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Published On: Apr 26, 2006 10:02 PM
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Published On: Apr 26, 2006 10:02 PM
PETA freaks
Have I ever mentioned how much I despise PETA --
People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals?
I have a long-term simmering dislike for this cult-like activist organization and their extremist tactics. It dates back, I think, to the old days when they used to spatter red paint on wearers of fur, and has progressed through them encouraging college students to drink beer instead of milk (which put them in direct confrontation with MADD), and on through yet more ridiculous stunts. They're like an unloveable version of Lucille Ball.
Now, though, their squeaky-hinge tactics may have gone too far.
PETA has recently begun distributing a comic book to kids, warning them that their father kills animals. Because he fishes. It goes on to warn them to keep dad away from the family pets, because who knows what such a psychotic lunatic could be capable of doing to Fido or Whiskers!
I couldn't actually find this one in the PETA catalog of literature, but I did find a companion leaflet -- Your Mommy Kills Animals. The fishing version was discussed on MSNBC's The Situation, with Tucker Carlson.
My first main issue with this is the same one I have with all PETA campaigns. I absolutely respect the rights of anyone to be a vegetarian or vegan. Good for them, if that's part of their personal ethos. I'm typing this entry on a Macintosh, which is made by Apple Computer, whose CEO is one of the world's most well-known vegans. Trying to force your own morality onto others, however, is vile.
Which leads, inevitably, to my next big objection. Utilizing children to change the opinions of their parents through a campaign of fear is almost the definition of fascism. It also strikes at the heart of heathen values. As a reconstructionist, I've repeatedly said that the basic unit of heathenry is not the individual, but instead the family or community. Teaching children that their parents are murderers strikes at the very heart of the basic unit of heathenry.
It's unfortunate that so many Hollywood celebrities are so desparate for attention that they have to take on "causes" in order to be seen as caring. It's even more unfortunate the number who ally themselves with PETA. Just look at the PETA webpage for details on the latest attention-deficit celebs. I guess these days it's either PETA or Scientology (or both) among the famous.
Anyway, I'm off to eat a cornish game hen, which was probably raised under intolerable circumstances. Wouldn't want its sacrifice to have gone in vain.
And PETA can have the carcass when they pry it from my cold, dead grasp. In the meantime, maybe they should clean up their own operations.
Enjoy! Especially that last link.
I have a long-term simmering dislike for this cult-like activist organization and their extremist tactics. It dates back, I think, to the old days when they used to spatter red paint on wearers of fur, and has progressed through them encouraging college students to drink beer instead of milk (which put them in direct confrontation with MADD), and on through yet more ridiculous stunts. They're like an unloveable version of Lucille Ball.
Now, though, their squeaky-hinge tactics may have gone too far.
PETA has recently begun distributing a comic book to kids, warning them that their father kills animals. Because he fishes. It goes on to warn them to keep dad away from the family pets, because who knows what such a psychotic lunatic could be capable of doing to Fido or Whiskers!
I couldn't actually find this one in the PETA catalog of literature, but I did find a companion leaflet -- Your Mommy Kills Animals. The fishing version was discussed on MSNBC's The Situation, with Tucker Carlson.
My first main issue with this is the same one I have with all PETA campaigns. I absolutely respect the rights of anyone to be a vegetarian or vegan. Good for them, if that's part of their personal ethos. I'm typing this entry on a Macintosh, which is made by Apple Computer, whose CEO is one of the world's most well-known vegans. Trying to force your own morality onto others, however, is vile.
Which leads, inevitably, to my next big objection. Utilizing children to change the opinions of their parents through a campaign of fear is almost the definition of fascism. It also strikes at the heart of heathen values. As a reconstructionist, I've repeatedly said that the basic unit of heathenry is not the individual, but instead the family or community. Teaching children that their parents are murderers strikes at the very heart of the basic unit of heathenry.
It's unfortunate that so many Hollywood celebrities are so desparate for attention that they have to take on "causes" in order to be seen as caring. It's even more unfortunate the number who ally themselves with PETA. Just look at the PETA webpage for details on the latest attention-deficit celebs. I guess these days it's either PETA or Scientology (or both) among the famous.
Anyway, I'm off to eat a cornish game hen, which was probably raised under intolerable circumstances. Wouldn't want its sacrifice to have gone in vain.
And PETA can have the carcass when they pry it from my cold, dead grasp. In the meantime, maybe they should clean up their own operations.
Enjoy! Especially that last link.
Posted: Sat - December 3, 2005 at 09:34 PM