The Ethan Klein Hasan Piker Twitch Problem, Former Abercrombie CEO Sex Trafficking Arrest, & More
PDS Published 10/22/2024
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Bunch of twitch streamers banned over various comments that many felt were antisemitic, people out of blood with Hasan and Ethan Klein facing backlash for comments. Coincides with twitch restoring access to signups in Palestine/Israel but claims it was an oversight.
And then let’s talk about Twitch, where things -- to put it lightly -- are a cluster fuck.
Over the past few days we’ve seen the platform accused of ignoring antisemitism by creators like Ethan Klein, multiple content creators banned for “hateful” comments, and all of the fallout that has come from that as creators and fans go after each other.
So yeah, we need to back up a bit.
You could technically say things started when Asmongold made his horrendous comments last week dehumanizing Gazans -- something he apologized profusely for after getting banned.
But we’ve already talked about that and things took a major shift afterwards when Klein put out a video late on Thursday called “Twitch Has a Major Problem.”
And in it, he claims Twitch harbors antisemites and actively ignores it.
As evidence, he points out that Twitch recently unbanned Sneako and Fresh & Fit -- content creators that are unambiguously antisemitic.
On top of that, he highlights this segment from an official panel at Twitchcon, where multiple Arab content creators -- alongside some non-Arabs -- made a tier list:
“Well, it’s a panel hosted by Frogan and four of her friends where they rate people by ‘Arab’ and ‘loves Sabra.’ Sabra is a very popular Hummus brand. I know in Israel it’s in pretty much everyone’s refrigerator and it’s kosher. They’re an American company but they’ve been the subject of the pro-Palestine boycott. But it’s kinda just ‘Arab good. Jew bad.’ I’m having a hard time seeing this any other way and what’s crazy is that I’ve been suspecting that Twitch has an antisemitism problem. Obviously it started with Hasan platforming Houthi terrorists and showing unfettered terrorist propaganda on his channel…”
Klein also added:
“If they were really serious about antisemitism Sneako and Fresh and Fit would’ve never been brought back to the platform. It’s a no-brainer, right? But they were brought back with open arms and I mean their whole platform for the past year has been antisemitism. And I’m not even kidding, that's all they talk about.” @3:38-4:01
That led Frogan – who is a mod for Hasan Piker’s stream and also streams herself – to respond and write on Twitter:
“Ethan klein lied again and said myself, Ayyrabs, and our guests did a tier list where “good=arab and jew=bad” which isn’t what happened.
Our tier list was “who has habibi pass” which is a meme tier list we did with a variety of creators here is the clip with the context:” []
With her then sharing a clip from that event and adding:
“the whole basis of my podcast Ayyrabs with Capri and Raff is that we are all Arabs from different religious backgrounds - I am muslim, Capri is christian, and Raff is jewish. Sabra hummus is objectively the worst hummus to exist and is the unfortunate standard of hummus in the US.” []
And with that, you had some feeling that was reasonable, while others still called it a dog whistle to say “Israeli” without saying it,
Especially given the context Klein gave earlier about its popularity in Israel.
However, all of that is just the tip of the iceberg because Frogan decided to kick it up to 11 just a day later by opening up an entirely new can of worms after saying on stream:
“I have no pity at all for any fucking soldiers. I will never have any fucking pity for any fucking soldiers. US military? Boo-fucking-who. I hope you get PTSD.” @0:00-0:16 (cutting out dead air)
“The ones I do, the ones I’m like whatever about – the US soldiers – are the ones that acknowledge that what they did was wrong and they didn’t know back then? Whatever -- you’re a good person in my book.” @0:36-0:47
“The US military that are ‘yeah like, you know I did this back then it was wrong, fuck imperialism…’ you don’t deserve the PTSD. But like any other mother fucker who’s like ‘Oh I want my Camero & no student loans!’ Fuck you. I hope you get PTSD. And I hope you get no health insurance when you get back to fucking America.” @0:48-end
She did eventually give a sorta-apology, but even with that, many users pointed out that Twitch’s Hateful Conduct specifically covers “veteran status” so she should be banned, arguing things like:
“Twitch Ban Logic:
-Frogan saying military service members should get PTSD: No Suspension
-E-Girl streams softcore porn: ~24 Hour Suspension
-Asmongold Calling Muslims "Inferior": 14 Day Suspension
-Being a Jew in Israel: Unable to even create an account on the website.” []
And like always, all of this led to people digging up old clips of her saying other questionable things -- such as hinting that her cousin may have been involved with Hezbollah.
Either way, by Sunday, Twitch eventually cracked down and banned Frogan, leading many to believe it was for wishing that American veterans get PTSD.
[]However, that’s not the official reason.
Instead, it was because of her comments on that Twitchcon panel which was over a month ago. (They also banned the others on that panel, leading to calls that it was being racist against Middle Eastern voices).
On top of that, Twitch also permanently banned Sneako -- something that Klein felt was necessary if they wanted to tackle antisemitism seriously. []
It also looks like the decision was in-part taken because of pressure from the Anti-Defamation League.
Regardless, Frogan was not happy with her 30 day ban, saying:
“30 day ban for saying people like bottom of the barrel hummus but other people get 2 WEEKS for advocating for the genocide of palestinians. got it.” []
And that last part is a pretty clear reference to Asmongold’s ban.
What’s crazy is that this is hardly the end of all this.
Right, after the ban of Frogan and the others on that panel -- many of whom were avid pro-Palestinian voices -- people like Hasan Piker began to react in frustration.
In particular, a lot of these controversies are spread and encouraged by various subreddits and the creators associated with them, to which Hasan said:
“There is no winning in the battle. Okay? There is no winning in this battle. There is nothing you, nor I, nor anyone in this community can do. Nothing at all. This is precisely the reason why I eat it every fucking day. For the past 12 months. For. The. Past. Twelve. Months this has been endless. When they can’t get anything off of me and my statements they fucking turn around and you pick apart different statements from the chat. If they can’t do that they go after people that are also pro-Palestinian but have smaller audiences.” @4:39:30-4:40:19
He went on to claim that so many people’s opinions are turned into a caricature of who they are -- for example, he says that Muslim people are often painted as “antisemitic” no matter what -- and that there isn’t much he can do to change people’s minds about that.
“There is nothing I can do. There is nothing I can do but take it like CapriSunPapi, and Frogan and everyone else that is getting banned in this mass ban wave. That’s all they can do is take it.” @4:43:04-4:43:30
But at almost the exact same time Hasan is making these statements on his stream, Klein is also streaming.
Most of it was criticizing Twitch for having an antisemitism problem -- right talking about the recent unbans -- and criticizing people like Hasan for letting it be “commonplace on Twitch.”
In particular he has a major problem with Hasan promoting a kid from Yemen who many think -- Klein included -- is actively involved in Houthi piracy.
(at the very least the kid is extremely antisemitic).
He also blasted Hasan and others because of clips like this:
“I think anyone who does our general job, and especially someone like him who -- I only make $3 million a month I’m middle class. He makes $30 million -- he’s upper middle class -- he’s upper middle class. We won the lottery, why are you bitching…”
This mother fucker says ‘you’re rich so why do you care about antisemitism?’ Like Hasan is probably as rich as I am. Let’s be honest he downplays his wealth. He gets the same concurrent viewers we do and he gets all the money straight to the dome himself, okay. The same logic is like, ‘Hey Hasan, why are you getting so worked up about Gaza man? We won the lottery just to chill.’ Like what a pathetic fucking response.”
And honestly it just goes on from here because all of these livestreams are MANY hours long and obviously we can’t cover everything that was said.
So the last thing I’ll touch one is something that many have pointed to as “proof” that Twitch was being antisemitic: the fact that Israelis weren’t able to sign up to the site.
Destiny brought this up and Twitch fixed it shortly afterwards, saying:
“When signing up for a Twitch account, you can select an account verification method – email or phone – for added protection. Following the October 7, 2023 attacks, we temporarily disabled sign ups with email verification in Israel and Palestine. We did this to prevent uploads of graphic material related to the attack and to protect the safety of users.”
They go on to explain that not letting users sign up with an email later on was a mistake and just an oversight and that it’s fixed now.
Although if you notice there’s a big community note on there claiming Twitch’s explanation is NOT true and that even phone verification signups weren’t working.
All of that is a lot to take in and I’m sure there will be opinions.
At least try to pretend to be civil in the comments.
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Former Abercrombie CEO Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges
The former CEO of Abercrombie has been arrested in a sex-trafficking investigation.
His name is Mike Jeffries, and he has been a controversial figure in fashion for decades.
Right, he was the CEO of the brand from 1992 to 2014 and really built the brand around sexualization, even though it was a teen store.
He was also known for fatphobia, intentionally not making large sizes for women, and saying he hired good looking people because he only wanted hot, cool people shopping in his stores.
And all of that made him a very divisive figure.
But today’s news centers on the fact that he was arrested and charged with running a sex trafficking ring while he was in charge of Abercrombie, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that a federal indictment lists 15 alleged John Doe victims.[]
He was arrested alongside his partner, Matthew Smith, as well as their employee, James Jacobson, who reports say is accused of recruiting and hiring men for parties, and hosting tryouts where he required the victims to have sex with him.
Jeffries is accused of pressuring models to attend sex parties, paying for their involvement, and plying them with muscle relaxants, Viagra, and lubricants.
With prosecutors alleging that he would mislead victims into thinking they were attending modeling shoots.
With the Journal reporting that the indictment even says that Jeffries and his partner:
“injected men in their penises with a prescription-grade erection-inducing substance for the purpose of causing the men to engage in sex acts in which they were otherwise physically incapable or unwilling.”
And as shocking as some of the allegations are, they also are not too surprising.
Last year, a BBC investigation included claims that he had sexually exploited and abused men at parties they hosted. []
A civil lawsuit was also filed after the report, launching similar allegations.
With it also accusing Abercrombie of being complicit in these alleged crimes.[]
Per a US Attorney in New York, Jeffries and his partner spent millions of dollars on this alleged sex trafficking enterprise. []
But so far, his attorney has not given an explicit statement on the arrest, simply telling NBC News that they will respond in detail when appropriate, but they plan to do so in the courthouse and not to the media.
So that is where we are at on this one, and I would love to know your thoughts.
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DIY Medicine Hacks
You’ve probably heard of DIY home projects, but how about DIY medicine hacks?
Because that is a very real thing, especially with Ozempic, Mounjaro, (Moun-jar-oh, Moun like mountain) and other drugs like them that are expensive and in shortages.
And when I say DIY, I don’t mean for you to like, picture Dexter’s laboratory or something, but it's more people taking their medicine into their own hands by either messing with the prescriptions they already have, or by finding alternative forms of them.
With them often using online advice or viral TikTok suggestions to get around the flaws of our wonderful little medical system.
With one of the biggest trends here being people essentially hacking into their Moun-jar-oh pens to get more usage out of them.
Axios noting that Reddit and other forums are full of people providing step by step videos and charts, [] []
All detailing how to break open injectors and extract doses into bacteriostatic water to stretch them.
This as the people hunting down these guides are saying the costs are killing their wallet, or that they are losing access to coupons and can’t keep up with the prices.
And listen, I’m not going to tell you specifically how people are doing this because I’m not a doctor or in the business of teaching alternative medical tactics.
But so you can at least understand the basics of what is going on here, I’ll point to a piece The Atlantic did recently talking to patients who really needed to find a loophole to save money on Moun-jar-oh.
Because many have found that with Moun-jar-oh pens specifically, you can split a maximum strength pen into smaller doses and save money, because the pens come in multiple concentrations that cost the same.
So by dose splitting, one pen can effectively become six at the fraction of the original cost.
But it’s not always super easy and can require sterile medical supplies and a little math to actually do it right.
Which is why the Atlantic noted there are risks, because by breaking open the pen, you can introduce microbes and bacteria to the drug and then cause an infection.
With both Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly saying they do not condone these practices and that people should not ration these kinds of weight loss drugs.
Doctors also telling the outlet they don’t recommend breaking into the injection pens independently, even if they understand why people are doing it.
With Michael Snyder, medical director of the bariatric surgery center at Rose Medical Center in Denver, telling Axios that these Reddit forums should not be immediately dismissed, right.
There is something special about people in difficult circumstances finding a place where others can can relate to their desperation and experiences, but he also added:
"This is a powerful drug. If you're going to jailbreak any of this stuff, I really would talk to your doctor about it."
With him also saying there are often off-label ways to extend doses that you can work through if you just talk to your doctor.
Because, as Bruce Scott, the president of the American Medical Association also said, these people are essentially reformulating their own drugs based on the advice of total strangers, and:
“I don't think I can overemphasize the fact that this is scary stuff, and that patients should consult their physicians.".”
And others also wonder how sustainable and long-term an option this really is.[]
And this is not the only sort of medicine hack with room for error when it comes to this class of drugs.
The New York Times recently did a report about people using and overdosing on Ozempic alternatives.
These drugs are compounded semaglutide, but are not the brand name drugs like Ozempic or WeGovy that come in the prepared doses.
It’s essentially like Shein or Temu Ozempic that can be prescribed online or via telehealth and comes with a vial and a bag of syringes for patients to draw out the doses of the drug themselves.
And just like the people jailbreaking Moun-jar-oh pens, tons of people using compounded semaglutide are turning to Reddit and YoutTube tutorials for help.
But even still, it can be easy to fuck up the do-it-yourself dosing.
The Times speaking to a woman who accidentally took five times the amount she was supposed to take and spent a day constantly vomiting as a result.
Noting that some people have taken ten or 20 times the amount they needed and ended up in hospitals, developed pancreatitis, fainted, got dehydrated, and more.
And the Times noted that plenty of people take compounded semaglutide and are totally fine, they understand what to do, and it works for them.
But as demand for the drug has increased, so have cases of things going wrong.
This year so far, poison control centers have gotten 159 calls about compounded GLP-1s, compared to just 32 last year.
In July, the FDA even had to issue a warning about patients dosing their own compounded semaglutide.
Noting that on top of patients lacking experience with self-injections, there is also a lot of confusion as some instructions use different units of measurement, like milliliters vs. milligrams vs. just “units.”
Adding that compounded semaglutide poses a higher risk that FDA-approved semaglutide, like Ozempic, because:
“compounded drugs do not undergo FDA premarket review for safety, quality or effectiveness. Compounded drugs should only be used for patients whose medical needs cannot be met by an available FDA-approved drug.”
And the thing is, these Ozempic hacks are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to do-it-yourself medicine.
Back in 2016, doctors had to warn against DIY epipens after online forums were teaching people how to make them at home.
This came as the cost of epipens was rising but people obviously still needed to get their hands on it.
And while doctors understood why people were turning to this method, they noted that it would be incredibly easy to give the wrong dosage,
And there are also other risks if the device isn’t sterile.
So you had a doctor explaining to ABC News at the time that yes, say your kid was having an anaphylactic reaction, you could use a syringe and a vial of epinephrine to stop it, but:
"We know in emergency situations it can be hard to draw up, there might be problems with under-dosing or overdosing and it’s not practical for most people. It is hard to do that and expect people to do that in an emergency situation."
In recent years, there are also stories of people trying to hack abortion medication at home as reproductive healthcare access is dwindling.
Oftentimes turning to herbal remedies that can be incredibly dangerous.
Tons of viral TikToks recommended using herbs like pennyroyal and mugwort to essentially bring on a miscarriage for those who wanted to terminate their pregnancy but had no other options.
But not only is there no data supporting this, it can actually cause serious harm.
Right, pennyroyal, for example, can cause fainting, seizures, cardiac arrest, coma, liver injury and more when consumed as a concentrated oil.
And these herbal remedies bring us back to Ozempic, right, because people are also trying to get Ozempic-like effects from herbs and “natural” supplements.
Many people online touting a supplement called berberine as “nature’s Ozempic.”
And while doctors told Vogue that research on it is very promising, results are going to vary person to person, and of course, it should not be viewed as a replacement for prescription medication,
Especially for someone who medically needs Ozempic or a similar drug.
Other reports noting that while berberine can promote weight loss, it’s just not at the same scale as Ozempic.[]
And I would love to know your thoughts on all of this, because these kinds of hacks are pretty wide-ranging, as are the potential consequences.
But obviously, people are not doing these things for sport, right, they are doing to solve real issues.
And so especially if you or someone you know has felt like they had no choice but to try something like this, I would love to know your thoughts.
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Haunted house torture chamber script
Whether you call it the scariest haunted house in America or a torture chamber in disguise, McKamey Manor is back.
Right, technically it’s a haunted house in Summertown, Tennessee, but it’s attracted a lot of controversy over the years for it’s — let’s say “extreme” — methods. [B roll, 00:40]
With participants having to sign a 40-page waiver, provide a doctor’s note, show proof of medical insurance, submit to a background check and do interviews before going inside. [Same B roll]
And if you actually read the waiver, you’d discover that tooth-pulling, finger-breaking or head-shaving could all be on the menu during the several-hour-long experience. [Same B roll and Quote]
Not to mention being waterboarded, tased, whipped, covered in tarantulas and trapped in small boxes, as others have described. [B roll, 01:10]
And if you make it through all of that and get to the end, there’s supposedly a 20,000 dollar prize, though no one has ever attained it. [Same B roll]
But if you can’t finish, you also can’t quit, either, since it’s written in the waiver that once you’re in, you’re in unless “serious psychological injury is present.” [Same B roll and Quote]
Which, as one previous participant explained to The Guardian:
“That can be an issue when you’re being bound, masked and held under water, slapped and stomped on, and compelled to eat your own vomit.” [Quote]
With the manor’s owner, Russ McKamey, telling Hulu in a documentary last year:
“Either you actually complete the tour, which is not going to happen, or you mentally or physically are at such a breaking point that it’s not safe for you to continue and I need to take you out.” [Image and Quote]
Now since the release of that film, titled “Monster Inside: America’s Most Extreme Haunted House,” interest in McKamey Manor has surged. [Image]
And McKaney just announced that his attraction has opened its doors once again for this Halloween season.
This despite an online petition started in 2019 with nearly 200,000 signatures that’s trying to get the haunted house shut down. [Petition]
With it describing McKaney Manor as a “torture chamber under disguise” and explaining: [Quote same link]
“They do screenings to find the weakest, most easily manipulated people to do the ‘haunt.’ If Russ doesn’t think you’re easily manipulated, you aren’t allowed to go.” [Quote same link]
“Some people have had to seek professional psychiatric help & medical care for extensive injuries.” [Quote same link]
“One man was tortured so badly he passed out multiple times, workers only stopped because they thought they had killed him.” [Quote same link]
Now McKamey just defended himself in an interview with The Daily Mail, saying he vets people to keep “knuckleheads” and “fakers” from getting in. [Quote]
Adding that he prefers people with a background in law enforcement or the military, and arguing:
“If all of those crazy horrible things said about me are true, I wouldn’t be free, running around doing what I want to do.” [Image and quote same link]
But he may have spoken too soon there.
Because the documentary also caught the attention of Tennessee’s Attorney General, who opened an investigation into McKamey Manor late last year. [Headline]
Right, according to District Attorney Brent Cooper, who spoke to News 2, torture is technically legal between two consenting adults, but anyone can revoke their consent at any time. [Quote, find “consenting adults”]
And since McKamey allegedly refuses to let people quit once they’ve started, and outright stated in the film that there were no safe words, he could be liable there.
Also, the AG cited some of McKamey’s customers who said they didn’t have a chance to review the waiver ahead of signing up, and complained that the 20,000 dollar prize is impossible to actually win. [Quote same link, find “impossible”]
But then, in March, McKamey sued the attorney general, claiming that the information requests and inspections of his property violated his Constitutional rights. [Quote same link, find “violate”]
With his lawyer telling News 2, “Every Tennessean should understand that they are each simply one misunderstanding away from being targeted by a coordination of government power just like Mr. McKamey.” [Quote same link]
But that lawsuit was dismissed in August, and McKamey voluntarily dropped another lawsuit against Hulu and the production company behind its documentary. [Quote, find “August 30”]
Though he upheld a lawsuit against one of the interview subjects in the film. [Same quote]
And as for the AG’s investigation, it’s unclear what the status is on that, whether it’s ongoing or concluded.
Links:
https://nypost.com/2024/10/21/us-news/mckamey-manor-most-extreme-haunted-house-in-us-still-open/
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Overseas Voting
Republicans are trying to stop the votes of US citizens living abroad - including members of the military - from being counted.
But judges in 2 key swing states are absolutely not having it.
Right, starting off in Michigan - where the RNC filed a lawsuit arguing against the eligibility of overseas voters who, they say, don’t meet the residency requirement laid out in the state’s constitution. []
And they filed this suit despite the fact that Michigan has allowed citizens and service members living abroad to vote in federal elections for years.
With guidance from the Secretary of State reading: “A United States citizen who has never resided in the United States but who has a parent, legal guardian, or spouse who was last domiciled in Michigan is eligible to vote in Michigan as long as the citizen has not registered or voted in another state.” []
And that’s what led to Judge Sima Patel dismissing the case yesterday - saying the guidance language lines up with state and federal laws as well as the Michigan constitution. []
And adding in her opinion that the lawsuit is a, quote, “11th hour attempt to disenfranchise these electors in the November 5, 2024 general election.” []
But this doesn’t stop in Michigan - in North Carolina, the RNC also requested a court order for the returned ballots of some overseas voters be set aside, not counted, until their eligibility is confirmed. []
On top of making a similar argument as the one made in Michigan - pushing against North Carolina’s election rules that allow absentee voting by citizens who were born outside the US but whose parents were former residents. []
And Superior Court Judge John Smith also shot them down - denying the court order yesterday and saying there is, quote, “absolutely no evidence that any person has ever fraudulently claimed that exemption and actually voted in any North Carolina election.” []
And Smith also pointed out that the rule the RNC has a problem with here has been around for over a decade and it was adopted with bipartisan support. []
But this isn’t even confined to just state courts - a group of six Republicans from Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives brought a similar lawsuit on the federal level. []
And we’re supposed to be getting the ruling on that one soon.
Though it is worth mentioning that many legal experts say these cases aren’t likely to go anywhere considering they weren’t filed until overseas ballots were already being sent out. []
But that doesn’t change the fact that the RNC is absolutely adamant that these suits are crucial to maintaining the integrity of the election. []
Especially as the overseas voter demographic has reportedly shifted from mostly military members to mostly civilian expats. []
Which is a group that Democrats have reportedly been wooing.
And even though overseas ballots reflect only a tiny fraction of votes, this election is running really tight and every single vote counts.
So we’re just going to have to wait and see where the RNC goes from here.
As well as what that ruling in that federal suit will look like.
But I would love to know your thoughts about this in those comments down below.
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Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales as the country deals with what officials say is the worst childhood obesity problem in the world
We gotta talk about Mexico’s latest effort to combat what it says is the worst childhood obesity problem in the world.
And that’s schools in the country now having just six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food, or else face heavy fines.
But with that, let me start by giving you a better idea of where we are and how we got here.
Right, Mexico’s adult obesity rate has soared since the adoption of the US-led North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, in 1993.
And while there are, of course, multiple factors, some people say that isn’t a coincidence.
With others even arguing that Donald Trump made the problem worse as president.
But in any case, where we are now is that about one-third of Mexico’s children are overweight or obese.
Right, children in the country reportedly consume more junk food than any other Latin American nation, with many getting as much as 40 percent of their total caloric intake from the stuff.
And with that, this isn’t the first time the Mexican government has tried to do something about it.
Right, in the past, for example, it implemented a rule requiring front-of-package warning labels advising consumers about nutritional content.
And in fact, some Mexican states have even banned the selling of junk food to minors.
But despite that, it’s still been easy for most kids to get their hands on it.
A survey of more than 10,000 schools carried out between 2023 and 2024, for example, found that junk food was available in 98 percent of them.
But of course, this latest effort is a bit different in that the people risking punishment aren’t businesses, but school administrators themselves.
Right, if they fail to get junk food out of their schools, they’ll face fines equivalent to between 500 and more than 5,000 dollars, or even double for a second offense.
And for context, that could amount to nearly a full year’s pay for some.
But with that said, it’s not just about getting rid of the bad stuff.
Right, it’s about replacing it with something better.
And with that, schools will have to offer water fountains and alternative snacks.
But it’s not clear exactly two that’s gonna happen.
Right, notably, as of now, the vast majority of Mexico’s 255,000 schools don’t have free drinking water available to students.
And in fact, many schools are in areas so poor or remote that they struggle to maintain acceptable bathrooms, internet connection or electricity.
Also, another issue, it’s still not totally clear how the government would enforce the ban on the sidewalks outside schools.
Right, that’s where vendors usually post up to sell to kids at recess, with a recent survey showing that 77 percent of schools had these types of setups outside.
And so, we’ll have to wait and see what – if any – kind of impact this has.
And there, America may wanna take note.
Right, we also have a pretty big obesity problem, with nearly one in five kids being U obese, with the rate even higher among adults.
And actually, already, some have argued that the US should look to Mexico and other Latin American countries for inspiration on how to tackle this problem.
But with that, I gotta pass the question off to you?
Would you support these types of bans? Or do you think we need another way?
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