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PETA, you so classy
mellowshipslinky
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PETA's been doing some uh, interesting things with their advertising lately.
Exhibit A:
This is in reference to the recent Greyhound bus beheading incident.
Animal activists in row over 'bus beheading' ad
Exhibit B:
They want to post these along the border (there's a Spanish version too). This is just so many kinds of stupid I don't even know where to start.
PETA Warns Mexican-U.S. Border Crossers
I guess I never really understood this kind of approach to advertising. Yeah, it's supposed to be shocking and controversial... it's supposed to get people's attention... but what does this type of thing really accomplish? It just seems to boil down to bad PR, because ads like this are in such incredibly bad taste. I don't really know much about PETA, but I've always had the impression that they're a bunch of crazy fanatics, and for me, shit like this does nothing more than reinforce that image.
Exhibit A:
This is in reference to the recent Greyhound bus beheading incident.
Animal activists in row over 'bus beheading' ad
Exhibit B:
They want to post these along the border (there's a Spanish version too). This is just so many kinds of stupid I don't even know where to start.
PETA Warns Mexican-U.S. Border Crossers
I guess I never really understood this kind of approach to advertising. Yeah, it's supposed to be shocking and controversial... it's supposed to get people's attention... but what does this type of thing really accomplish? It just seems to boil down to bad PR, because ads like this are in such incredibly bad taste. I don't really know much about PETA, but I've always had the impression that they're a bunch of crazy fanatics, and for me, shit like this does nothing more than reinforce that image.
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I have no reservations about it. That's why this kind of advertising never gets to me. My reaction is "Yeah? And?" Is PETA going after man-eating large cats in Africa and Asia? No. The hypocrisy is damning for their message.
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Pretty sure that's it. :x
Wow that actually that seems to sum it up.
If you want a workable add for vegetarianism that works without resorting to scare tactics, you get the radio commerical Lisa Edelstein does now and dub it over her strip tease from House. I guarantee at least 100,000 people convert within a month.
you know that's a terrible argument, right
Either that or the lack of protein would make their frail zombie bodies that much weaker, thus giving those still among the living that much more of an advantage.
see this is my argument
i place my immense pleasure in eating meat above the life and welfare of animals who happen to be delicious. i actually think this is pretty immoral, but i am entirely satisfied with my delicious hypocrisy.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
*Mental image of zombies eating a ceasar salad*
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Here's what I'd like to find. A study showing that animals that are kept in better conditions and treated humanely prior to their death taste better.
that's why we call it the struggle, you're supposed to sweat
PETA's message has no effect on me, because their idealism and tactics are closer to that of crazy fundies that bomb abortion clinics than say, a level-headed law abiding activist group.
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Actually if you've never eaten it (or if you haven't for a few years) it actually smells pretty nauseating. Like this combination of burning and rotting. Like if someone tried to cover up the scent of roadkill with cumin and other spices. Particularly red meat.
"Man those humanely killed chicken wings were amazing last night!" I highly doubt I'll ever hear someone say this....ever.
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PETA. But you knew that.
He should know.
Animals don't have the capacity to know right from wrong. You do.
but they're listening to every word I say
But it eats the salad out of a human head!
Silly animals.
i think we can all agree that PETA is a dumb organization that uses dumb tactics, and is generally run and supported by dumb people.
i am waiting for this thread to become a more general discussion of the ethics of eating meat, with regard to the following issues:
1) whether it is possible to have a healthy lifestyle without eating any meat at all
2) whether human lives are more valuable than animal lives
2b) the metric by which we measure the value of life
3) whether it is moral to eat meat when you can have a healthy lifestyle without meat
that's usually how it goes in a PETA thread, and we haven't had a veggie thread in a while!
Edgy advertising =/= actually killing people.
I have absolutely no problem with these ads. I actually like the Mexican one. I think a lot of the negative response to PETA comes from meat-eaters who are unwilling or uncomfortable with examining the morality of their daily actions.
Whether or not these ads are effective is another debate; I honestly don't know. They are not the only media arm of PETA or the broader animal welfare movement.
Note: I eat meat.
Well what I was thinking of were those small ranches/farms where the animals are grown free-range out of cages and such.
also:
i imagine because of the various acts of domestic terrorism that have been attributed to PETA, or to crazed individuals funded by PETA?
1) Probably. But why?
2) Yes. Infinitely moreso.
2b) sentience
3) Yes. Personal choice.
Meh. I know my opinion isn't going to be popular. But it's just the way I feel. I know, we're going to get into this huge thing about what sentience is etc.
If you can walk, talk, create, and love, you are sentient. It's why I will eat a cow but I would not eat an ape, or most likely a dolphin.
I went to the red meat article at Wikipedia and quickly saw this:
COOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRN!!!
Seriously: go veg. More meat for me.
Singer kind of just leaves it at that. But it's honestly an interesting question and I personally think that we should. Provided that we're talking about post-Singularity shit here, why shouldn't we act in an enlightened manner to reduce or eliminate suffering in the natural world? Plus, wouldn't be really awesome to be able to walk around a fenceless zoo where you could play with GM-vegelions and vegebears?
1) Because why cause pain to somthing when you don't have to?
2) I dunno about infinitely but yeah
2b) There are probably more metrics than that. Certainly intelligence is one. I dont feel bad about swating flys, but I do about say, running over animals with my car.
3) personal choice? maybe we should just allow people to do whatever they feel like. Its personal choice right?
but they're listening to every word I say