is feeding kids junk food child abuse?

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#1 flavort
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I overheard people talking about this. What do you think?
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#2 nickmag
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britiain seems to think so
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#3 yoyo462001
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i think it should be upto the parents. if so milions of brit children are being abused every hour.

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#4 soulfood4
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Lol, no. If you force feed them, maybe. But most children would like that "punishment"...
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#5 makaveli2344
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If thats all their beeing fed, Kinda, its saying that the parent holds no responibility towards their childs health, but not really abuse.
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#6 soulfood4
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britiain seems to think sonickmag
Wow i feel sorry for that kid. Being put on the front page known as fat boy...thats cruel..
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#7 MichaeltheCM
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if u feed it to them out of spite and ill will then i believe its child abuse
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#8 lycrof
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So if feeding your kids junk is abuse.  Buying a bag of chips for myself makes me emo?
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#9 blackrytonite
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So if feeding your kids junk is abuse. Buying a bag of chips for myself makes me emo?lycrof

:lol:

 

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#10 aaaaarrrrggggg
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So if feeding your kids junk is abuse. Buying a bag of chips for myself makes me emo?lycrof

No, but using them to cut yourself would be:P 

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#11 jrhawk42
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Since when is bad parenting a form of abuse?

I don't think any parent intentionally feeds their kid junk food to make them fat their just not smart enough to know any better.  it's just like not making them work hard in school, or  teaching them how to behave.

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#12 flavort
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[QUOTE="lycrof"]So if feeding your kids junk is abuse. Buying a bag of chips for myself makes me emo?aaaaarrrrggggg

No, but using them to cut yourself would be:P 

can you imagine how bad it would hurt with all of the salt

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#13 The_Zoid
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No, it can't be called abuse if the child willingly eats it.
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#14 DJ-Lafleur
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uhhhhh........it kinda is, since parents should be buying more healthier foods in the first place, and not more junk food.  If the child is morbidly obese but the parent(s) continue to buy junk food, then I believe it is child abuse...I think...I guess:?. 
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#15 flavort
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Since when is bad parenting a form of abuse?

I don't think any parent intentionally feeds their kid junk food to make them fat their just not smart enough to know any better.  it's just like not making them work hard in school, or  teaching them how to behave.

jrhawk42

punching your kid in the face is bad parenting.

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#16 bacon_is_sweet
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No, that sounds ridiculous.
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#17 Freebird8877
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lol, Maybe if the parents have a gun to their head forcing them.
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#18 needled24-7
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No, tieing a kid up in a burlap sack then hitting him with a baseball bat, now that's child abuse.
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#19 Bampaz
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I don't know if it's treated as a kids abuse, but it should be. But try to close Mcdonalds, Burger Kings etc. It's impossible as closing a cigarette corporation.
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#20 aaaaarrrrggggg
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[QUOTE="aaaaarrrrggggg"]

[QUOTE="lycrof"]So if feeding your kids junk is abuse. Buying a bag of chips for myself makes me emo?flavort

No, but using them to cut yourself would be:P

can you imagine how bad it would hurt with all of the salt

Only if it broke the skin, but potato chips today probably can. 

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#21 flavort
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I don't know if it's treated as a kids abuse, but it should be. But try to close Mcdonalds, Burger Kings etc. It's impossible as closing a cigarette corporation.Bampaz

You cant shut them down because people want it. I like freedom of choice

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#22 Squidward117
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I don't know what children ate 500 years ago, but it can't be any more nutritious or better than this so called "junk food".
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#23 pinneyapple
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[QUOTE="nickmag"]britiain seems to think sosoulfood4
Wow i feel sorry for that kid. Being put on the front page known as fat boy...thats cruel..

 

Why? its true though, he is a fat boy. 

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#24 peypan
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i dont think it is.../
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#25 soulfood4
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[QUOTE="soulfood4"][QUOTE="nickmag"]britiain seems to think sopinneyapple

Wow i feel sorry for that kid. Being put on the front page known as fat boy...thats cruel..

 

Why? its true though, he is a fat boy. 

Lol yeah, but fat boy? Come on, that can effect a kid.
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#26 Jowell91
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[QUOTE="pinneyapple"]

[QUOTE="soulfood4"][QUOTE="nickmag"]britiain seems to think sosoulfood4

Wow i feel sorry for that kid. Being put on the front page known as fat boy...thats cruel..

 

Why? its true though, he is a fat boy.

Lol yeah, but fat boy? Come on, that can effect a kid.

So can all the crap his parents get him to eat. Hes a fat boy. 

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#27 flavort
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[QUOTE="pinneyapple"]

[QUOTE="soulfood4"][QUOTE="nickmag"]britiain seems to think sosoulfood4

Wow i feel sorry for that kid. Being put on the front page known as fat boy...thats cruel..

 

Why? its true though, he is a fat boy. 

Lol yeah, but fat boy? Come on, that can effect a kid.

If he is fat then he is fat.

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#28 quiglythegreat
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Obviously not. It's more perverse of someone to never let their kids never have junk food. The issue is making the kids exercise and not completely pig out.
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#29 damann22
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only if they want healthy food
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#30 Bourbons3
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If they are only being fed junk food, and the parents could realistically feed them a healthier alternative, then yeah it is kinda.
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#31 Bampaz
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[QUOTE="Bampaz"]I don't know if it's treated as a kids abuse, but it should be. But try to close Mcdonalds, Burger Kings etc. It's impossible as closing a cigarette corporation.flavort

You cant shut them down because people want it. I like freedom of choice

I know, same with junk food and its restaurants

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#32 Axed54
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NO.