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 There is a great deal of controversy regarding Ronald
McDonald as a mascot, primarily being generated by groups such as PETA. They call Ronald a murderer, a cow killer, as well as a destroyer of the environment. However the McDonald's corporation has not
been the least bit hesitant to promote their main mascot as much as possible, both in the 10-and-under market and certain adult markets as well. What is of much greater intrigue is that the rest of the
"McDonaldland" gang - Hamburglar, Mayor McCheese, the singing Chicken McNuggets, Grimace, the female bird who always crash lands, and the quarter pounder with cheese
guy (he is depicted as being a policeman of some sort [??]) - are hardly ever seen in the last several years. After an extensive internet search I am able to find no official reason for this, but
there has been some speculation that these characters are considered "insensitive" to some people (possibly racist, but at least derogatory in some way). Racist? Derogatory? The
McDonaldland theme is profoundly abstract when you think about it. How  anybody could find offensiveness in cartoon "walking
talking fast food items" and a giant purple whatever-it-is and a dim witted bird and a hamburger thief and a clown that always shows up giving free hamburgers away in the first place doesn't make a whole lot
of sense. Perhaps the Grimace character is considered a crack at the morbidly obese community, or maybe the singing chicken mcnuggets who "just sit there" in their cardboard container are
considered a crack at paraplegics. A little off the subject, is a paraplegic someone who is MISSING their limbs or one who simply can't use them?
Signing off,
Joe Headcrash
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