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In reply to the discussion: Memo to PETA: Go F *** Yourselves for traumatizing children. [View all]ismnotwasm
(41,976 posts)47. Um yeah?
What the hell dude? PETA is an asshole organization.
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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