PETA wants you to stop using anti-animal language, compares speciesism to racism/homophobia/ableism

December 6th, 2018, 12:21 pm

PETA wants you to stop using anti-animal language, compares speciesism to racism/homophobia/ableism

Words matter, and as our understanding of social justice evolves, our language evolves along with it. Here’s how to remove speciesism from your daily conversations. pic.twitter.com/o67EbBA7H4
— PETA: Bringing Home the Bagels Since 1980 (@peta) December 4, 2018

According to PETA, common animal-unfriendly idioms such as "kill two birds with one stone", "let the cat out of the bag", "take the bull by the horns", "be the guinea pig", "hold your horses", "open a can of worms", "bring home the bacon", "beat a dead horse", "more than one way to skin a cat" and "put all your eggs in one basket" can perpetuate violence toward animals and normalize abuse.

Just as it became unacceptable to use racist, homophobic, or ableist language, phrases that trivialize cruelty to animals will vanish as more people begin to appreciate animals for who they are and start ‘bringing home the bagels’ instead of the bacon.
— PETA: Bringing Home the Bagels Since 1980 (@peta) December 4, 2018

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Tagged: ableism / disability rights, bark bark bark, lgbtq / rights, meow meow meow, peta / animal rights, pr training needed, race / racism

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I honestly believe the conspiracy that PETA is a front for the meat industry to make veganism look unappealing. PETA is so goddamn shady, and there are so many stories of PETAS own negligence towards animals. I don't know a single vegan that likes PETA, every single one of them hates PETA.

I had written and deleted a comment that said this sounds like something someone who is anti-vegan would write to make vegans look bad lol, I believe it tbh

my vegan friends love PETA. I try to tell them they're a trash organization but they don't wanna believe

I hope they see the light! My sister is vegan and absolutely hates them, shes the one who originally educated me on how truly shady and awful they are.

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R ur friends white

I've met enough racist white vegans to believe that racist white vegans are over PETA lol.

Edited at 2018-12-07 12:05 am (UTC)

they want attention

PETA trying to draw a parallel to poc and animals once again. What a surprise...

lmaooo I wanna use these bc they’re sf stupid and sound like something an ellie kemper character would say

I'm honestly going to use all of these. I just watched all three John Mulaney specials and I didn't laugh as much as I am now.

Two birds one scone is just inspired.

Edited at 2018-12-06 05:59 am (UTC)

Sorry peta but picking flowers by the thorns is plant abuse, they’re alive too!

Oh jesus fucking Christ

Uh no.

whew chillay

thanks to you spelling it like this I was finally able to see/hear the video people were talking about the last week or so LOL

Honestly this ridiculous list has resulted in my favorite conversations I've ever had with my friends. Like I asked one of my friends why he won't he just feed the birds and he was like "That scone is for ME!" I was cracking up. This list is great.