(NaturalNews) Susan G. Komen for the Cure has now crossed the line into asinine idiocy thanks to its new alliance with Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), where pink buckets of fried chicken are sold under the slogan, "Buckets for the Cure." I'm not making this up. See the ad image yourself at:http://www.naturalnews.com/images/KFC-PinkChickenBuckets.jpg
This idea that buying fried chicken is actually going to cure cancer is one of the most utterly idiotic health ideas yet witnessed in American pop culture. Komen for the Cure is so far gone from reality that the organization apparently doesn't even think twice about suggesting such an absurd idea. Eat more friedchicken, folks, and then what? Loading up on that kind of a diet is more likely to cause you tokick the bucketthan to find acure for cancer.
Does fried chicken actually promotecancer?
Fried chicken, you see, is coated in starches. Therecipefor the KFC chicken batter is basically flour,sugar, salt, black pepper andmonosodium glutamate(MSG). All by itself, this is a recipe for chronic degenerativediseasebecause the flour and sugar are highly processed, and theMSGis anexcitotoxinthat Dr. Russell Blaylock links to obesity, cancer and neurological disorders. And the chicken meat itself? That's another cruel story on top of that (read more below).
When you fry starches at high temperatures, you also createacrylamides, toxic chemical by-products of cooking that are believed by manyhealthexperts to promote cancer (http://www.naturalnews.com/acrylamides.html). One scientific study, for example, demonstrated thateatingacrylamides boosts kidney cancer rates by 59 percent. Acrylamides are also linked to ovarian cancer.
The Komenpinkwashingfraud
So now we've got Susan G. Komen for the Cure actually promotingfoodsthat promote cancer. It just boggles the mind, but it's entirely consistent with what I've said about Komen for the Cure in the past: The organization is a drug-company-funded front group that actuallypromotes cancerin my opinion. I see it as engaged in outright fraud by scammingconsumersout of their money while claiming to be "searching for acure" when, in reality, most of themoneyraised by the group actually goes to pay for more mammograms thatcausecancer (http://www.naturalnews.com/027742_mammography_radiation.html).
If Susan G. Komen for the Cure were using such tactics to promote herbal remedies, it would have been shut down and its executives arrested long ago as fraudulent quacks. But because the group is so strongly aligned with the profiteering, powerful drugcompanies, it continues to get away with these utterly fraudulentmarketinggimmicks without suffering a singleinvestigationfrom the FTC, Dept. of Justice or even any mainstream newspaper.
Why is it that Komen for the Cure can actually promoteproductsthatcausecancer and no one seems to notice the outright hypocrisy? Why aren't the quack-watching websites screaming about the quackery of sellingcancer-causing foodsto raise money to fight cancer? Why isn't 20/20 or 60 Minutes or some other television investigative show taking a look at the outrightfraudbeing perpetrated against consumers? Where are the comedian hosts of the show "B.S." when it comes to exposing the fraud and quackery of thecancer industry?
The silence tells you everything: The cancerindustrygets a free pass. As long as these organizations run around toting pink ribbons, they can get away with anything... including fraud.
Thecrueltyof Susan G. Komen for the Cure
It's not just about fried chicken promoting cancer, by the way. By linking up withKFC, Susan G. Komen is also promotingextreme animal cruelty.
Undercover investigations of KFC chicken suppliers, conducted by PETA (www.PETA.org), have shownchickensbeing beaten, thrown against walls, abused and even spray-painted by malicious workers.
The websitewww.KentuckyFriedCruelty.comreveals the horrifying details of how KFC suppliers treat chickens before they are served up to consumers in pink "Komen for the Cure" buckets:
"KFC suppliers crambirdsinto huge waste-filled factories, breed anddrugthem to grow so large that they can't even walk, and often break their wings and legs. At slaughter, the birds' throats are slit and they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hotwater-- often while they are still conscious. It would beillegalfor KFC to abuse dogs, cats, pigs, orcowsin these ways. KFC's own animal welfareadvisorshave asked the company to take steps to eliminate these abuses, but KFC refuses to do so. Many advisors have now resigned in frustration."
The actions of KFC suppliers against chicken are so unbelievably cruel and inhumane that eventhe Dalai Lamahas spoken out against it. Celebrities like Pamela Anderson have boycotted KFC, saying: "Cruelty is cruelty, and KFC is being cruel in the extreme. I am calling for a boycott of all KFCrestaurantsuntil my friends atPETAtell me that you have agreed to be kinder in your practices."
Her friends include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Phil Collins, Fall Out Boy, Pink, Paul McCartney, The Black Eyed Peas, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) President and CEO Kweisi Mfume, among others. (http://edition.cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/10/17/anderson.kfc/index.html)
Here's a more complete list of those speaking out against KFC's cruelty:http://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/c-celebs.asp
Undercover investigations of KFC have also exposed some extremely disturbing cases of bizarre cruelty. As explained athttp://www.kentuckyfriedcruelty.com/u-undercover.asp
"Every time undercover investigators enter the facilities of KFC's suppliers, they find hideousabuseand suffering. At one KFC 'Supplier of the Year' slaughterhouse in West Virginia, workers were caught tearing birds' heads off, ripping them apart, spitting tobacco into their eyes, spray-painting their faces, and throwing them against walls -- all while the birds were still conscious and able to feelpain."
By allying itself with KFC, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is endorsing animal cruelty. It is promoting an extremely unhealthy product line containingchemicalslinked to cancer, and it's doing all this under the fraudulent marketing claim of "raising money to cure cancer."
But the story gets even more disturbing when you look at theingredientsin KFC foods...
Thetoxicingredients in KFC foods
Kentucky Fried Chicken is one of thefast foodindustry's largest users of MSG. This taste-exciting chemical (excitotoxin) is found in so many of KFCs products that it's nearly impossible to eat a typical meal at KFC without ingesting it.
KFC has also traditionally used oils containingtrans fats, thereby exposing its customers to ingredients that promote heart disease. A few years ago, the CSPI filed a lawsuit against KFC to try to force it to switch to trans-fat-freeoils. The result?
"In October 2006, KFC announced that it would begin frying its chicken in trans fat-freeoil. This would also apply to their potato wedges and other fried foods, however, the biscuits, macaroni and cheese, and mashed potatoes would still containtrans fat. Trans fat-free soybean oil was introduced in all KFC restaurants in the U.S. by April 30, 2007." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFC)
What's interesting about all this is that even the founder of KFC,Colonel Sanders, was strongly critical of the way the corporate profiteers altered his original recipe after buying the company. KFC was bought out in 1964, and Colonel Sanders soon said this:
"They prostituted every goddamn thing I had. I had the greatest gravy in the world and those sons of bitches -- they dragged it out and extended it and watered it down that I'm so goddamn mad."(Ritzer, George, 2004. The McDondaldization of Society. New York: Pine Forge Press. p. 64.)
KFC's ingredients are toxic to human health?
What other chemical ingredients might you find in KFC foods? The company actually publishes a list of ingredients for its menu items. I went through that list and found all the following ingredients on the KFC menu:
• Partially hydrogenated soybean oil (contains transfats)
• High-Fructose Corn Syrup (linked to diabetes)
• Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) (linked to cancer)
• Titanium Dioxide (used in sunscreen)
• Yellow #5 (chemical coloring)
• Propylene Glycol (used as antifreeze in RVs)
• Rendered Beef Fat (gross)
• Red #40 (another chemical coloring)
• Sodium nitrite (linked to pancreatic cancer)
• Soy Protein Concentrate (may be processed with hexane)
• Sugar (refined)
• Sodium Benzoate (chemical preservative)
• Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy and Wheat Protein (may contain hidden MSG)
• Beef Extract (eww)
• Corn Syrup Solids (more processed sugars)
• Liquid Margarine
• Sodium Caseinate
• Autolyzed Yeast Extract (another hidden source of MSG)
... and lots more. Read the ingredients yourself at:
Just so you know how all these chemicals come together, here's an ingredients list from just ONE product on the KFC menu: Boneless Wings. See if you can counthow many times MSG appears in this recipe: (emphasis added)
Boneless Wings Ingredients:
Wing Shaped White Chicken Fritter Pieces, Seasoning (Salt,Monosodium Glutamate, Garlic Powder, Spice Extractives, and Onion Powder), Soy Protein Concentrate, Rice Starch, Sodium Phosphates. Battered With: Water, Wheat Flour, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Dextrose, andMonosodium Glutamate. Breaded With: Wheat Flour, Salt, Soy Flour, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate and Sodium Bicarbonate),Monosodium Glutamate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Dextrose, Extractives of Tumeric and Extractives of Annatto. Predusted With: Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Salt, Dried Egg Whites, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, and Sodium Bicarbonate),Monosodium Glutamateand Spice, Breading set in Vegetable Oil.
Gee, just whatAmericaneeds to be healthy, huh? Fried MSG.
Destruction of therainforest
As reported about KFC onWikipedia:
• KFC has been accused by Greenpeace of a largedestructionof the Amazon Rainforest because the supply of soy used for chickenfoodthat KFC receives from Cargill has been traced back to the European KFC. Cargill has reportedly been exportingsoyillegally for several years. ...Greenpeacehas called on KFC to stop purchasing soy from Cargill, to avoid contributing to the destruction of theAmazon.
According to a press release issued by Greenpeace,KFC was exposed for trashing theAmazon rainforestfor buckets of chicken(http://www.greenpeace.org/international/press/releases/kfc-exposed-fo...)
• Recent Greenpeace investigations have traced the chain of rainforest destruction directly from the heart of the Amazon, via Cargill's facility, to KFC's European restaurants, which sell bucket-loads of cheap soya-fed chicken to millions of people every day.
"Deforestation, slavery, use of toxic chemicals, land theft, illegal farming and the extinction of rare species are a recipe for disaster in the Amazon rainforest, but they are ingredients in KFC's quest for cheap animal feed," said Greenpeace International Forest Campaign Coordinator Gavin Edwards. "Fast food companies like KFC must take Amazondeforestationoff their menu before it is too late for the world's greatest rainforest."
Susan G. Komen, cancer industry front group
Add all this up, and you get a frightening picture of what Susan G. Komen for the Cure actually stands for. By aligning itself with KFC:
• Komen for the Cure endorses cancer-causing foods.
• Komen for the Cure supports extreme animal cruelty.
• Komen for the Cure is contributing to the destruction of the rainforest.
• Komen for the Cure is destroying health while claiming to protect it.
I believe that Susan G. Komen for the Cure isa cancer industry front groupthat actuallypromotes cancer, disease and destruction. It seems to me that the group has no intention of ever curing anything. The word "cure" is just a marketing gimmick used to extract money from gullible consumers. Conventional medicine doesn't even believe in a cure for cancer!
Notice, too, how Komen for the Cure absolutely refuses to teachwomenabout vitamin D? Where is the anti-cancernutritionmessage that could help women preventbreast cancer? It's nowhere to be found. Instead of teaching women how to behealthy, Komen for the Cure is out therepromoting buckets of fried chicken laced with MSG.
Of course, it's all goodbusinessfor the drug companies and medical imaging companies that give money to Komen for the Cure. The organization's biggest sponsors are -- surprise! -- the corporations that profit from cancer through chemotherapy andradiation. To them, Komen for the Cure isn't really aboutfindinga cure for cancer; it's aboutpromoting cancerso that they can sell more drugs and radiotherapy that keeps more patients locked into a cycle of dependence on toxic cancer treatments.
See, if you want to cause cancer, one way to do it is toirradiate women's breastswithmammogrammachines. Another way is to promote foods laced with chemicals that cause cancer. Susan G. Komen for the Cure doesboth.
Think Products? Think again...
You know who else partners with Susan G. Komen for the Cure from thenaturalproducts industry?Think Bars.ThinkProductsactually held a Susan G. Komen "fashion show" at Expo West a couple of years ago. Here's the language that was used to describe this:
"Created in partnership with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure , theeventwas both a fundraiser, an opportunity to promoteawarenessof how healthy choices can help prevent disease, as well as aid those currently dealing with cancer or other illnesses. Designed to create awareness of women's cancers and the impact of toxic exposure in everything from clothing, cosmetics and cleaning supplies, the event was a terrific moment..."(http://www.naturalbusinessnews.com/levine_report.php5?id=259)
Gee, were they serving greasy buckets of fried chicken there, too?
So I wonder if ThinkProducts CEO Lizanne Falsetto still endorses Komen for the Cure now that they're pushing buckets of fried chicken made with MSG? Maybe they'll come out with a "No-Think Bar" laced with MSG and Sodium Nitrite, just like you find in KFC menu items.
Stopthinkingand just buy stuff, you fools!
That's really the whole theme of the pink ribbon cancer industry fraud anyway, isn't it?Stop thinking.Just buy crap. If it's pink, just buy it. Don't even think about it. Don't ask questions like "Where is this money going" or "How does this money actually help cure cancer?" Or, relevant to this article, "How does eating fried chicken cure breast cancer?"
Because if you ask those question, you'll get some surprising answers: The cancer industry isn't even looking for cures for cancer, folks. The cancerscamis just too profitable. It's a sweet gig and they're raking inbillionsof dollars from gullible consumers who continue to be victimized by this fraudulent cancer industry and its dishonest non-profit front groups.
This whole idea that you can cure cancer by ordering junk at fast food restaurants is so ludicrous and retarded that when I first saw this, I thought for sure it was a late April Fool's joke. But no, this is no joke. The reputation of Komen for the Cure may be a joke now, but the "Buckets for the Cure" campaign is quite real. These silly people are seriously fronting buckets of fried chicken and claiming that if you keep eating more fried chicken, they will find the cure for cancer.
What a con. Just an outright fraud. These people should frankly just be arrested and prosecuted for fraud. This is mass-marketing fraud at its worst. Pinkwashing has a new champion: Buckets for the Cure!
Here are some comments on this story from PRWatch.org:
Can Eating Junk Food Cure Breast Cancer?
From the Center for Media and Democracy(http://www.prwatch.org/node/9017)
Submitted by Anne Landman on April 21, 2010
When a company promotes pink-ribboned products and claims to care about breast cancer and while also selling products linked to disease or injury, it's called pinkwashing, and pinkwashing has taken some pretty outrageous forms in the last few years. Ford, Mercedes and BMW have all urged people to buy and drive cars in the name of breast cancer, but exhaust from internal combustion engines contains toxic chemicals that are linked to disease. The Yoplaityogurtcompany sold pink-lidded yogurt to raise money for breast cancer, while manufacturing products withmilkfrom cows stimulated by the artificial hormone RBGH, which studies show increase theriskof breast cancer. (Some yogurt companies, including Yoplait, have stopped using RGBH.) There's even a breast cancer awareness gun, and we thought that took the cake.
"Buckets for the Cure"
Now KFC is offering yet another new example of pinkwashing: selling pink buckets of fried chicken to "end breast cancer forever." In an ironic twist, KFC's "Buckets for the Cure" campaign urges people to buy buckets of unhealthy food to help cure a disease that kills women. The American Institute for Cancer Research says there is "convincing evidence" that excess bodyfatincreases the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. Obesity is also tied to shorter survival rates for women who develop breast cancer. Like most fast food chains, KFC has an overwhelming presence in communities known to have poor health outcomes, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation certainly must know that such social inequities effect breast cancer mortality rates. Given all this, "Buckets for the Cure" is a particularly disturbing pinkwashing partnership.
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