Pillowtalk]

It looks like 2 pcs of chicken to me. Don't really see the diff between that and getting one of their meal deals.

 

[PhoneGirl]

Lol, if you eat those, don't even expect to not have to pay for sex ...

 

[chuckanut]

I will try it...have to at least once...that's what us fatties do.

lol!!

Lol, if you eat those, don't even expect to not have to pay for sex ...

touché miss.

-chuck

 

[JFF009]

Lol, if you eat those, don't even expect to not have to pay for sex ...

I don't get this. Are you implying that fat people don't get free sex?

I would be considered a thicker dude and I pay for sex approx 10% of the time.
I doubt that number is going to change much if I devour a couple of double downs...

 

[vancity_cowboy]

looks like one of Hatrick's puffy gobblers to me!

...actually maybe a 'big meaty furburger'...

 

[Miss*Bijou]

The funny part is this piece of "food" (please note quotations)

Noted. It's more like franken(stein)-food..
That sh!t's been so genetically modified, it doesn't qualify as food and failing to make that distinction is demeaning to actual real food. It's crap, it's franken-food, it's pseudo food....but it is not food.


I've occasionally eaten at other fast food chains in the past but I have to say that I have not stepped foot in a KFC in over 15 years. It's got to be the most disgusting one out of all of them. One of the main reasons I stopped going completely was because of how ill the crap they serve made me feel. Every time. *Shudders* It's SO gross.


Honestly, I can find a lot of other unhealthy fast foods to satisfy a craving that are better and aren't known for their complete lack of care or concern for animal welfare and a history of horrifying animal cruelty and abuse, thanks. That they can actually surpass industry standards in terms of cruelty says a lot when you consider how cruel those standards already are to begin with...



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I think choosing where to spend our money is a moral responsibility. No one's perfect and no one is 100% informed or aware of what we may be supporting all the time but we need to at least try to be informed consumers. And when you're aware but you still choose to support it, IMO you may not be personally committing the abuse but your money and support makes you almost just as guilty for it. If no one supported it, there would no cruelty. That's the power AND responsibility we have through the choices we make. You can't wash your hands of it or pretend you don't have anything to do with or can't do anything to change it. That's bull.


Honestly...please don't spend your money at KFC. Out of all the options out there, why support the worst one out of all of them? And did I say how gross KFC food is? Well, it is. Yuck.



K.. I'm done. Off my soap box now...

 

[JFF009]

Well obviously some people like that crap. Happened to be near a KFC at lunch today so I thought I'd pop in.
I wasn't going to order the double down today b/c I think it's something I have to be ready for...kinda get psyched up about...and I just wasn't feeling it today. Maybe tomorrow I'll drink a little more coffee and really clean out all the pipes first.

Anywho...at this particular KFC - normally 1-2 clients max lineup - there were 8 vehicles in the drive thru and what looked like 8-10 people in the line up inside.

As far as the animal cruelty shot goes it could apply to any meat item we eat.
Do you think a chicken really gives a shit because it has a better year or so on the planet before we slaughter it for food?

I'm not a cruel person but you're debating something completely different than whether or not we are going to eat something that could, or could not, lead to our early demise.

 

[GinaElite]

It looks a lot better on the commercial then the picture of it on this thread lol I can't vote but I would vote no lol

XO GINA XO

 

[Miss*Bijou]

As far as the animal cruelty shot goes it could apply to any meat item we eat.

Yes, you're right it could apply to any meat you eat. However KFC is actually worst than any other meat you eat, which is pretty hard to beat...so that tells you something.

So what? Your opinion is who cares, that's what everyone else is doing anyway..?

(And what do you mean by "shot"?)

Do you think a chicken really gives a shit because it has a better year or so on the planet before we slaughter it for food?

What I think is that any living being, and this includes chicken, does give a shit about feeling pain, suffering, neglect and all kinds of abuse.

Are you saying chickens just don't give a shit about that?


Btw- You're far too generous in giving a year of life expectancy to chickens you eat. The mutant version of chickens bred for meat (as opposed to those bred as egg popping machines) have been selectively bred for maximum profit, which means they grow quick and with freakishly enlarged bodies that yield larger breast meat, all in the space of 45 days. They're slaughtered after 1 month and a half, at which time many of them have already started to lose the ability to walk (it gets hard to carry around big bodies on tiny chicken legs!), their hearts are starting to fail (again, hard for a little chicken heart to keep up when the body's twice the size it was meant to be) and more. (No, that's not just KFC but is the case for all the chicken you buy at the grocery store too.)

But whether it's a month or a year, there's no justification for needlessly and carelessly causing horrific amount of suffering, pain and abuse.

I'm not a cruel person but you're debating something completely different than whether or not we are going to eat something that could, or could not, lead to our early demise.

Yes, this part doesn't have to do with the effects of eating meat on your health... Is that a problem? (I'm not sure I understand this comment..)

It's an additional and just as important point to consider. And it goes beyond the animal welfare issue as it gives a clear picture of the attitudes, actions and priorities of a corporation and what a brand name does or stands for.


No, I don't think any of it should be happening and my own personal belief is that it's all morally wrong and unacceptable. Yes, I think most people unknowingly or knowingly enable and support unspeakable abuse . That's called cognitive dissonance and it's a sad thing to see. If you truly believe that KFC abuse is bad but that it is just as bad as any other, then how do you justify your role in all of it by supporting it? I don't understand how the belief that they're all just as guilty of terrible animal suffering then makes it ok to participate in it by consuming it? It doesn't make sense to me.


And like I said, you may not consider yourself a cruel person because you aren't actually physically mistreating the chickens yourself, but by being aware of it and still choosing to support KFC you do share a part of the responsibility for this cruelty to continue. I realize some people could not be bothered to worry about the effects of their choices on where to spend their money and that is their right.

Well obviously some people like that crap. Happened to be near a KFC at lunch today so I thought I'd pop in. Anywho...at this particular KFC - normally 1-2 clients max lineup - there were 8 vehicles in the drive thru and what looked like 8-10 people in the line up inside.

Considering they're still making millions in profits, I think it's obvious lots of people like crap. If you don't care about these issues and they don't influence your consumption choices JF, that's your prerogative but I care about these issues and I care about the choices I make being consistent with my beliefs, the kind of impact I want my choices to have and those I want to avoid. And I am not the only one. Dismissing my arguments does not change the bottom line, which is that spending money at KFC is enabling that kind of corporate irresponsibility, disregard and absence of care for the suffering they inflict on chickens. We happen to be discussing KFC right now but obviously this doesn't just apply to them in particular.


If you look at it logically, this is all it boils down to..


Either:
- One is cruel by not caring and by supporting the cruelty

or:
- One is not cruel by refusing to knowingly be part of or to enable cruelty.


There's no other option. Either you care or you don't. Claiming to Care about the abuse but doing nothing for fear that change might require some personal sacrifice or temporary discomfort isn't enough.. Continuing to support it in reality means nothing at all if you don't back it with concrete actions. I know you don't like hearing it and it challenges the cognitively dissonant beliefs and thought patterns this society relies on to remain blissfully unaffected, desensitized and convinced of their individual personal innocence in the widespread abuse of living animals. I can understand the automatic reaction is anger, or annoyance or even defensiveness and that it's easier to ignore or dismiss my argument/comments. However I am also very aware that what people have convinced themselves of doesn't stand up to even the most basic critical analysis of our society's behaviour and the ridiculous double standards we accept when it comes to animals...


Most people don't want to know about it because it inevitably would shatter the ways and excuses to justify that our minds and society have created, because it's more convenient and because it's a sort of defense mechanism that allows them to keep the status quo for their eating habits - guilt free. But no matter what stories we tell ourselves, Reality is much different and it doesn't change just because you choose to ignore it. So sorry, you don't have to agree - that's totally fine. But it is relevant, it is important whether it has to do with health or not (which ultimately it does). And I'm going to put it out there because I know that some people will read it, decide to look into it, check out some of the links and approach it logically and critically for the first time and step away from the collective fog and the notions that have indoctrinated most of us from the time we were born. If you're not interested or ready to do it yourself, that's fine. But please don't assume no one else is or that it should be dismissed. Thank you.


Long post again, I know.. sigh. Sorry, but I had to respond.

 

[rimas]

I almost puked just looking at it.

 

[JFF009]

If you look at it logically, this is all it boils down to..

Either:
- One is cruel by not caring and by supporting the cruelty

or:
- One is not cruel by refusing to knowingly be part of or to enable cruelty.

By this logic I guess I am cruel. I am very, very cruel.

However, I do care Bijou, but obviously not enough to change my ways. I buy meat from a grocery store, I love chicken. I purchase organic when available but I'm not even sure that's any better for the chicken...just likely better for me. I like meat and will continue to eat meat. I respect your position and admire your passion for your beliefs. No need to apologize for the long response.

 

[storm rider]

OK how in the wide world of sports did a poll about if guys would eat a nasty greasy calorie laden serving of fast food get turned into a debate about animal cruelty?

Oh I know....because MissBijou hijacked the thread/poll with a leftist view of KFC's business practises

Get this train back on the tracks and discuss if you would eat the double down or not.

SR

 

[curmudgeon]

That is probably the worst thing I have ever seen.
Just had a quick look around and found the following information:
"...And at 540 calories, 30 grams of fat and 1,740 milligrams of sodium, it is a tad outrageous...."

540 calories is not bad, actually.

Quite true. Your standard fast food hamburger is about 500-600 calories and about 1000 mgs of sodium.... so comparatively speaking, the double down is not out of line.

That said, I've probably stepped inside a KFC no more three times in the last two years..... this is not going to entice me.