Comments on: Peta’s Fail Whale

By: christie

christie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:53:57 +0000

my image response to PETA’s original whale billboard.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3851572742_08abc76407_o.jpg

By: Luanne Bradley

Luanne Bradley — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:10:40 +0000

I just assumed they are jumping on the bandwagon of using female images in advertising to gain attention. It has been done throughout time successfully, even at the cost of women hurting women. Plus, everyone knows you can get fat on granola, too, right Joe? I think it’s 350 calories for a cup and about 10 grams of fat. The notion that going veggie equals huge weight loss is ludicrous.

By: Lawrence M.

Lawrence M. — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:41:01 +0000

It’s about time people called them out on this. They have fallen into a self-discrediting MO and are repelling those they could be attracting. They need the mainstream of the populace for their cause – and could win them – but are so adversarial, alienating, and offending that I could never back them, even though I like animals as much as they do. It’s not just about substance; it’s also about style. Presentation is as important as content. You can see that even when you buy a meal in a restaurant. But they don’t get that they don’t get it.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:08:51 +0000

I agree with you Sara – Give us a break already with the diet and fat jokes! I think granolajoe got it right too….Peta is pathetically creating its own future.

I’m so glad you’re speaking up about this – someone needs to, for crying out loud!

By: granolajoe

granolajoe — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:57:21 +0000

I wouldn’t get too upset. Yes, it is offensive. But as you’ve already pointed out, PETA is in a downward spiral of self-righteous ignorance. They’re making it tougher and tougher for the general public to take them seriously, and soon will cause their own demise.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:55:58 +0000

The HSUS has shown a far more measured approach to the issue of animal welfare, which has reaped great results. (Witness their recent campaign against factory farming in California, the most popular citizen initiative ever in the history of California.)