date:May 21, 2014
McDonald's restaurant chain says its new Happy mascot will bring fun and excitement to its children's meals, but social media contend the toothy, red box-shaped character will have the opposite effect.
Twitter responses to McDonald's mascot announcement on Monday complain that the animated red Happy Meal box, with its cavernous dark mouth and rows of large white teeth, is scary and will bring children nightmares instead of joy.
It's the meal that eats you, said one comment. Another said, I did