Boycott McDonald's if you wish, but does Little Athletics have
to suffer for your protest?  Boycott McDonald's if you wish, but
does Little Athletics have to suffer for your protest? Photo:
Jeffrey Chan  McDonald's is the target, but it pains me to admit
it: people are aiming their arrows at the wrong bullseye.  Anti-
McDonald's protesters in Melbourne started a petition asking
Little Athletics to drop McDonald's as a sponsor because they
promote junk food to children. If you've read my column in the
past, you'd think I'd sign this petition, right? Surprisingly
wrong. Here's why.  If you don't like something, stop doing it.
Stop eating it. Stop drinking it. And stop giving it to your
kids.    McDonald's is a business. We all know that. And we are
all aware of the type of food they provide, and the nutritional
ingredients are all over the internet and at each store
location. Do they want to increase sales? You betcha. Therefore,
they have the right to spend marketing dollars where they
please, just as a consume