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In reply to the discussion: Memo to PETA: Go F *** Yourselves for traumatizing children. [View all]el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)23. Do you think that PETAs actions here are an effective way of spreading the message?
It strikes me that they are more likely to cause people to resist it - firstly because of the possibility of traumatizing children and secondly because of the clear moralistic preaching tone.
Do you think it's important for PETA to effectively convince people to become vegan (not vegetarian, incidentally check their website)? Or is it important to simply make a statement regardless of its effectiveness?
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I can't think of the last time I smeared blood of a freshly killed carcass, on my kids faces....
Sheepshank
Nov 2013
#154
Do you think that PETAs actions here are an effective way of spreading the message?
el_bryanto
Nov 2013
#23
so, you are really saying you are into traumatizing little kids? this is fuckin surreal. nt
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#24
simple question. you are ok with adults purposely, with intent to hurt and harm children?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#34
this is about purposely, with intent, to hurt a child. that is what the campaign is. children
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#53
you are talking about feeding children graphic pictures of death cause you believe in the cause and
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#68
what you are doing is showing an unwilllingness to clearly state you have no problem harming
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#78
Same kind of thought process religious right wingers use handing out hell tracts to children.
alphafemale
Nov 2013
#229
By your logic, similar ads that would show dead fetuses at children's eye level
beerandjesus
Nov 2013
#252
At the local abortion clinic a group brings big (4x6) pictures of aborted fetuses. This
kelly1mm
Nov 2013
#48
so, if you do not believe in the cause, it is wrong. if you believe in the cause it is ok to hurt
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#62
you are good with hurting children. you just cannot say it out loud. is that what i am getting?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#84
you do not mind hurting little kids, you just cant say it. all for the cause. nt
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#97
nah. you cant own the hurting children for cause, so now you are in a gmae mode. i do not think
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#107
point. i am as disgusted and angry at these people that give these pictures to children with the
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#60
It is amazing to me that Hervepa does not see the similarity in these two examples of "shock
kelly1mm
Nov 2013
#98
ya. i guess it tells me how these people in my community, loving people, have no problem feeding
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#102
well, I would focus more on the TACTIC of showing graphic images no matter what your cause.
kelly1mm
Nov 2013
#110
That's not the similarity at all. PETA isn't trying to "control" what you eat.
cui bono
Nov 2013
#133
I am a vegetarian, but I recognize it isn't for everyone. The point I would make is if PETA
lostincalifornia
Nov 2013
#150
you know it is rude and exploitative of young, innocent minds to do so
Pretzel_Warrior
Nov 2013
#174
i think peta is absolutely thinking about how to HURT children. you want to encourage them
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#14
i also do not have messed up kids that got lessons at age appropriate times instead of when
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#66
i disagree. butchering an animal and blood flying all over the kids. got a picture?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#46
well, hell ya. that is what the campaign is. that is what they put their time in creating. they
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#87
??? they put thought and effort into a graph that would traumatize a kid. they did it with intent
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#145
how do they figure they will get a little kid to not eat meat. a little kid that is too young
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#157
so, their intent is to make the picture as horrifying as they can to get the kid to mentally be hurt
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#165
No. Geez. If their intent was to make the picture as horrifying as they can they failed big time.
cui bono
Nov 2013
#169
they wont let me copy picture. lets disect. 2-4 yr olds in mind. a loving mom/a mean eyebrows
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#179
you are afraid it will be hidden. on a forum with adults. but, it is good to go for 2, 3, 4 yr olds
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#185
DU juries and all that, you are so up in arms about it you might have alerted. Go ahead and post it.
cui bono
Nov 2013
#188
it is really unlikely i would have alerted since i tried to post it. please, in a course of
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#190
i am not getting view image when i right click. i cant find image anywhere else.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#198
You can't claim this is a logical fallacy. This is a policy directly aimed at children by design.
stevenleser
Nov 2013
#39
Shouldn't we also show them the Agent Orange-Like RoundUp and Pesticides sprayed on their veggies?
TheBlackAdder
Nov 2013
#16
children are being targeted by adults with an intent ot purposely hurt little kids. you think that
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#31
are you declaring that is not petas intent. that they did not purposely draw up a campaign
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#76
their goal is to get kid not to eat meat. to do that, they use hurting a kid to get him to not eat
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#146
how do you traumatize a little child that has absolutely no concept of eating animal, food groups,
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#158
2-4 are too young to be able to put any of it together. a lot of girls about 5, 6 tend to go away
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#177
I think her point is more that they don't care if they psychologically harm kids or not.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#216
I agree that the campaign is in bad taste. I still don't think kids are going to be traumatized by
cui bono
Nov 2013
#219
Yeah, after having actually seen the thing, it's hard to get upset about.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#222
It is difficult to believe that PETA actually cares about trying to influence people.
FedUpWithIt All
Nov 2013
#29
I respect many of the arguments against meat-eating, even if I don't follow them myself.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#221
Absolutely. And it's fairly obvious that they care as much, if not more, about being provocative
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#225
i was on a farm. i grew up with it. my kids are city, they did not. this is the kid targeted for
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#105
If you grew up on a farm, then you must consider yourself undamaged by the experience
LittleBlue
Nov 2013
#175
oh, you got me. i am all that in bad parenting. like you have any authority on the subject.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#183
In the end, I have to basically agree with you here. Factory farming isn't exactly a nice, pleasant
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#224
To say nothing of the animals that live in the fields of harvested plants...
AtheistCrusader
Nov 2013
#189
You're right, they do, like have some of the worst kill shelters in the country.
eqfan592
Nov 2013
#128
They sometimes provide an outlet for aging actresses who are afraid of being less noticed
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2013
#166
not that it matters to you, you are wrong. peta targets little kids with intent to traumatize. their
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#113
I'm pretty sure a 2-4 year old won't properly process the image at a glance
Blue_Tires
Nov 2013
#123
my 8 yr old read a bumpersticker. do not kill babies. he was 8. he was horrified.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#255
I'm not sure one way or the other if it will traumatize kids. But I think Pete uses counterproductiv
Arcanetrance
Nov 2013
#112
If only the PETA bashers could spare a tiny bit of their considerable outrage for animal suffering
CrawlingChaos
Nov 2013
#119
If PETA confined themselves to just the unjust conditions at these factory farms,
Ranchemp.
Nov 2013
#160
Well, if my children were small, I'd be thinking: My children vs. animals...
ScreamingMeemie
Nov 2013
#315
That's ok. one of us will dare to point out something screwed up that was done in the name of...
eqfan592
Nov 2013
#134
I knew three great grandmas who traumatized me as a little kid by cutting apart animals...
hunter
Nov 2013
#164
Great post. From probably one of the most interesting posters around here.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#226
because of hearing this, I'm buying TWO turkeys this year. so fuck you PETA
Pretzel_Warrior
Nov 2013
#172
Sitting on the bench at the stop lowers an adult to height required to see the alternative image
REP
Nov 2013
#275
Yet video games and movies with an equal or greater amount of violence traumatize no one...
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#184
I've noticed a lot of PETA hate comes from subliminally self loathing meat lovers
whatchamacallit
Nov 2013
#187
The choice to rant about topic A does not imply a lack of care for topics B - Zugws
riqster
Nov 2013
#214
When I was very young...5 or 6 at most...I had the wonderful (not) experience
magical thyme
Nov 2013
#195
LOL. Excellent enlightening ad. Go PETA! If you're really upset by kids being traumatized, maybe
Karmadillo
Nov 2013
#211
See my #39. It's not a logical fallacy when something is in fact aimed at children. nt
stevenleser
Nov 2013
#249
Honestly it wasn't as bad as I expected. Strikes me as more silly and cartoonish than anything else.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#215
PETA would do better if they focused on things like factory farming, instead of trying to make a
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#242
45 million turkeys are killed each year at Thanksgiving, usually at the age of 5 or 6 months
oberliner
Nov 2013
#261
no. a toddler has no rights. it is all mine. the parent. and a ridiculous description
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#266
in other words and simply. peta is being cruel to children. that simple. and people defend them. nt
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#267
that just is not true. i have to wonder whether you have spent lots of time with little ones.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#270
again, you are wrong. why you would suggest that this is a normal image for a 2-4 yr old
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#272
you did not go into the link did you. stay uneducated so you can continue in ignorance and not have
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#274
if you would go to the link and educate yourself, open yourself to others knowledge, you would see
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#281
how do you get a child that is 2-4 that does not have the ability to piece together killing a live
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#285
parents spend their life at that age protecting their kids from this garbage. really? are you fuckin
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#292
new coke and many other products and companies would disagree with you. number one pasta company
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#283