PETA is hopping mad!
The "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals," or PETA, a group of petty bourgeois (middle class) "animal activists," has again shown what a joke it is.
According to a story from the AP line, "U.S. shoppers hopping mad over frog dissection kit," PETA has pressured a store called "Jack Spade" (apparently a "upscale," which means overpriced, retailer of men's wear) to stop selling frog dissection kits.
The kits "... came in a cloth bag complete with a vacuum-sealed formaldehyde-treated frog, scissors, magnifying glass, forceps, probing sticks, ruler, instruction booklet on how to explore the animal's innards, and a moist towelette."
After PETA started a campaign against the product, the store removed the products from its shelves and pledged to "issue an apology."
"The intent was to celebrate science and biology, present something educational for children and adults," said a Jack Spade spokeman who I won't bother naming. "Jack Spade doesn't support the unethical treatment of animals."
What about the unethical treatment of workers? PETA members need to get real. Why protest against a couple of dead frogs that could actually be used by folks to learn a thing or two about science and biology (which is valuable in todays U.S., where fanatical Christians do their best to shut down anything related to material reality). I'm sure Jack Spade's shelves contain a number of products sewn by underpaid, overworked laborers in third world countries. Why not fight against that? Why not fight against a system in which a store like Jack Spade sells "$145 Italian calfskin passport holders," while millions of people starve to death?!?
The system we live under inflicts horrors on masses of people, and we need to fight against it. We don't need to fight against frogs being sold for dissection.
(As a side note, I also want to point out that even by Peta's own rationale, the action they took makes no sense. Why would they single out this one product, protesting the killing of frogs, while Jack Spade sells tons of products made from cows? Idiocy.)
According to a story from the AP line, "U.S. shoppers hopping mad over frog dissection kit," PETA has pressured a store called "Jack Spade" (apparently a "upscale," which means overpriced, retailer of men's wear) to stop selling frog dissection kits.
The kits "... came in a cloth bag complete with a vacuum-sealed formaldehyde-treated frog, scissors, magnifying glass, forceps, probing sticks, ruler, instruction booklet on how to explore the animal's innards, and a moist towelette."
After PETA started a campaign against the product, the store removed the products from its shelves and pledged to "issue an apology."
"The intent was to celebrate science and biology, present something educational for children and adults," said a Jack Spade spokeman who I won't bother naming. "Jack Spade doesn't support the unethical treatment of animals."
What about the unethical treatment of workers? PETA members need to get real. Why protest against a couple of dead frogs that could actually be used by folks to learn a thing or two about science and biology (which is valuable in todays U.S., where fanatical Christians do their best to shut down anything related to material reality). I'm sure Jack Spade's shelves contain a number of products sewn by underpaid, overworked laborers in third world countries. Why not fight against that? Why not fight against a system in which a store like Jack Spade sells "$145 Italian calfskin passport holders," while millions of people starve to death?!?
The system we live under inflicts horrors on masses of people, and we need to fight against it. We don't need to fight against frogs being sold for dissection.
(As a side note, I also want to point out that even by Peta's own rationale, the action they took makes no sense. Why would they single out this one product, protesting the killing of frogs, while Jack Spade sells tons of products made from cows? Idiocy.)
They honestly are oblivious to causes for humanity.
Posted by
Frank Partisan |
9:05 PM
You are completely right, except petty-bourgieous doesn't translate to middle class. Some proletariat are middle class and lower middle class. The Petit-bourgieous are usually upper to upper middle class, here in the US.
But yeah PETA is a complete fucking joke.
Posted by
LeftyHenry |
12:28 AM
No, not unless you're using some liberal (non)definition of class.
The U.S. bourgeoisie and their media have put in alot of work blending and disappearing class lines. They promote the lie of a "middle class" or even classless(!) U.S. They pretend that workers paid better than others are "middle class."
The materialist analysis of class remains the only correct one.
There are proletarians (workers), the petty bourgeoisie (middle class) and the bourgeoisie (ruling class).
Posted by
CSC |
12:33 AM