PETA people and their pushy opinions

Something really funny happened to me while in comp. 1 today. While discussing a story we read for homework, a selection from the book "The Beauty Myth", our teacher asked if we thought Pam Anderson was attractive, directed toward the guys in class of course. Some raised their hands, and others of us didn't. Anyhow, we started talking about her, and one of the guys in class said something about her personality and how she donated money to PETA. Ok, mistake. As soon as I hear PETA, some mechanism in my brain says "Too easy, but it's still funny" so I said "Yeah, I'm a proud member of People for Eating Tasty Animals too. Well apparently this guy was some kind of serious PETA person, because he got pissed... big time. He nearly jumped out of his chair and swung around, pointed his finger at me and sternly said "Shut UP!, I'm serious man" Well damn. I couldn't hold it in, I just busted out laughing. Everyone was laughing, even the professor. OK so this girl sitting next to me asked what was going on, and I was explaining to her how PETA was a very eccentric animal rights group that adheres to strict vegetarianism. The guy turned around again, and said "You know I can hear you", so I gave him double thumbs up and smiled. He didn't say anything to me for the rest of the class.

The point is, PETA people are pushy with their shitty opinions, and they get riled up at even a slight mention of their organization being labeled as a "meat eaters club" because eating meat is evil. Right. PETA be damned.

 

While I agree that PETA is a bit pushy about their "cause", I can't say I would mock someone about their beliefs. If I'm allowed to eat meat, then I don't care if you are or not. I do mind being disturbed about it, which is the point I see you're trying to get across.

"Live and let live" would be an appropriate quote here .

 

I had a similar experience in Middle school. We were talking about fanatical Satanists and etc., and I said "Those guys shouldnt kill people in one of their "Rituals". Then this guy got mad and said "So you approve of the slaughter of cows in their rituals!!!?"

Yeah, just as you said, pushy and jumped to conclusions with little to conclude from...

 

I think what I find most hilarious about PETA people is that they care more for the "rights" of animals than the rights of people. Insane I tell you, insane.

Also, the People for Eating Tasty Animals thing is just a joke. It's not to be taken seriously, but this guy was ready to fight over it.

I'm not making fun of him for his beliefs, I'm making fun of him for being pushy about his opinions, skewed by a shitty organization, and being an ass in general. He can be a vegetarian all he wants, but don't try to ruin it for those of us who enjoy eating meat.

 

lets face it, any organization can try, but never, never will they stop a large precentage of people from eating meat......

what about the vegetables....!?

veggies live in opression, served on our tables each night..
this killing of veggies is madness, lets take up the fight!!!
salads are only for murderers
Dont think that they DONT have feelings, just cause a raddish cant scream


i've heard the screams of the vegetables

 

I used to think ripping the bark off of a tree was similar to ripping the skin off of a human when I was little. I was scared of trees because I thought they were "Alive".

 

I don't eat meat. It's not b/c I like animals, I just particularly hate plants.

 

Yeah, to me, not PETA related, but I see people who treat their dogs like angels & what not, then they treat other people with barely any respect!

:smt082

 

Some of you guys just don't get it. Just because someone announces their dietary habits either explicitly or implicitly some of you have to make a big deal out of it as if you feel threatened by it.

What if the guy just mentioned that because it was something he read about her and you went ahead and made that comment? You might have made yourself look like an ignorant person. Luckily, he got all worked up over that remark you made which then turned the lime light onto him.

Just ignore them and they'll ignore you.

 

It's not the fact that he's a vegetarian that makes me mad. I don't care about his eating habits. It's that fact that he threatened me over a simple remark, a funny one at that.

What I'm getting at is, PETA is an outlandish organization that resorts to harsh tactics when it comes to protest, spreads propaganda via skewed images and videos, and tries to shove their opinions down your throat. Most members are eccentric, and deserved to be punched in the face several times. I don't need some bitch ass telling me that I'm wrong for eating meat. Who's the one stomping all over dietary habits here, me (I made a simple joke, and with that joke I announced my dietary habit of eating tasty animals) or the PETA guy (got in my face, told me to shut up, and said eating meat is wrong)?

Also notice I said it was funny. My first post was just an anecdote, something to take lightly and laugh at. With that I expressed my hatred for PETA. Oh, and I don't feel threatened by PETA, I feel annoyed by PETA and its stupid members.

 

I try to stay out of the borderline political debates, but PETA is a different story. Regardless of whether you believe in some of the more "fanatical" stances of PETA (i.e. animal rights > human rights, eating meat is murder/evil, etc.), the fact is that PETA's tactics are flat out immoral, unethical and illegal in some cases. They have in the past directly financed people who have committed illegal acts which could be construed as terrorism.

You can defend the (reasonable) beliefs, but do not defend the actions of PETA.

 

Well, this is the year 2005, so lets hope Metal Gear REX nukes the lot of them!

 

I am a vegetarian.
I do not eat meat for "political" reasons - on that list, towards the BOTTOM, are the rights of animals.

I understand there is a food chain. We, as humans via technology, are on the very top.
Although I am a member, as it is a forum for vegetarianism (which I feel strongly about), they are an extreme organization. There are humans suffering all over the world - I put them first over any animal. PETA does not, but that is not PETA's purpose.

While your comment is merely "silly", you are clearly myopic in your view of the entire issue - you are not RIGHT because you eat meat. I am not RIGHT because I do not. We are entitled to believe what we believe and ultimately eat what we eat. The PETA fanatic was not right either - he probably shouldn't have even mentioned it in class and DEFINITELY shouldn't have flipped out on you.

Of course, had you shown a little tact, none of this would have ever happened.

 

The point is that (regardless of PETA's beliefs) their nazi-istic approach at expressing them generally pisses everyone off that isn't in PETA... including Alien Workshop. Tolerance is what makes the world go around. That and a shitload of money.

 

I can respect not eating meat or just about anything else as long as it doesn't interfere with me. Feel free to try changing my mind though there is a limit to that. The problem with Peta is that they not only cross those limits, They smash through them without regard for others. Just do a google news search to see the crap they've pulled.

 

hey all, nice to meet you, i'm a vegan

but i don't like PETA that much either...they're too extreme in their opinion i think...

 

peta people surely never liked turok - dinosaur hunter =)

btw. i like peta they so nice photosessions for their calendars :smt023

http://www.peta.org/feat/pinup/desktop.html

 

I think everyone's hit the nail on the head: Vegetarianism good (especially if you're not pushy about it), PETA not. Those people are some scary bastards. I'm sure everyone's heard the story of PETA.org, but for those that hadn't: the website www.peta.org was originally registered as the homepage for the People Eating Tasty Animals parody. Through a bit of maneuvering and a lot of that money that should be used for - you know, treating animals ethically - PETA managed to have peta.org seized from its owner and pointed to their own website.

The Onion is, as always, a wonderful source of satricial humor.

The only good plant is a dead one, I've always said.

 

You guys know that PETA does kill animals, right? Well only dogs and cats in humane societies that are at full capacity.

I remember reading an article about it.

AWS, I hope my post wasn't to make you look stupid, or a dick for saying that. That really wasn't my intention. I was just saying in situations like those, especially when it comes to PETA, is to just stay out of it.

 

No problem man.

As for PETA, I didn't know for sure if the guy was a member or not. You are right about PETA though, because those guys can be downright vicious. It's even worse when there's a group of them.

I'm going to say this right now... I don't like you.

Don't try to tell me that my view on the topic is blurred, when apparently you don't even know the entirety of the situation. You speak as if you were there when it happened, as if you saw it take place with your own eyes. Apparently your view is "myopic" to the point I was trying to make. That PETA sucks ass, and its members are stupid. Also, I thought I made it quite clear that this isn't a "vegetarian vs. meat eater" debate, it's a topic about PETA. Maybe you should review some of the posts, because I said "I don't care about his eating habits" several times. Don't even try to tell me what's right and wrong either. Finally, stop acting like a damn bitch, you're new here and you've already pissed me off. That's never a good thing.


I might have "shown a little tact", but I've got something called a sense of humor, and sometime it requires that you push the limits a little bit.