Comments on: PETA Takes the Cake With ‘Save The Whales’ Billboard

By: Billybong

Billybong — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:50:50 +0000

“I can’t believe that PETA would be so disrespectful as to use the terms “whales” and “blubber” when referring to obese people”

Well I feel for you, but do you show outrage to when people demean animals like referring to pig as a porkchop? It’s the objectification of it that makes it demeaning.

Honestly I see no problem with the billboard, its’ demeaning but it’s freedom of speech. And it touches on a good point using imagery and subtle humour to make light of a serious issue. Instead of what they’d be considered to campaign for (saving beached whales or something) they’re tricking you and playing on words.

It’s ok to be fat because you can be born like that (varying body sizes), but obesity is not natural or normal. It’s people letting themselves eat to such massive proportions that they balloon up in weight. These are people who throw caution to our environment and could not care about issues of conservation or moderation.

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By: Holly Won't

Holly Won't — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:37:56 +0000

You can mentally add Oreos to my list, but I don’t see how excluding them makes the list not work..?

By: Jac

Jac — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:08:37 +0000

Maybe it’s not the ad that is the issue. The issue is that society pampers people that let themselves go. It is given a disease status. Yes, some people cannot help it, and for them please forgive me for what I have said. But some people just are lazy and don’t care.

ps. your list of so called vegetarian items, isn’t working. By calling that vegetarian, why not include Oreo, or Italian ice, pure sugar, cool whip.

By: Lorena

Lorena — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:50:00 +0000

I am a vegetarian and have been for about 4 years. I don’t have a iron deficiency…as a matter of fact my iron levels are too high. Dangerously high. Which is still no good but I think it’s a common misconception about vegetarians. I will admit though that I did gain a substantial amount of weight after I decided on the diet change. Mainly because I was eating all the wrong things. Anyway I disagree with the PeTA billboard. They are cruel and undeserving of the donations and reputation they receive.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:10:12 +0000

Ive been a vegetarian for 4 years. As long as you pay attention to what your body needs you will lose weight. Not eating sausage, bacon, and other fatty meats; not eating meat in general; does prevent you from packing on saturated fat that is almost impossible to get off. If you eat junkfood, it doesn’t matter if you’re a vegitarian or not; you will gain weight, but having the dietary restriction makes you more conscious of what you put in your body. as long as you are aware that you need to orient your meals around complete vegetable proteins, you will be quite healthy, i assure you…. also if you go on binges and eat junkfod, non-animal products contain no cholesterol almost 0 saturated fats… vegetarianism is the most effective way to prevent heart desease and other cardiovascular killers.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:10:24 +0000

For every animal you do not eat, I will eat three. (With thanks to Maddox)

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