PETA Endorses Ethical Treatment For Animals As Long As They Don't Happen To Be Mexican Or Female
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals consistently get us to consider forgoing leather and other animal products and simply eating PETA members instead. Their latest stunt involves placing billboards along the border between Mexico and the U.S. in order to let immigrants trying to cross over know that, yes, this is a country replete with insane organizations:
The proposed billboards, which will appear in both English and Spanish, would warn immigrants that “If the Border Patrol Doesn’t Get You, the Chicken and Burgers Will — Go Vegan.”
By leaving behind a far healthier staple diet of vegetables and grains—like rice, beans, corn, peppers, and tortillas—Mexicans and other immigrants will likely find themselves fattening up on the fiberless, fatty, cholesterol-laden U.S. diet, which is linked to heart disease, various types of cancer, and strokes (our nation’s three biggest killers) as well as impotence (internationally recognized killer of the mood).
Just ignore the abject poverty, please.
The billboards feature “fit” Mexicans in their home country contrasted with their engorged counter-parts in the U.S, who are seen consuming high-fat foods with a glee usually reserved for stuffing down tacos al pastor.
So, Mexicans, why not just eat fresh veggies and Tofurkey enchiladas and take care to avoid processed or fast food? Oh, right, because not everyone has the monetary resources to eat a healthy vegan diet and buy fresh produce or enjoy the luxury of having time to shop, prepare and cook nutritious dinners instead of working to support oneself and, quite possibly, several family members back home. And the kicker is, we know the entire organization cannot possibly be made up of remedial, naive jackasses with the combined cognitive capacity of a 12-year-old on meth. We know they’re aiming for publicity. In which case: There. You’re famous. You’re welcome. Please consider this enough to not have to resort to covering an immigrant woman in body paint to drive your message home any further. Thanks.
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Ay, pero que cosa mas fea! What is wrong with these people, have they no sense or shame? I love animals and I support animal rights, but I’m not going to trade the welfare of animals for the dignity of human beings ANY DAY…especially not human beings who are so in need of protection & support.
WHO DO THESE PEOPLE THINK PICKS ALL OF THEIR FRESH VEGGIES IN THIS COUNTRY??? How about some rights for the Mexican migrants and their families, who move constantly and can’t educate their children, who have limited access to healthcare, who are exploited and abused by employers without any recourse? So Bessy the cow is entitled to her dignity and her life, but not Juan?
Ethnically insensitive, elitist, racist, classist, privileged, bored whitewoman BULLSHIT. And I AM a vegetarian! But these people are just stoopid.
Posted by SnuggleBunny | August 18, 2008
white and class privilege are something else.
Geez this pisses me off!
Posted by denise | August 18, 2008
As a Mexican-immigrant, undocumented for first eight years of my stay in the U.S. , and a Vegan (six years so far) I find this advertisement wholly condescending and straight up offensive.
This is the type of bullshit that gives Vegans a bad name. Please know that not all of us are that ignorant and not all of us support bullshit filled PETA.
Posted by chamaca | August 18, 2008
I don’t know anyone in “real life” who is vegan, vegetarian, whatever and a member of PETA. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t view PETA with anything other than disgust, amusement or complete disinterest.
Who are these campaigns targeting? Like, who is persuaded by them? In this case, are Mexicans crossing the border really going to pause, say like “You know, they make an excellent point!” and avoid carnitas henceforth? I just don’t understand their tactics. I know “all publicity is good publicity” but isn’t that publicity supposed to result in something?
Posted by piruli | August 18, 2008
Im sure when your an ilegal immigrant running from la migra you’ll make time to read PETA very important message….
If they make it across the border im sure theyll make sure to eat vegan…eventhough theyve got barely anything in theyre pockets…
Posted by annita | August 18, 2008
This is why it would be healthier (and more economical for everyone involved) for PETA to just eat their own damn selves.
Maybe they’ll just end up writing a non-ironic Modest Proposal— it seems like they’re halfway there already.
Posted by Rey | August 19, 2008
PETA has clearly never been to Yucatan, where the traditional breakfast is cochinita pibil and Coke, and where everybody is fat fat fat. In Mexico, PETA. Fat.
Posted by Calaverita | August 19, 2008