I bet half of you skimmed over this thinking that I was just going to rant about the wonderful campaign tactics of throwing fake blood at people wearing fur, having celebrities pose nude with the slogan ‘meat is murder’ tattooed over the naughty bits, and breaking into aquariums and releasing the animals bred in captivity into the wild. Yeah, all that sounds great to me! Almost as great as having my arm chewed off slowly by a baby hamster or swallowing a dozen tiny fire ants.
I mean I guess I’m not supposed to say how much I dislike PETA, but I really dislike PETA. And no, for all you gems out there, this does not stand for People Who Eat Tasty Animals. I will strap you to a chair and feed you tofu, motherfucker. It’s not that I don’t support the core of what they stand for, (like, way way way down there. Like the center of the earth, molten rock core) I just think they all belong somewhere other than in the public eye, like, say, a mental institution. I’ve met a lot of people who think that the vegan label is used synonymously with a PETA membership, and I’m here to proclaim just how wrong that is. Although many of the members of PETA are vegan and their cause (equal treatment of animals) hits home for many of us, I think where people get caught up is their methods. I’m all for protests and expressing what you believe in, but in my opinion, they take it too far.
I agree with their arguments that the factories where animals are killed are terrible places and their methods for killing the animals are heinous, but I also think that PETA takes it a step too far with their publicity stunts. It’s not even a question of “Is PETA crazy?” at this point. It’s more a question of “What will they do next” said in the voice of a mother whose teenage daughter has just caked on the eyeliner,pushed down her booty shorts, and brought the lead singer of a grunge band home. Also, I think PETA is part of the reason why vegans get such a bad rap. I’ve already mentioned that vegans are automatically associated with the organization, and their extremist behavior does nothing to improve the vegan reputation.
My biggest problem with PETA is their need to sensationalize absolutely everything. I mean, I get it that animals are mistreated. I really do. I got it before you drugged me and put me in a dimly lit room and beat me. But if I have to see one more human painted in “blood” or god forbid another Nazi reference, I lived in Germany, and I just find it offensive, then I’m going to punch a kitten. I lose a lot of respect when organizations sensationalize things for their cause (says the girl who could dramatize paint drying), and I think PETA is one of the biggest offenders with this.
HOWEVER, like I said before, I actually do like some of the stuff they do, and this post isn’t just some long-winded boring rant about how obnoxious I think an organization that is headed by a woman who, after she is deceased, would like her remains to be barbequed. Those are going to be some lucky eaters!
Here is a wonderful list, because there’s nothing I love more than a good list, about why you should try veganism in the New Year! Not only is it simultaneously mocking PETA, it’s just making me feel so much better about myself. My favorites are definitely numbers nine and ten.
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