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 Posted: Jan 25 2013 at 9:01pm |
 nycdiva357 wrote:
midwest.. all u do is scream n shout.
where are the threads where you showcase what you actually do?
you remind me of this one guy.. who was so "in the know about everything"
ol' refusing to buy colgate..chew stick to clean his teeth ol' bastard i knew.
Talked about how corrupt the world was.. etc etc.
but did nothing but stay in his mama's house and play on the computer all day.
like.. either do something or shuddup.
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Midwest's Dewey Jenkins ass always preaches for action and reform sitting down. 
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Posted: Jan 25 2013 at 9:15pm |
The latest in a line of healthy-eating initiatives during Mayor
Michael Bloomberg’s administration, the beverage rule bars restaurants
and many other eateries from selling high-sugar drinks in cups or
containers bigger than 16 ounces. Violations could bring $200 fines; the
city doesn’t plan to start imposing those until June. |
Which doesn't stop anyone from drinking more than 16 ozs of liquid diabetes, it just forces them to get off their ass and walk to the counter/soda machine for the free refill OR buy another cup. Bloomers nem meant well with this legislation , but they executed it pitifully.
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Posted: Jan 25 2013 at 10:32pm |
lanae wrote:
Soda bans have been proven not to work. They just replace the banned products with equally sugary and nutrient deficient juices made by the same companies. In the end, Pepsi, Coca Cola etc. won't lose much money as long as they have their fruitopia and minute maid poisons on the shelf. There should be better education initiatives instead. Ppl need to learn that soda is an occasional treat, but its no substitute for water. |
This is not a generic soda ban that NYC is proposing. It is a ban on oversized drinks being sold when bigger than 16oz. If a store wants to sell one bigger than 16oz, they need to be prepared to pay a fine. As a point of reference, most bottles of soda are 16oz. The medium sized drink from Mc'D's is 16oz. So it makes the NAACP's claims of disproportionately affecting minorities sound even more ignorant.
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Posted: Jan 25 2013 at 10:36pm |
EPITOME wrote:
Flowing-Ice wrote:
this is a dumb ban.
why don't they attempt to try to give more money
to fund things like actual grocery stores in urban areas? or nutrition
courses? |
bc those get to the root of the problem and make sense  hate politics |
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can't speak to other cities, but in NYC, try to find a grocery store
that DOESN'T sell fresh fruits and veggies?! I live in a west
indian/hispanic neighborhood, and of the 4 grocery stores that are
within walking distance of my apt building, ALL of them have pretty
decent sized produce departments. So, even when the NYC NAACP leader
Hazel Dukes said she has places in Harlem with no produce departments,
I'm side eyeing her. NYC has a ton of ethnicities - people
recently relocated from their home countries. So, pretty much every
grocery store in our city ESPECIALLY the ones in urban areas have very
big produce departments, often carrying ethno-centric fruits &
veggies. IMO the NYC health initiatives are being aimed at QSRs
that have little nutritional values. Most bodegas & delis I visit
don't sell fountain drinks, everything is bottled.
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Posted: Jan 25 2013 at 11:32pm |
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New Yorkers don't want to be told what to drink but they want more Precious-sized kids out there?
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Posted: Jan 26 2013 at 1:49am |
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NAACP should be ashamed of themselves. Considering the rate of diabetes in the black community , does anyone need to drink more than 16oz of sugar water in one sitting? The ban would force people to consciously seek out the additional 16ozs rather than just mindlessly gulping down 30+ ozs. Not to mention that most of these sodas aren't even sweetened with sugar, but with corn syrup.
It might be able to stand up, since it does not stop the individual from consuming as much soda as they want, it just prevents mindless consumption.
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Posted: Jan 26 2013 at 10:46am |
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This is disgraceful and embarrassing. They actually don't see how this can IMPROVE & save lives? Really???
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Posted: Jan 26 2013 at 6:00pm |
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Sleek wrote:
I don't think this ban should go through it will be the start of more to come...if folks don't have self control that's on them |
Herein lies the problem. Personal accountability has almost all but disappeared now-a-days.
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if that's the case, then everything should be legal.
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Posted: Jan 26 2013 at 6:06pm |
modelbusiness82 wrote:
EPITOME wrote:
Flowing-Ice wrote:
this is a dumb ban.
why don't they attempt to try to give more money
to fund things like actual grocery stores in urban areas? or nutrition
courses? |
bc those get to the root of the problem and make sense hate politics |
I
can't speak to other cities, but in NYC, try to find a grocery store
that DOESN'T sell fresh fruits and veggies?! I live in a west
indian/hispanic neighborhood, and of the 4 grocery stores that are
within walking distance of my apt building, ALL of them have pretty
decent sized produce departments. So, even when the NYC NAACP leader
Hazel Dukes said she has places in Harlem with no produce departments,
I'm side eyeing her.
NYC has a ton of ethnicities - people
recently relocated from their home countries. So, pretty much every
grocery store in our city ESPECIALLY the ones in urban areas have very
big produce departments, often carrying ethno-centric fruits &
veggies.
IMO the NYC health initiatives are being aimed at QSRs
that have little nutritional values. Most bodegas & delis I visit
don't sell fountain drinks, everything is bottled.
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there is produce in black neighborhoods but it damn sure ain't fresh...maybe it's different when u go to african or west indian neighborhoods but african american ones? nah...and all of the food is processed and limited brands. for example, this one african american community where i'm from fought for a fresh produce and real supermarket for YEARS...they finally got a Fresh & Easy(think whole foods junior) when they started developing condos...condos which yts moved into. now that they are on a full scale to gentrification they're building a Whole Foods.
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Posted: Jan 26 2013 at 8:35pm |
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this reminds me if how the war on drugs targets users and dealers... aka the low end on the totem poll.
instead if focusing energy time money etc on stopping that sh*t from entering the country.
the problem is high fructose corn syrup. not the size of the drinks.
this bill is an empty gesture. smoke and mirrors.
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