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I'm reminded of the woman who got her labia melted from McDonald's coffee being unsafely hot, hotter than anyone would reasonably serve coffee, and who was mock
by ReactiveJelly 3y ago
I'm reminded of the woman who got her labia melted from McDonald's coffee being unsafely hot, hotter than anyone would reasonably serve coffee, and who was mocked for years and years as "ooh coffee is hot what else is new".
Maybe McDonald's didn't sponsor the mockery but it's one of my favorite conspiracy theories cause I'm sure them and their related companies benefited from the mockery.
- ncallaway 3y agoI don’t think they sponsored the direct mockery, but they _certainly_ pushed the narrative that the hot coffee lawsuit was an example of frivolous litigation being used to harass companies. The PR narrative around it was _certainly_ deliberate on the part of McDonald’s PR. I suspect the mockery was not a planned outcome, but I suspect the McDonald’s suits didn’t mind it either. I actually learned the true details of the case for the first time when I had jury duty, and the lawyer brought it up and asked questions about it during voir dire.