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Green Feminism

It doesn't matter that the volunteers choose to participate in the degrading stunts by PETA. The point is that PETA uses the volunteers' good intentions to perpetuate the objectification and degradation of ALL women. I get that organizations have to resort to tacky stunts to get news attention, but what does that attention get for their cause? Do "bikini-clad protesters [sitting] in cages, holding egg-shaped signs that read, `Chicks Suffer for Egg," provide any information about animal cruelty? An incentive to change behavior? I think not. Does it personally offend and humiliate me and countless other women? Yes.

The Sydney Morning Herald article points out that the message is completely lost on people: "A straw poll on the meaning of Monday's PETA demonstration among friends at the pub threw up responses including 'the Catholic church's treatment of women' and 'an ad for a new line of lacy underwear'. Attention was grabbed, but the message was lost."

I also think PETA is underestimating Americans' intelligence and willingness to try to do what is "right." Hello! We're capable of understanding a reasoned argument in favor of vegetarianism or veganism. Give us a chance!

Can't we try to respect animals and stop animal cruelty without dragging women through the mud yet again?
On Animal rights group called out for repeatedly exploiting women posted 1 year, 4 months ago 38 Responses