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Fur wearers and people with sensitive eardrums might want to avoid Newbury Street at lunchtime tomorrow
By adamg on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 2:38pm
Apparently naked women have lost their appeal, so PETA instead plans to station people with whistles along Newbury Street at noon tomorrow:
Blowing high-decibel whistles, wearing T-shirts emblazoned with anti-fur slogans, and shouting "Shame!" every time they spot someone dressed in fur, PETA members will congregate at busy intersections in Boston's upscale shopping district on Wednesday.
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What about faux fur? Is wool
What about faux fur? Is wool and leather off limits too?
How about......
Feathers?
Whatever Happened To Peaceful Protest?
If a group of people deliberately blew high-decibel whistles in my vicinity, I would seek to have them arrested for assault. Barring that, I would look into a lawsuit. A good part of my living depends upon my ability to hear clearly, and that could truly be a potential source of hearing impairment.
The good thing, of course, is that the people most permanently affected by it will be those doing the blowing. Since they will be in the midst of it multiple times, permanent tinnitus is a possibility.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
One can only hope...
Maybe a dog will bite one of them. There is at least on veterinarian on the street, and quite a few dog walkers. I imagine the pups will appriciate the shrillness even less than the humans.
PETA sucks.
Ya, that will show all the
Ya, that will show all the fur wearing people that they should go to the store and sell back their coats in order for the animals to be reanimated back to life.
Think of all the animals that will reappear.
ALSO, what do they expect me to ware outside? A piece of synthetic oil based coat with production byproducts that pollute the environment and exploit poor workers and children, or a warm natural fur (been used since people have hunted) coat?
These wackos should be arrested for disturbing the peace and being douche-tastic posers.
Eh
I'm not one to judge you for your actual choices, but the "oh but I have to use animal products" one is disingenuous. Why not just own your decisions and say that you choose to wear fur/leather/wool/etc.?
There are ample warm items of clothing made from plant fibers, recycled soda bottles, etc. Despite how you and I feel about the spoiled whiners who affiliate themselves with PETA, there are plenty of quiet peaceful vegans who wear environmentally friendly and ethically produced winter garb and aren't making a fuss about it with signs and stuff.
hard to get away
Even lots of non-animal products are made through industrial processes that require.. animal products.
I don't mind trying to lessen use and impact. I do think treating animal food and clothing sources humanely needs to be better implemented across the board. A lot of people agree too.
I really, really don't like PETA or their methods because they don't work and do more harm than good for the cause.
Some years ago, I read about a person wearing a leather jacket
had a bowlful of non-dairy chocolate custard thrown at them by an enraged PETA member, who was angered by seeing someone wearing a leather jacket. I also heard that some PETA members set fire to a Reptile pet store that was on the McGrath-Obrien highway. That place wasn't far from where I live, and, given PETA's tactics, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if they had set fire to that place.
McGrath-Obrien pet store arson
You and the arsonists both try to implicate animal rights activists (you by posting innuendo here; the arsonist by spraying animal rights graffiti on the storefront before setting the fire) but in fact it was plain old arson-by-business-owner
Store manager arrested in pet store arson
Yep, lessening use
There are plant and synthetic alternatives to all of these things, but many of them are expensive and hard to get. This is because of demand. Right now, factory farms and slaughterhouses are so prevalent that it's really cheap and easy to get animal-based products. But if enough people start asking for products that are vegan, they'll become more widely available and cheaper.
And yes, decreasing the obvious and easily avoidable use is for sure a good idea. Sure, you might not be able to be sure that something like office supplies or furniture weren't made with a gelatin-based adhesive, because these things don't have to be labeled, but it hardly makes sense to say "oh, well in that case, I'm going to go eat and wear a whole bunch of dead animals and not even try to choose more peaceful options."
"Peaceful options"?
Iran and the US are currently standing eyeball-to-eyeball over sanctions imposed on the Iranian banking and oil industries.
Many synthetic materials are petroleum based.
Now, people certainly have gone to war over cattle in the past, but it's been a loooooonnnnnngggg time.
Just sayin'...
"Peaceful options"?
Iran and the US are currently standing eyeball-to-eyeball over sanctions imposed on the Iranian banking and oil industries.
Many synthetic materials are petroleum based.
Now, people certainly have gone to war over cattle in the past, but it's been a loooooonnnnnngggg time.
Just sayin'...
At this moment, go on line
At this moment, go on line and find videos of the live skinning of animals. go on and look. You will see a man stomping on an animals face, while that animal is very much aware and alive. Then the man hangs it, cuts him, then rips its skin off in one go. This heartless man throws the animal in a pile with his other skinless friends who are still, alive. This poor animal lifts his head up in such shock and pain. Watch it, and you tell me who the wackos are.
So harassment and potentially
So harassment and potentially assaulting the general public is going to win more people over to their cause? Really?
Isn't this a civil right's violation anyway? If a group was acting the same way against people wearing other types of clothing, particularly religious or ethnic garb like: habits, turbans, Quaker hats, saris, wouldn't that warrant legal action? Since when is it legal to attack and harass people in public (assuming not an indecent exposure case) based on their attire?
Really? A civil rights violation?
Yes, because choosing to wear a beaver coat is the same as being Muslim and wearing a burqa.
Freedom from religious presecution is clearly not the same as a making fashion statement.
what you wear is a personal
what you wear is a personal freedom. YOUR Rights end where my nose begins. It is a violation of someones personal rights to physically and emotionaly or violently harras them. In short it is TERRORSIM. peta and groups like them are domestic terrorists organizations and this is NOT civil disobedience.
assuming
You are different anons and not just alt'ing each other; Can you two get a room?
Holy hyperbole and a half.
Rights & Freedoms
It is in fact a Right and a Freedom to wear what you want so YES it is a violation of personal freedom for someone to say YOU cannot wear that. It is extremist...
YOUR rights end where my nose begins. So you betcha it is a violation of personal rights and freedoms. And these coward terrorists seek to harras and threaten people they should be held accountable...
So
You support he hijab and burka, I presume?
Worn voluntarily - who cares?
Worn voluntarily - who cares? This ins't France, you know.
thank god
nt
the land of milk and honey
you're right--they have better cheese, wine, and health care. But we're trying our damndest!
And we're not far off:
Abercrombie & Fitch sued for anti-hijab "All-American Look Policy"
http://www.firstpost.com/world/desi-muslim-in-us-s...
American discrimination against Hijab wearers
http://www.kaleo.org/news/research-finds-discrimin...
College Student Wears Burqa, Sees Discrimination Firsthand
http://www.urbanministry.org/college-student-wears...
List of Anti-Hijab Discrimination
http://www.muhajabah.com/anti-hijab.htm
But hey it always feels good to get a good jab on the French! What have they ever done for us, right? (Besides delivering us our independence, of course)
This is gonna be fun.
I think I'll make a point to wear my bomber hat and fur jacket.
Arrest them
There's noise ordinances in this city, and I'd like to see them enforced!
PETA supporters really need to stop acting like spoiled children if they want to do any good.
Why not head over to one of the areas where people are complaining of coyotes and offer tips and education on how to humanely get rid of them?
Doesn't give them enough of a hispter high maybe?
PETA does send tips re: Coyotes and wildlife attacks
They do that all the time. I have to track media for my job, and I'm constantly seeing tips re: wildlife attacks, and extreme weather from PETA.
Fair enough
But I'm wondering why they don't hold meetings and get involved.
It's one thing to give out literature, it's another thing to get face to face and do something beneficial for a community.
I'm just arguing that instead of standing around a busy road blowing ear piercing whistles that will only alienate people against your cause, why not do something positive and attention getting like going into neighborhoods and working with them to find humane ways to deal with their animal problems.
The real problem is PETA is a large organization that really doesn't want to help animals. If they do, the revenue spigot dries up. So, like the Globe, they live on creating as much conflict with as little progress as possible. Money is their game.
So they bang drums and blow whistles and try to whip their borderline followers into a frenzy like they're doing here.
Drat.
Too bad I don't work closer - I would parade up and down in my sheep skin hat with matching mittens.
Hypocritical
I wonder if any of the PETA protesters will be wearing leather shoes. I've seen it before.
you've seen it before: leather shoes
That's really original. Not. If a PETA member saw another PETA member wearing leather shoes, they'd probably kick the shit out of them. These people are fairly militant about their beliefs.
I'm sure that if the PETA members went into
I'm sure that if the PETA members went into certain (unnamed) Boston neighborhoods and carried out the kind of stuff that they indulge in on Newbury Street or wherever, they'd get the crap kicked out of them in a heartbeat.
No, you have not.
No, you have not.
they don't wear leather
If you think you see a PETA activist wearing leather shoes, I'd take the time to ask them about it. I guarantee you they'd tell you they're synthetic. The fact that you can't tell the difference is a good reason to consider looking into non-animal based products.
Burlington coat factory
http://youtu.be/4V2SMWiaDJk
What about silk?
Do they also cry for the Bombyx mori?
Nope
They weep only for the bombastic moron.
Silk
As much as I hate PETA's tactics, they are at least consistent in their advocacy for all animals. Yes, they do in fact have information on how silk production harms animals:
http://www.peta.org/about/faq/Whats-wrong-with-sil...
Maturity is off the charts
Maturity is off the charts with some of these comments! To those joking about wearing fur coats: Did you know many animal that are slaughtered for fur are done so by anal electrocution? Gee, that's wicked funny, right? While I don't agree with many of PETA's ideas or methods, they do bring to light some horrific animal abuse practices.
I agree but..
by acting obnoxious you are not going to win anyone over to your side. Blowing very loud whistles at folks wearing fur and yelling "shame" is not going to make them aware of the horrific practice of anal electrocution of foxes. More than likely it will just piss people off.
Exactly, which is why I
Exactly, which is why I disagree with some of their methods. Unfortunately, the more obnoxious any group acts, the more attention they get from the media, thus perpetuating the cycle.
Now if they
Anally electrocuted themselves on Newbury Street, now nobody would forget that.
I agree but..
by acting obnoxious you are not going to win anyone over to your side. Blowing very loud whistles at folks wearing fur and yelling "shame" is not going to make them aware of the horrific practice of anal electrocution of foxes. More than likely it will just piss people off.
How? Through teaching by example?
http://www.petakillsanimals.com/
90% of the animals they took in at one "adoption center" in VA were euthanized within 24 hours of arrival in 2010. A total of 6% were adopted the whole year.
PETA is so good at bringing to light animal abuse...just not their own.
I used to live near the PETA
I used to live near the PETA world headquarters, and have spoken with some of the more dedicated membership. They don't support pet ownership in any way, shape, or form, so adopting out animals would still be contrary to their interests.
Their position on pet ownership used to be fairly prominent on their web site, but it seems to be downplayed now.
*looks at pets*
OK, so we have three cats, all of whom have, at one time or another, gotten outside and offleash (they do tolerate leashes) without permission.
They've all come back, fairly promptly, of their own accord. One of them ran across the street and then sat on the neighbors' porch and cried until one of us went over, picked him up and carried him home.
So would PETA have us set them free so they can die of disease/starvation/being run over/coyotes/angry squirrels? Because I really feel that they're healthier and happier inside where it's warm and predator-free, and they get free food, clean water and love. Our creatures would die in twenty minutes in the wild. That's why they're called domesticated.
Also, they're afraid of birds.
They're afraid of birds?!?
Interesting! I always thought birds were afraid of them! (LOL)
Thanks Miki
How is your bird, anyway?
Aziza's doing well...
and talking and whistling up a storm! She's happy.
Same as those bicyclers that "cork" intersections...
This more about the people making themselves feel good about their non-fur-wearing ways or their superiority for riding a bicycle than it is about being persuasive and advancing their cause.
Self-indulgent losers. They may have a winning argument on the merits, but lose so horribly on the execution that it no longer matters.
Exactly what I was thinking
Yup, first thing that came to my mind was the Critical Mass losers.
Ahhh, PETA. This is the same group that protests cow pie bingo. Really. Yes, animal cruelty is a real issue, but I'm sorry, you lose all credibility when you start making absurd claims and are obnoxious during your protest.
Bingo It's no accident that
Bingo
It's no accident that Republicans, and conservative Republicans no less, have been on the ascendancy sine the rise of this kind of foolishness.
There's a difference between persuasion and piety. Annoying people going about there business or trying to drive home to there family on a friday afternoon pushes people away from your cause.
This is sad state of affairs for those of us who have sympathy for those causes.
Sounds like the perfect time
Sounds like the perfect time to wear that new coyote coat I just picked up in West Roxbury.