On the nail on PETA, bigg3469–they are indeed “vegan” (note: they actually promoted eating whalemeat in 2001, and still try to support it in ways that make a pretzel seem arrow-straight–the little fact that most whales are between endangered and critically-endangered never registered with them) thugs!
I guess no one in PETA has ever read the satire Erehwon (“Nowhere” backwards). At least I know the summary. Therein we find a fictional society which began by going vegetarian, until one of their own pointed out that plants are living things, too. They ended up self-limited to eating cabbages that had been certified to die a natural death.
Um no, there is no such thing as a vegetarian of any kind that eats fish/seafood and/or chicken/poultry. There are some people who go by the name of Pescetarian or Pollotarian but perhaps should be called Pescivore and Pollovore. Regardless, they are just Omnivores who still eat flesh just not red meat.
As to the PETA-bashing, it would seem that there are a lot of people who don’t bother to do their research and are unable to comprehend satire such as the Whale issue. Or they get it but take every opportunity to protect their own lazy self-interests and insecurities by misrepresenting things that feel threatening (like compassion) to them. If one understood s/he might see things in his/her own life as mistakes. Guilt-avoidance via typical schoolyard antics of degrading others. Sad, very sad.
Sisyphos about 15 years ago
Irwin has scruples, Irwin has scruples! Good for you, Broomie, for trying to cheer him up!
margueritem about 15 years ago
It’s OK, Irwin, it’s Ok.
Edcole1961 about 15 years ago
Irwin should know that already. Perhaps he’s just trying to troll for compliments.
ejcapulet about 15 years ago
I don’t want to see Irwin without his fur coat.
Rakkav about 15 years ago
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Irwin so bumfuzzled about anything.
Destiny23 about 15 years ago
The ultimate environmentally friendly, all natural coat!
prasrinivara about 15 years ago
On the nail on PETA, bigg3469–they are indeed “vegan” (note: they actually promoted eating whalemeat in 2001, and still try to support it in ways that make a pretzel seem arrow-straight–the little fact that most whales are between endangered and critically-endangered never registered with them) thugs!
lewisbower about 15 years ago
How about men with the fur coat they grew. EWWWWW
yyyguy about 15 years ago
can’t abide folks who refuse to consider people ahead of animals. saw a south park episode the other day that skewered PeTA good.
prasrinivara about 15 years ago
yyyguy, you mean “ REskewered”, right? The thugs at PETA can never understand that their own push of whalemeat skewered them irrecoverably.
yyyguy about 15 years ago
as long as they get pointy things shoved at them…
RinaFarina about 15 years ago
@prasrinivara;
but aren’t whales animals too?
I do get the idea that PeTA is totally irrational.
Rakkav about 15 years ago
I guess no one in PETA has ever read the satire Erehwon (“Nowhere” backwards). At least I know the summary. Therein we find a fictional society which began by going vegetarian, until one of their own pointed out that plants are living things, too. They ended up self-limited to eating cabbages that had been certified to die a natural death.
Rakkav about 15 years ago
What about AESOP: Animals Eating Sullen, Obnoxious People? ;)
Rhubarbed about 15 years ago
Um no, there is no such thing as a vegetarian of any kind that eats fish/seafood and/or chicken/poultry. There are some people who go by the name of Pescetarian or Pollotarian but perhaps should be called Pescivore and Pollovore. Regardless, they are just Omnivores who still eat flesh just not red meat.
As to the PETA-bashing, it would seem that there are a lot of people who don’t bother to do their research and are unable to comprehend satire such as the Whale issue. Or they get it but take every opportunity to protect their own lazy self-interests and insecurities by misrepresenting things that feel threatening (like compassion) to them. If one understood s/he might see things in his/her own life as mistakes. Guilt-avoidance via typical schoolyard antics of degrading others. Sad, very sad.