Yes, he DOES have to shoot me now! So SHOOT ME NOW!!!

[serai]

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Is PETA actually TRYING to make people hate them?


Because you know, creating an add that calls overweight women WHALES...eh, I don't think that's gonna get them a whole lotta fans.

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[ex-rogerpit.livejournal.com]

That advertisement is the textbook definition of EPIC FAIL. I know people who are vegetarian - and while they are certainly healthy, I wouldn't say that makes them automatically 'better'. There are plenty of people who eat meat and yet look fantastic.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

I really don't think they're ever going to get why their tactics don't work. They're stuck in this Radical Revolutionary mode from the 60's, thinking that shock and insults will get people to listen. Uh, no.

[vshendria.livejournal.com]

I know this is a serious post, but I have to say, I love your subject header.
"Go ahead, shoot me! It's fiddler crab season! I'm a fiddler crab!"
Classic.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

The classics are best!

[wyna-hiros.livejournal.com]

...*Facepalm at the ad*

[serai1.livejournal.com]

The head, she is so desky!

[lindmere.livejournal.com]

I think the short answer is "yes." Along with that Skinny Bitch book, a notable contribution to the self-loathing young female vegan genre.

Something of an antidote, from The Onion:

Advocacy Group Decries PETA's Inhumane Treatment of Women

[serai1.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA

Gotta love the Onion.

[honeyandvinegar.livejournal.com]

So THAT'S the bumper sticker I saw on the back of that car when I was pulling into WalMart! I was so f&*king confused!

Fugging food dictators. I'm serious--they're worse than preachy ex-smokers. Coming from someone who's dealt with a grating, ex-smoker brother (who's smoking again), that says something. Eat what you want, talk about it to others--don't flip 'em off while doing so, or they're gonna chew up a steak and spit it out at you.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Clearly they haven't the slightest idea how to catch flies. Maybe you could give 'em some lessons in that. :D

I've been through the whole lecturing-at-large syndrome, both on feminism and vegetarianism. For me it lasted about three months each time, after which I realized I was just pissing people off, so I cut it out. Jamming shit down people's throats with bad manners and insults never gets 'em on your side. But I guess these people just don't have the patience for education and persuasion.

Oh well, like the coach said: if nothing else, they're sure fun to watch!

[oxer12.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, this is just stupid. I think you know what an animal nut I am, but I hate PETA and always have. They ARE a bunch of terrorists.

I am not thin, nor am I amused.

[serai1.livejournal.com]

Um, considering the fact that they've never done any actual harm to any person, "terrorist" would be a misnomer. Rude, misguided and batshit, yes. Terrorist? No. That's not a word to kick around lightly.

I'm not thin, either. But I think it would probably be better to laugh at them than get offended. Offense gives them power; laughter strips them of it.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I'm not overweight, I'm vegetarian (although not vegan), and that ad offends the crap out of me! :( Talk about epic, epic fail. And as someone else mentioned above, I HATED that Skinny Bitches book.

God, and even more embarrassing, it comes out of the city where I lived for about five years!!

[serai1.livejournal.com]

It's just unbelievable, isn't it? I think if you look up tin ear in a dictionary, you'll see a picture of PETA headquarters.