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Ever heard the saying "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"? Well, apparently PETA hasn't. PETA president Ingrid Newkirk recently went on Glenn Beck's ultra conservative talk show to discuss, of all things, Al Gore. Newkirk criticized Gore for eating meat saying, "you absolutely cannot go along with the pollution caused by meat production and call yourself an environmentalist." There is some merit to what Newkirk is saying, less meat production means less deforestation and lower methane output among other benefits, but can't she find someone else to pick on? Whether he eats meat or not, Gore has done more to champion the environmental cause than anyone else, not to mention, Newkirk isn't perfect either. PETA is often criticized for exploiting women in their advertising. Recent ad campaigns that show obese women with the phrase, "Save the whales. Lose the blubber: Go vegetarian" caused outrage on Twitter. Their ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur’ ads, like this latest one featuring New Moon's Christian Serratos, also receive criticism from women's organizations who feel they are exploiting women to further their own cause. It's commendable that PETA is so passionate about animal rights; it's just too bad that sometimes they promote their cause at the detriment to others.
Christine
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[...] actress Christian Serratos posed naked for PETA. You know I’m all for faux fur, but this seems like an odd promotional push for the [...]
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