Show Your Love for Michael Phelps: Boycott Kellogg's

In response to a picture of Michael Phelps taken by a British tabloid photographer, Kelloggs recently announced that they are dumping the greatest Olympic performer in the history of the United States. "Michael's behavior is not consistent with the image of Kellogg's," said a spokesman for Kellogg's.

Wake up America! What has Kellogg's ever done for you? They're a big huge company that wants to put your money in their pocket while shoving sugar laden food down your throat, and the throat of your children. Pop tarts, Frosted Flakes, Frosted Mini-Wheats? Versus Michael Phelps? Are you kidding me? These are foods that are making our kids fat and hyperactive, not an Olympic hero who represents the very best of America.

I don't know about you, but I spent last summer mesmerized, hypnotized, blown out of the water night after night by young Michael Phelps. The physical stamina, obviously the product of thousands and thousands of grueling, brutal, exhausting hours of training. The technique, honed over a decade of striving to be the best of the best of the best. The heart, the courage, the superhuman yet ubercool effort required when everything hangs in the balance, when the pressure is highest. The inextinguishable belief that you can win in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. It wired me, inspired me, fired me up and made me happy to be alive. It made me proud to be an American. Proud to be a human being.

I will never ever forget what Michael Phelps did for me in the summer of 2008. And honestly, I feel a little guilty. Because I haven't done anything to express my extreme gratitude, to pay him back. Well, now Michael Phelps needs my help. He needs help from all of us. It is our duty as Americans to show Michael Phelps the love he deserves, the love he earned. We need to show him, and to show those black-hearted bastards at Kellogg's, that being American means picking people up when they fall. It means standing by their side through good times and bad. It means rallying around them when they are being unjustly vilified, when the big bad bully is beating them up.

I mean please, Michael Phelps wasn't acting like a maniac. He wasn't exposing himself. He wasn't doing anything violent or dangerous. He was just being a young person socializing with other young people in America. Relaxing. Letting his hair down after having given this country the last 10 years of his life. Having fun. Just doing what millions of other normal American young people are doing every single night in America. No one dies from doing what Michael Phelps was doing. Thousands and thousands of people die each year from obesity. And yet Kellogg's puts millions into convincing you to start your child's day with empty calories covered in sugar. And in the meantime, American hero Michael Phelps is dragged through the mud for just having a little well-deserved fun.

So I am asking America and the world to boycott Kellogg's. Do not buy their products. Speak ill of them where ever you go. Tell all your friends and family not to give Kellogg's one single penny, ruble, rupee or drachma of your money. I want every American to stand up and shake their fists at Kellogg's. From teetotaler to Rastafarian; teenybopper to great-grandmother; Beethoven lover to punk rocker, let's show Kellogg's what we think of them acting ugly towards our Michael Phelps.

Comments

[Brandon Carlson]

I didn't think my boycotting Kellogg's would really effect their bottom line, but after I looked at a list of all their companies, Kellogg's products seem to make up like 30% of my diet... mainly from Morning Star Farms.

I hope Kellogg's is smart enough to hire a PR firm that's not still living in the 50's, and trust them enough to do what is necessary to repair their image with the 100's of millions of people who have also maybe took a bong hit at a party when they were in their 20's and don't think it was something warranting the crucifixion of Phelps or even really a slap on the wrist.

Now, Kellogg's obviously can't come out and make a statement condoning smoking pot when they sell children's breakfast cereals, but they need to eat crow quick for eagerly taking part in a misguided witch-hunt. As the mistake wasn't their not picking up Phelps for another year, but making a totally unnecessary public display of this decision.

[budderbean]

Breath innnnn Hold it hold it... Stroke and toke and stroke and toke and toke and stroke.

The man needs to practice holding his breath.. Man, Talk about a man with the ability to bogart a joint..

NO Kellogs products with ever pas through these lips again.... I can frost my own flakes thank you.

Legalize it and tax it.. I would rather have a kid using a vaporizer than drinking and getting into fights and auto wrecks.. Enough is enough.. To many people are dying because of the drug policies of Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. Imagine that All the way back to Nixon and his hate of the "Hippies".

Times have changed.. Legalize pot and a lot of the chemical based drugs will loose their following.
Us native are restless.. and we don't want your stinking pop tarts no more

Signed... Half baked

[Noirbear]

So it was ok because the law he broke was not one you agree with. Because at the end of the day pot is illegal. Can we get Michael Vick out of jail next???

[stevebest]

He is just a swimmer, I could care less about Micheal Phelps, but I am happy to have a company i can vent my hatred of american drug laws.

[dcharles87]

visit http://thekelloggboycott.com to get up to date info on how things are going
another good site is http://isupportphelps.com

[foujj]

If anything the fact that Phelps smoked a little pot proves that he is either A) so good that a "soul destroying drug like Marijuana" couldn't prevent him from winning gold medals, or B) that all the fuss, and convictions and scare mongering about pot is just so much nonsense.

Kellogg's sugary trash is easily more harmful to your health than the occasional bong hit.

I say BOYCOTT!!!!

[jsomerville5]

You neglected to include that Phelps was arrested for a major DWI four years ago. He ran a stop sign and could have killed himself. At that same party where he smoked pot, he also lost two grand playing beer pong. The word on the block is that Phelps may be on his way to having a drinking problem.

I am thinking that Kellogg dropped him because of the combination of the DWI and the bong picture.

[lrfranceschi]

Not only am I boycotting Kellogg, I am boycotting South Carolina.

[damadigna]

AMEN !.......well said, what a bunch of b.s. At a time when our country is buckling under the weight of deceit and corruption trickling down from higher places, those in higher places attempt to distract us from what truly matters. They do this by scapegoating and publicly humiliating a true hero for being human, sanctimonious bastards! So as far as I’m concerned, (and I’m sure many others), “Tony the Tiger” can kiss my a……., or better yet, all of our obese kids’ butts! That’s what I think is really, in Tony's own words, “G-r-r-e-e-a-a-t!

[lrfranceschi]

Besides, isnt this Phelps issue just a convenient distraction from their salmonella tainted products?
We have a farm, dont process anything at our facility but our place is inspected every year!!! You would think Kellogg would have send a representative to check out the peanut plant they were purchasing things from. That would have been normal procedure. Just like when we get a new contract to grow something for a certain company they come out and check us out first too!

[damadigna]

AMEN !.......well said, what a bunch of b.s. At a time when our country is buckling under the weight of deceit and corruption trickling down from higher places, those in higher places attempt to distract us from what truly matters. They do this by scapegoating and publicly humiliating a true hero for being human, sanctimonious bastards! So as far as I’m concerned, (and I’m sure many others), “Tony the Tiger” can kiss my a……., or better yet, all of our obese kids’ butts! That’s what I think is really, in Tony's words, “G-r-r-e-e-a-a-t!

[GretaChristina]

But... but... he was smoking MARIJUANA! Reefer! Jive stick! The Devil's Watercress! Won't somebody please think of the children?!?

[kikyo]

Since dumping Phelps, Kellogs' reputation dropped from 9 to 16 on Vanno's Company Reputation Index. Sterry- I agree with a boycott, but let's take it further by negatively influencing their company reputation score.

http://blog.vanno.com/index.php/2009/02/12/pop-tarts-pot-and-peanut-butter-what-hurt-kellogg-the-most/

[AlanBlack]

Look at it like this...what's the first thing you reach for when the munchies hit...cornflakes!

[GeorginaSpelvin]

If I ever bought anything from Kellog's, I would stop as of this moment upon learning of their stupidity. When the hell can we admit the war on drugs is over! Drugs won. Accept it graciously, sez I, and get on with the business of finding a way for our over-populated world to freakin' SURVIVE!