Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser interview

Author Eric Schlosser discusses the dramatisation of his junk food book Fast Food Nation.

Full article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A22045835

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Film & Animation

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• food
• nation
• eric_schlosser
• interview
• film
• fast_food
• gluttony
• politics

[Fifipuppy]

Good for you Eric. Keep up the good work. This world and these times need more journalists like you out there because what is called journalism today is mostly a joke.

[vickyutingma]

I have lots of respect for Eric. People who oppose him often say he is anti-corporate, and therefore anti-American. I am not American, but isn't America about freedom of choice? These food companies make it impossible for consumers to know whether the foods have GMO and where the foreign meat comes from. It's illegal to criticize their products. The USDA can't even shut a food plant down for failing microbial testing. Are these American? Is it free for people to not know how their foods are made

[ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

Based on sheer game plan and well-executed operations, I have to take my hat off to conservative right-wing think tanks. I've always admired power, how could I own a penis if I didn't? Even though those right-wing fish-faced assholes are all about making life even better for pampered rich community, I do admire their ambition and organization skills. I'd love to see a "progressive think thank" get formed with sufficient funds and ambition. Might actually save America.

[ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

@gotthkid2 WOW. I'm not surprised by this exposure at all...I'm just sickened even more. Of COURSE they reviseYoutube and limit the views on videos that focus on anything to do with anti-corporatism. That way they can keep collecting money from all their paying users,but at the same time they cnt ensure that the critical mass does not gett too excited about reforming America and regulating big corporations....these guys are so good, these powers-that-be-oppressors. They think of everything.

[gotthkid2]

@ObiWanGinobiliTopFan i've heard the government actually makes it where if the view counter does get to high even if it did get alot of views it would only show a couple thousand of views so the puplic wont see these videos until they get taken down.

[femalehysteria]

He should narrate a book on tape; he has a great voice.

[ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

And will millions of people suddenly wake up and join the good fight against corruption before it's too late? Probably not. Highly unlikely. Hate to be a downer but let's get real-- considering that the majority haven't cared about what's going on in their own country up to this point,I'd have to say it's a safe bet to say most of them will probably never care. So you'd be smart to prepare for the worst but try to enjoy your life while you still can

[ObiWanGinobiliTopFan]

See this is the problem -- videos like this don't even get 15,000 views, while videos of girls eating poop out of a cup get tens of millions of views. THIS IS THE PROBLEM. People don't want to know about what's happening in real life or they don't want to spend their time on real issues.

[Gurra88]

1 McDonald's executive disliked this.

[TakeNoGuff]

I went book shopping today at the Goodwill and bought new copies of 'Fast Food Nation' and 'Reefer Madness' for $2.50!! Is that a deal or what???

[adamfox1028]

It was a good move Eric, allowing the title of your book to be shared with the film. It allows a broader audience to grasp the issues that are hidden from the public and to think about how their lifestyles impact the quality of life of their fellow Americans. You're immortalized in the REAL history of America as the Upton Sinclair of the 21st Century. Keep doing your awesome work!

[helemundo]

One of the greatest books I've ever come across.