Find out the real reason why McDonalds got rid of their mascot Ronald McDonald.
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After finding out the shocking reason why McDonald’s fired Ronald McDonald, many were terrified. The fast food restaurant initially unveiled the mascot clown in 1963, and over time, he gained widespread adoration even being referred to as the “newest, silliest, hamburger-eating-est clown” during his rule.
Did you know he even had McDonalds friends? He frequently appeared alongside his buddies, including The Fry Kids, Mayor McCheese, and Hamburglar.
All of this, however, came to a stop in 2016 when the business chose to fire Ronald.
A worrying trend was sweeping the US at the time, and it finally caught on here in the UK as well.
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People started putting on creepy and scary clown outfits and walking around with weapons!
This resulted in the spread of terror, which the police described as “no laughing matter.” In response to the worrying trend McDonald’s issued a statement proclaiming the demise of Ronald.
The company promised to be even more “thoughtful” regarding Ronald McDonald’s participation in neighbourhood activities in light of the ‘current climate around clown sightings in communities’
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Although McDonalds do state that while ‘We’re afraid that Ronald McDonald no longer appears in McDonald’s UK advertising, but he is still very busy working for us,’ the red-haired character has not been seen since the clown frenzy.
Looks like we won’t be seeing Ronald any time soon in adverts but if you do see him make sure to give him a wave!
