To PETA, dogs and slaves? Same sh*t.
There are few organizations that I detest more than PETA. For the short bus crowd visiting with us today, PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Now, I’m an animal lover through and through. I like cats and dogs. One of my dogs is actually on my credit card. Yes, you read that properly. My dog is on my credit card.
My mother has geese, the most annoying denizens of the bird world. No Amber Rose. Well, yes Amber Rose, but in this context, no Amber Rose. Real birds. Taylor Gang.
Moving on. Despite my love for animals I recognize one very real truth: animals are not people and do not trump the rights of people. That isn’t to say that I think people should be able to treat animals any type of way. Animals are much like children, especially domesticated ones: defenseless and ultimately looking to humans for food and protection. To that end, I make it a point to always treat animals with the highest of respect. Dipset, b*tch…nahmean? But PETA? Them bastards take stuff too far.
Especially when it comes to the ways in which they choose to get their point across. PETA has this stupid f*cking uncanny ability to equate the plight of animals with the plight of slaves. Yes. PETA thinks that animals and slaves are basically the same sh*t. I remember seven years ago (I wrote an article about it back then…egads I’ve been writing for a long time) when PETA created a display where they hung up pictures of cows and animals who were about to be made into bacon and steak next to pictures of lynched Black people as a way of equating the treatment of animals to a system of Jim Crow and intense racism.
Needless to say, Black folks were upset. Everybody except Cam’ron who I’m fairly sure is and/or was PETA’s public enemy number one after his line about his closet looking like a pet cemetery on the song “Down & Out”. Great song by the way. Oh and why wouldn’t Cam’ron care? Because his computers were to busy ‘putin’ for him to notice.
Hmm…not to be all extra tangentially Black here but is that the first time that a word was abbreviated in such a way that it warranted an apostrophe at the beginning AND end of it? Without it being a kids name? From the hood? Seriously, would you be surprised if you met a kid named ‘Putin’…and those weren’t quotes? After meeting a chick named N”D’Biane at my cousin’s graduation a few years back, I realized anything is possible. Zone 4 stand up.
I’ve lost my point.
Ah yes, the latest in the line of PETA f*ckery and nincompoopery was the motherf*cking LAWSUIT that they filed on behalf of FIVE orca whales who they felt were being held as slaves by Sea World.
Please. Read that again. I’ll wait.
*humming “Down and Out” by Cam’ron*
Luckily the lawsuit was tossed out by a judge who obviously has common sense but was forced to ACTUALLY decide on this case. But the fact that PETA was going to try to run a motherf*cking Thirteenth Amendment okeydoke on the American people on behalf of five whales who didn’t ASK for the lawsuit is beyond me. But there goes PETA again, lumping animal rights into the civil rights debate. The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery OF MOTHERF*CKING PEOPLE and these fools are trying to use it to basically free Willy??????
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller stopped the case from proceeding two days after he became the first judge in U.S. history to listen to arguments in court over the possibility of granting constitutional rights for members of an animal species.
“As `slavery’ and `involuntary servitude’ are uniquely human activities, as those terms have been historically and contemporaneously applied, there is simply no basis to construe the Thirteenth Amendment as applying to non-humans,” Miller wrote in his ruling.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed the lawsuit in October and named five whales as plaintiffs. PETA says the wild-captured orcas are enslaved by SeaWorld because they are held in concrete tanks against their will and forced to perform in shows at its parks in San Diego and Orlando, Fla.
I haven’t even read the post, but I co-muthaf*ckin sign on the headline. I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTEEE PETA!
…and that Daily Show episode was it. They compared Black folks to animals? #FAIL. My favorite PETA protest I’ve seen is when they compared the slaughter of animals to the animal loving vegetarian Adolf Hitler (honest – Nazi scientists developed the first prototype to pleather, because Hitler felt guilty about killing animals to make the Nazis boots.)
Yeah and I thought Wyatt officially grabbed my heart in “Medicine For Melancholy”… he just keeps getting more fabulous.
Man I love Wyatt so much I might consider having his babies.
Right? The clip kilt me.
I heart Comedy Central.
I’m not disagreeing with you on the whole PETA thing, cuz PETA can suck it, I hate them, but Hitler did allow massive experimentation on animals, both as a prelude to the shit he did to humans and during that. So, he wasn’t exactly a granola-cruncher.
Yeah I read about this and they never fail to be on some DUMB ish. Ya know how I always have this long list of tshirts I want? Well, you just reminded me I REALLY need a “PETA: People Eat Tasty Animals” tshirt.
ASAPtually…
I always found it ironic that they have the word ethics in their name but do not treat their fellow human beings ethically. They belive that Humans are animals too yet they will pass a homeless man on the street without a glance. They never advocate against the mistreatment of helpless children. They are hypocrits in my book.
Fyi I love animals and believe that there should be a balance between humans and animals. Its the circle of life. (yes, You can image me singing the song from lion king.)
LOL the Lion King is the only thing on my mind.
PETA: People Eat Tasty Animals
Gold.
LOL, yeah when I first saw that I knowed there was a Gawd.
THIS!!!!!!!!!! I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE NOW!
Didn’t read it yet. I still co-sign.
It almost reminds of the ole Orca spiritual “Oooohohooowaowoah” lololol
My fav part. So funny. I love great comedians.
Right?!! That kilt me alive.
+1 I think everyone in the cubical village heard me laughing. That junk was so funny. The look on the lady’s face was priceless too.
Yeah, that’s what made it art.
yeah…that joint kilt me. i laughed so hard.
I almost felt bad for the PETA chick.
Almost.
I think the reason I foster a dislike for PETA is the attitude espoused by PETA supporters. It is a very self-righteous, narrow-minded and somewhat silly attitude. I remember a girl once told me, “Oh I’m not having eggs; I don’t eat fried fetuses.” Wow… eay to disrespect my eating preferences.
Also, in the spirit of the tangent Panama went on, I’ve never met someone who hated Michael Vick that I didn’t find a tad racist.
Yes about Micheal Vick. I’m not a fan and don’t condone what he did but damn.
“Oh I’m not having eggs; I don’t eat fried fetuses.â€
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I wish she would’ve said that to me I would’ve EXPLODED laughing in her face as I preceeded to tell her how delicious those fetuses were lmao! And yeah I agree about the Michael Vick thing. What non-sports fans don’t usually realize is that these same people HATED him before the dogfighting scandal was discovered, they just had to mask it by saying how he wasn’t a good quarterback, just a good athlete etc; the dogfighting thing gave them a PICTURE PERFECT excuse to not only be critical of him as a player but HATE him and everything he ever stood for as a person AND not sound (or at least they didn’t think they sounded) racist at all. A d*mn shame it was/is. But yeah, that video is hysterical. Imma give my next dog a slave name like Tobias lol
I remember a girl once told me, “Oh I’m not having eggs; I don’t eat fried fetuses.†Wow… eay to disrespect my eating preferences.
Wow, that’s extra. You should’ve taken it a step further and told her that you only trust & eat eggs of your own kind: brown eggs
#ovo-canibalism
Ovo-cannibalism. I.Can.Dig.It.
“Oh I’m not having eggs; I don’t eat fried fetuses.â€
Someone said something similar to me once and I had to explain how store bought eggs are not fertilized. A little education on the farm goes a long way. I have come to the conclusion that some people are just born idiots.
U sure? How come when i crack the eggs sometimes i see that lil white thingie in there? I always thought it was sperm. I be taking it out eeewww….
You’re joking right?! That white thing you’re referring to are egg whites which are very healthy and good for you…smh.
I loved this article!!!
Actually it’s called the chalaza. There are two of them, on opposite sides of the yolk. You can’t tell once you break the egg open, but they connect the yolk to the inside of the shell and help keep the yolk stabilized in the middle of the egg.
#themoreyouknow
Wow, learn something new everyday. Thanx butterfly!
Also, in the spirit of the tangent Panama went on, I’ve never met someone who hated Michael Vick that I didn’t find a tad racist.
Exactly. Its like when you hear it you HAVE to defend him even though you know that he was in the wrong. Same for Obama, I’m not a big fan of him as a leader, but tonight I was standing next to a group of (drunk) white people trashing Obama. It made me cringe inside. Nothing racist was said but the undertones are always present. I wonder if this is me being too sensitive sometimes **shrug**
PETA, like a lot of affluent White “cause” movements like veganism and radical environmentalism is church-lite. In other words, it’s meant for White people too good for chuuch because they’re all rational and ish to experience the psychosocial and moral aspects of religion without seeming intolerant or controlling. Of course they are but so long as they aren’t officially religious, they can still claim an open mind.
+1
+2
You better PREACH, Todd!!!
*Brings tithes and offerings into the storehouse*
+ 3
Speak, brotha!
As a vegan I have seen this. So on that point I do agree with this to a certain extent. However, I know many of the comments are in jest not every vegan or black vegan is a supporter of PETA. I think many of their campaigns are racially and socially insensitive, which nods to the elitist and privileged POV they project.
on an unrelated but related note…the most memorable night i had in college involved the old North Avenue IHOP and listening to this 5 percenter try to spit drunk knowledge at his friends about the fact that eggs weren’t sh*t but underdeveloped chickens. he found that to be SO profound that he kept saying it over and over again. he kept hittin’ ninjas with the “think about that for real kid!!!! underdeveloped chicken. you about to eat an underdeveloped chicken!!!”
kollage was fun.
*lmao*
wow
“It is a very self-righteous, narrow-minded and somewhat silly attitude.”
BINGO! (pun intended)
“I remember a girl once told me, “Oh I’m not having eggs; I don’t eat fried fetuses.†Wow… eay to disrespect my eating preferences.”
You should have asked her how she feels about abortion. If she has no problem aborting a human fetus then she really shouldn’t have a problem eating hen fetuses, non? Or am I the only person who sees a connection between the two topics?
I salute you with my glass of orange juice.
I could sure use the Vitamin C right about now, AWEyes. This cold is killing me lol.
The Anti-Cool also hates mothafcking PETA. And I’m sure PETA would hate me right back. I like most animals. Especially with a little too much salt and nice tangy sauce.
AND the only thing that compares to slavery is slavery. Period. Just like there was only one Hitler. Why do 2520s (and let’s be honest PETA is just lousy with granola crunching, crystal gripping, patchouli scented Caucasians that don’t have any real causes or struggles so they are left with fighting for the rights of ocelots) need to compare every damn thing to some of the worst crimes and criminals in the history of human rights? Don’t they know yet that they only end up hurting their cause and looking like idiots? Or do they only care about getting headlines?
AND AND anybody that okays this: http://www.peta.org/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer-Components-SiteFiles/Peta-Images-Main-Sections-Features/wakaINMnude72.jpg is evil and and should be destroyed.
Love how you referred to yourself in third person. Thats when you know the hate is serious!
I would encourage everyone to watch the documentary on PETA. I cant remember the name bc i saw it on HBO back when I had cable 4 years ago.
Damn. That photo is just… damn. I had no idea. There are no words. smdh
Word up! Back when I was in college, and the whole GMO food thing was popping, I had people just like that getting mad at me for majoring in Biotech. I know your lives are comfy and you’re searching for something to believe in, but hating on a brother on the come-up (and my major had a surprising number of people of color to boot) is not the way to get people to listen. If anything, it just makes me wonder if you want to save the trees to hang me from later.
” Sophie, is that her real name or her slave name?” LMFAO!
“So Orcas are like the field n*ggers and dogs are like the house n*ggers?” Oh sh*t, I hope they pick a good picture for my obituary lmfao!!!
They gon’ have to bury me next to you. LMFAO
@JMTG… lmao
that sh*t was so classicly perfect. and the fact he served her with a subpeona for owning a dog!!!!
perfecto.
Where is that dog’s motherland? And what is her free name? Woof-bow-grr-grr-ruff-ruff? I’m curious to know.
*DEAD*
Foolish *lol*.
I can’t think of a more useless organization than PETA. It bugged me even more when they had Waka Flocka as a spokesperson….the same dude who talks about shooting ppl in the back and smacking their moms with guns is working for the “ethical treatment of animals”? Get that bullsh*t out of here. The Humane Society is enough lol
Waka Flocka SquareHips…Should never be naked…For anybody…Anywhere. Ever. My link above proves this.
“It bugged me even more when they had Waka Flocka as a spokesperson…”
….say what?
JC, they have a picture of wacka flaka nekked.
lol man PETA knows they shouldn’t be a real organization that’s why they keep doing the most absurd sh*t and they continuously use slavery as their go to analogy (see Nia Long’s “fur is like slavery” comment) so that people will acknowledge their existence for a couple of minutes…I would prefer to just watch satire about them like the one Petey posted. I saw another one on maybe SNL that was just as hilarious “This dog, was molested…by this dog” lmao!
you know, i intentionally dont look at the list of celebs who associate with PETA because i’d hate to stop liking any of them.
i agree that some animals definitely get treated terrible and need protection, but PETA is so ridiculous with it that anybody associating themselves with PETA should be slapped with a rusty barnacle from Red Lobster.
You know what P? I’m going to need you to calm down! LOL It was like you were screaming from the inside the whole time you even wrote this post. LMAO
i was. lol.
Yeah, when I saw the Daily Show the other night I couldn’t believe it. They should be ashamed.