PeTA Hates Women, Trolls for Serial Killers

I read a lot of stuff, and one of the blogs in my Google Reader is the always-edgey and smart PZ Meyers who writes the Pharyngula blog, which is generally devoted to hosing fundy religious prosletyzers, defending aetheism, and supporting Darwin and what used to be called common sense.

Imagine my surprise then to read this wonderful little post:

There is a severe and disturbing disconnect in the minds of the fanatics behind the animal rights groups. First there's NIO, harassing and threatening students. Now look at what PETA is up to: they plan to launch a porn site to benefit their cause.

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The nonprofit organization, whose controversial campaigns draw criticism from women's rights groups, said it hopes to raise awareness of veganism through a mix of pornography and graphic footage of animal suffering.

"We're hoping to reach a whole new audience of people, some of whom will be shocked by graphic images that maybe they didn't anticipate seeing when they went to the PETA triple-X site," said Lindsay Rajt, PETA's associate director of campaigns.

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I am trying to visualize the kind of people who would be drawn to a site featuring naked women and tortured animals…and no, those aren't the people I'd want to associate with. It sounds like it might be popular with serial killers, anyway. Is that the audience they want?

And then there's this:

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PETA has been accused of campaigning for animal rights at the cost of exploiting women. A Facebook group, Real Women Against PETA, was launched after the organization paid for a billboard showing an obese woman with the message: "Save the Whales. Lose the Blubber. Go Vegetarian."

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They are sending a consistent message, at least. They love kittens. They hate women.

Perfect! Thanks PZ Meyers! It could not have been said better, which is why you are in my Google Reader.
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