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trinityvixenI hate PETA.
It's perfectly okay to objectify women in pursuit of forcing people to be vegetarians. Because people are only so much meat. Which...actually, we're opposed to...
Forgive us our bikinis and our shock tactics, but our message that all beings — both human and nonhuman — deserve compassion and respect is one that we must work hard to make heard.
Riiiiiight. Their stunt with volunteers saran-wrapped into human-sized meat containers was performed on a hot day and went on for hours. Some of the volunteers passed out. We should totally ignore the fact that their "stunts" are nearly criminal with their disregard of human beings (and all good taste). Because animals are more important.
Here's an idea of how to stop animal cruelty: donate to organizations that aren't PETA. PETA uses its money to do this. And this. And this. If only all the money PETA had actually went to programs that would protect animals and promote vegetarianism by making it look a) healthy, b) delicious, and c) well-balanced as opposed to their campaigns which solely focus on making meat eaters look like monsters (have you forgotten Mommy/Daddy Kills Animals! ?).
It's perfectly okay to objectify women in pursuit of forcing people to be vegetarians. Because people are only so much meat. Which...actually, we're opposed to...
Forgive us our bikinis and our shock tactics, but our message that all beings — both human and nonhuman — deserve compassion and respect is one that we must work hard to make heard.
Riiiiiight. Their stunt with volunteers saran-wrapped into human-sized meat containers was performed on a hot day and went on for hours. Some of the volunteers passed out. We should totally ignore the fact that their "stunts" are nearly criminal with their disregard of human beings (and all good taste). Because animals are more important.
Here's an idea of how to stop animal cruelty: donate to organizations that aren't PETA. PETA uses its money to do this. And this. And this. If only all the money PETA had actually went to programs that would protect animals and promote vegetarianism by making it look a) healthy, b) delicious, and c) well-balanced as opposed to their campaigns which solely focus on making meat eaters look like monsters (have you forgotten Mommy/Daddy Kills Animals! ?).
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Can you believe this?
Date: 2008-07-22 10:26 pm (UTC)...the more reason to distrust PETA, in my opinion
Sincerely,
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Date: 2008-07-23 01:37 am (UTC)I hadn't seen any of the tacky stunts you linked to, but they were disgusting. I was also really pretty disgusted by many of the comments people were making in response to them. They are totally perpetuating negative ideas about women, and it isn't helping anyone.
Guh. I am feverish and can't articulate. Still, I want to say that you have made a good point here, and to agree that PETA are a bunch of fuckering fucker fucks.
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Date: 2008-07-23 03:12 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-07-24 02:49 am (UTC)Because PETA pulls tacky stunts like interrupting Columbia's graduation, so they get enough press that somebody sooner or later gives them money, but who ever heard of the Hamster House?
Squeaky wheel, squeaky wheel...