Ronald McDonald is a Bad mascot for McDonalds

However I will start my argument. .. Facts that I think make Ronald McDonald unsatisfactory and a bad choice of a mascot for McDonald's and could be replaced with something better are: 1. He is a Clown There is a phobia that people can suffer from, and it is called "Coulrophobia" and is an abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns. Symptoms can range from high anxiety to outright panic attacks around people in clown outfits or other bizarre attire and make-up. .. just like Ronald McDonald. [1] Coulrophobia is very common. .. one of the top 30 most common specific phobias. SavioDSilva asked over 10 Thousand people in over 20 different countries about what they fear most and these are their answers. The people that took part in this massive survey came from all over the world and fear of clowns got ranked at number 22. [2] Clearly the existence of Coulrophobia and its status as one of the top 30 most common specific phobias makes Ronald McDonald an unsatisfactory and a bad choice of a mascot for McDonalds when they could have a mascot when McDonalds could have something that is not known to spark any phobias at all. Also Coulrophobia is most commonly found in children. For a child, a clown can be an imposing and unusual figure. Researchers at the University of Sheffield found that clowns are universally disliked by children when they began examining how to improve the decor of a local children's hospital. The study was reported in the Nursing Standard magazine and displayed a poll of 250 children between the ages of four and sixteen. All 250 children were patients of the hospital's children's ward. The poll concluded that all 250 patients disliked clowns, even the older children. [3] Yet again this makes Ronald McDonald an unsatisfactory and a bad choice of a mascot for McDonalds, because Ronald McDonald is more usually used for activities with children who come for parties and other things at McDonalds. 2. McDonald's reputation is ridiculed because of Ronald The definition of ridicule in this case is language or behaviour intended to humiliate or mock [4] It's true he is the most well known mascot in the world but that doesn't make him an ideal choice at all. The truth is Ronald McDonald is arguable the most ridiculed mascot in the world because of his clown, childish, silly and immature characteristics and this is bad for the company's reputation. For example the comedy website "Uncyclopedia" made jokes about Ronald McDonald being a paedophile saying the following: "In 1972, McDonald was said to have taken a 1 year old boy with him to his house. Days past, and the kid was never heard from again. By 1974, over 500 children have disappeared, as many were concerned. People began thinking McDonald was the suspect, as he had not come out of his house ever since the day the one child went missing. When the FBI came in to his house, 3 children were found getting raped by McDonald. McDonald was sentenced to prison for 5 years, with charges of child molesting. While McDonald was in prison, Reggie McDonald would take his place as the McDonald's mascot. Ronald would later go on a killing spree that lasted many years. " [5] And also jokes about him being a psychopath saying the following: "Starting 1980, McDonald began murdering anybody over the age of 18. He created a special costume that had a cup covering his nose, and a tray on his head that carried an arsenal weapons. Ronald met a mouse one day. He was named Chuck E. Cheese. The two became good friends. Quite good. By 1981, Cheese was seduced on McDonald's side, as the two were in a clown car, shooting anybody over 18 randomly. " [6] The fact that McDonald's mascot is highly Ridiculed like shown above means the McDonalds Company itself is humiliated or mocked. People who work at McDonalds can end up being ridiculed by friends and family for working for McDonalds. Evidence I have seen to support this is that there are numerous Facebook groups that Ridicule Ronald McDonald saying he either a paedophile or killer, and hundreds of people have joined the groups. [7][8] This means it's logical that the people who joined the groups could ridicule people they may know who work at McDonalds. McDonald's reputation could be more respected if they could come up with some other mascot that is not a clown, childish, silly and have immature characteristics. I will end my first round here and I will post some more facts in my further rounds. Sources: [1] . http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] . http://www.saviodsilva.net... [3] . http://www.digitaljournal.com... [4] . http://www.thefreedictionary.com... [5] . http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com... [6] . http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com... [7] . http://www.facebook.com... [8] . http://www.facebook.com...