Reply #27: You are right that it [View All]

[TallahasseeGrannie]

got our attention and we sure are talking about it! But they are probably preaching to the choir with most people here.

I agree with everything you say about animals. Everything.

And I personally do see an analogy of a sort with slavery.

But to me it is like trying to teach calculus to grade schoolers. They aren't ready. If the folks we are trying to reach have a worldview that has animals and people in completely different spheres, then we need to convince them that there is not so much difference after all. But making the leap to slavery has a couple of problems, in my opinion. One big problem is with the African American community. We were discussing this in the faculty lounge and 10 of my colleagues are African American. All then of them resented the concept and felt it cheapens the pain of their ancestors. So right there you alientate a large segment of the population.

The major problem, though, (IMO) is that this is just too huge a leap in thought processes. Maybe a spot showing the similarities between all mammals: showing nursing mother, parents raising children, etc. Then show the conditions the animal faces. No pamphlets, just persuasion.

In advertising, I think subtlety works better than face slapping and I think this otherwise well done commercial is a bit of a slap and will shut down more minds than it convinces.

Thanks for discussing this with me. I raise my own chickens and this is an important issue to me.