Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Dummy Bunnies.


Ah, PETA. You attention-whoring, animal rights wingnuts are up to your old antics again. This time in the nude, in -25 on an Edmonton street. Because only animals should wear fur. Great. We get it. You are against fur. And jackets, apparently.

This sort of stunt by protesters drives my cynical side into overdrive. Wow, nothing will get attention for our cause better than subjecting ourselves to dangerously cold temperatures while being photographed by opportunistic fratboys who will later post them far and wide on the interwebs. And trust me, their friends won't be jacking it to the thought of your selfless devotion to the wee bunnies of the world. However, when you do succumb to pneumonia or--heaven forbid--one of your nipples snaps off due to freezing from exposure, please don't tax our already overburdened health system by going to the hospital or using publicly-funded institutions. Since you're such renegades, you can warm yourselves snug in your self-righteousness and thoughtless indignation. There are lots of problems with how the world treats animals. Stunting on Jasper Avenue? Not the way to fix those problems. Though the earmuffs looked swank.

Compare this to the equally silly stunt on Parliament hill, and you'll notice a strange disconnect between the issues--important, meaningful issues that society ought to pay attention to, like global warming and the humane treatment of animals--and the jackasses garnering all this attention. Sure, you're on the news. Now if only someone would stop staring at your white cotton panties tail long enough to listen to your message.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I just don't know where satire ends and reality begins or vice versa anymore...

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/advocacy_group_decries_petas

Aella said...

Wow. What I love is that even if their shoes are NOT leather and they are vinyl, you can still point out that some rubber trees were likely harvested in South America which killed off dozens of species (some undiscovered) and 100's of acres of land. Which in the end also contributes to climate change. Also, their cotton undies might have been made overseas in unsustainable factories that pollute directly into waterways and kill even more animals. Even if the cotton was harvested in North America, it is one of the most water-intensive crops. I wonder where their makeup was made? And their hair products? They better start doing life-cycle assessments of all their clothing and products before only badgering people about fur.

Ms. Fitz said...

Amen, Heather.