Matthew from Enviroblog sent in some followup to the Ronald McHummer story: in response to criticism over the addition of toy Hummers to McDonald’s Happy Meals, a VP commented on the controversy over on their corporate social responsibility blog. In short, the VP feels that toy hummers are simply toys and not vehicle recommendations or consumer messages, just like Happy Meals are just meals and not training programs for a lifetime of misguided food choices. As Matthew notes, even though their blog is called “Open for Discussion” and the entry closes with “Thanks for your comments. We welcome the dialogue,” the entry has zero comments, and not from a lack of submissions. Link to Enviroblog entry, Link to McDonald’s entry.
