Kellogg to drop Phelps Over Bong Photo

[ColdSoul]

I will more likely boycott Phelp's for not standing up and saying he has the right to smoke pot. Oh wait I don't care about Phelps and never did and couldn't care about his silly gold medals any less.

but KB has a good point about the founder of the company and his strange idea's about health.

[dalebert]

Shame On You, Michael Phelps

[dalebert]

I added the Friday comic to the Michael Phelps blog post.

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[John Edward Mercier]

I like Balko's response:

This would be the same company that for decades has been encouraging children to start the day by inhaling sugar by the spoonful. It's also the company that still proudly bears the name of the man who advocated yogurt enemas and pouring carbolic acid on the clitoris to prevent women from experiencing sexual pleasure.

He's mixing the two brothers together.
Will Kellogg is the founder of Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company... the brothers split because Will felt the addition of sugar would do no harm, and help sell the product better.

[KBCraig]

I like Balko's response:

This would be the same company that for decades has been encouraging children to start the day by inhaling sugar by the spoonful. It's also the company that still proudly bears the name of the man who advocated yogurt enemas and pouring carbolic acid on the clitoris to prevent women from experiencing sexual pleasure.

He's mixing the two brothers together.
Will Kellogg is the founder of Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company... the brothers split because Will felt the addition of sugar would do no harm, and help sell the product better.

They were co-inventors of corn flakes, and were partners in the Battle Creek Sanitarium where such things were taught and carried out.

[John Edward Mercier]

True, but sexual theory was John's idea... while the sugar with corn flakes was Will's.
And John had no affiliation with what we call Kellogg's today.

The two seem remotely different with Will more business-orientated, and John taking the temperance of the Adventist movement to an extreme.
 

[dalebert]

It's been dugg finally. This post generated a HUGE spike in traffic for AIYH and over 20 comments now.

http://digg.com/political_opinion/Shame_On_You_Michael_Phelps

[jaqeboy]

Maybe add a listing to http://dontpatronize.info - "Which businesses are naughty and nice"

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story/Kellogg-to-drop-Phelps/Lj2GJ_wW0UCJ3dzEEpI8Ww.cspx

Phelps is going to be dropped by Kellogg over the bong photo.

I am going boycott Kellogg over it.

Here is a list of the Kellogg brands I won't be buying: Kellogg's®, Keebler®, Pop-Tarts®, Eggo®, Cheez-It®, Nutri-Grain®, Special K®, Rice Krispies®, Murray®, Austin®, Morningstar Farms®, Famous Amos®, Carr's®, Plantation®, Ready Crust®, Worthington®, Loma Linda® & Stretch Island® Fruit Leather