Call me an extremist, but I think this is an important issue.
So, I am a political, pacifist, intelligent person. I am pretty on top of political issues like our recent election. I have throughly studied the Bill Of Rights, and theres one SMALL animal rights issue that I can't help feeling extremist about. Freedom of speech here is on our constitution, and this issue would end up being unconstitutional if I got my way, probably. However, this issue I'm getting ticked off at could be against school code-I mean, the issue i'm mad at could be realized as against the school code.
Heres the scenario.
Theres an internet and t-shirt sensation about bacon, chickens watching microwaved "horror movies", or pigs cooking meat and such like that. I can't help that these are offensive and should be banned. But as I said, it could be unconstitutional. But I also said it could be banned. I have always been thinking about e-mailing my district about banning offensive shirts like these, and then today something totally set me off. I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt titled PETA. I was curious and, read the shirt. The shirt said "PETA, People eating tasty animals.' I was pretty offended that people think of animals this way, and now I'm here.
People wear lots of offensive t shirts. Some are sexist or racist or body-shaming. And people find all kinds of different things offensive. Although these pro-meat t shirts are very offensive to our values, they are not offensive to the values of the majority of people, so it's not likely you'd be able to get them banned because those people do have a right currently to wear them. I'm sure one day in the future these things will be viewed as very 'bad taste' and will go out of fashion in the mainstream.
In the mean time, I suggest playing them at their own game. Get some cute pro-animal t shirts or bags or whatever. Remember, if it's their right to do it, then it's your right too
Call me an extremist, but I think this is an important issue.
So, I am a political, pacifist, intelligent person. I am pretty on top of political issues like our recent election. I have throughly studied the Bill Of Rights, and theres one SMALL animal rights issue that I can't help feeling extremist about. Freedom of speech here is on our constitution, and this issue would end up being unconstitutional if I got my way, probably. However, this issue I'm getting ticked off at could be against school code-I mean, the issue i'm mad at could be realized as against the school code.
Heres the scenario.
Theres an internet and t-shirt sensation about bacon, chickens watching microwaved "horror movies", or pigs cooking meat and such like that. I can't help that these are offensive and should be banned. But as I said, it could be unconstitutional. But I also said it could be banned. I have always been thinking about e-mailing my district about banning offensive shirts like these, and then today something totally set me off. I saw a guy wearing a t-shirt titled PETA. I was curious and, read the shirt. The shirt said "PETA, People eating tasty animals.' I was pretty offended that people think of animals this way, and now I'm here.
What do you think?
Aren't they putting them into context?
If by which you mean fantasy and fictitious representations they aren't making chickens watch chickens be microwaved. Then they are doing the opposite to a pretty advert about chickens having feelings and enjoying being seasoned and turned into nugget heads.
It is saying... look how horrific this is.
When people stop suckling the teet of bad humour. Then they will have a t-shirt to haunt them
vegetarians seem to think we are a group protected by political correctness. We're not.
If you wore a vegan T-shirt making fun of a obese meat eater you would probably be told to take it off for offending fat people (because fat is healthy and beautiful now, apparently)
The problem with vegetarianism is that we are asking for PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY which is a bigoted and xenophobic request in the eyes of the politically correct.
If you want to be regarded as a protected group you have to have a victim complex of some sort and have someone to blame all your failures on. It also doesnt help if you choose to be different (as we do) it has to be something we were apparently born into and cant change
However i can see one way around this. The bacon shirt may possibly offend muslims. Tell your teacher that you have spoken to some muslim students who were offended by it and theres a pretty good chance he'll be pulled into the office
If you wore a vegan T-shirt making fun of a obese meat eater you would probably be told to take it off for offending fat people (because fat is healthy and beautiful now, apparently)
I'm gonna take you to task over that. It IS offensive. I've been vegetarian for over four years and I've given up dairy this year, planning to give up eggs soon too, and this whole time I've not lost even a tiny bit of weight - still as obese as I ever was. This obsession with vegan = skinny is doing more damage to the animal rights movement than it is doing good. People refuse to take me seriously because of this stereotype and I'm sick of it. No one says fat is healthy, but it doesn't mean I don't deserve the respect of not being taunted in public.
Sorry to spit the dummy. Just think people should be more aware. Peace dudes
Very offensive, but I am definitely for freedom of speech, and people should be able to outwardly express whatever views they may have- no matter how archaic or offensive it is.
If you wore a vegan T-shirt making fun of a obese meat eater you would probably be told to take it off for offending fat people (because fat is healthy and beautiful now, apparently)
I'm gonna take you to task over that. It IS offensive. I've been vegetarian for over four years and I've given up dairy this year, planning to give up eggs soon too, and this whole time I've not lost even a tiny bit of weight - still as obese as I ever was. This obsession with vegan = skinny is doing more damage to the animal rights movement than it is doing good. People refuse to take me seriously because of this stereotype and I'm sick of it. No one says fat is healthy, but it doesn't mean I don't deserve the respect of not being taunted in public.
Sorry to spit the dummy. Just think people should be more aware. Peace dudes
i wasnt denying that people will get offended. Of course there will always be SOME person who is offended by whatever you say. My point was, there are protected groups and non protected groups.
If you wore a vegan T-shirt making fun of a obese meat eater you would probably be told to take it off for offending fat people (because fat is healthy and beautiful now, apparently)
I'm gonna take you to task over that. It IS offensive. I've been vegetarian for over four years and I've given up dairy this year, planning to give up eggs soon too, and this whole time I've not lost even a tiny bit of weight - still as obese as I ever was. This obsession with vegan = skinny is doing more damage to the animal rights movement than it is doing good. People refuse to take me seriously because of this stereotype and I'm sick of it. No one says fat is healthy, but it doesn't mean I don't deserve the respect of not being taunted in public.
Sorry to spit the dummy. Just think people should be more aware. Peace dudes
I just wanted to put it out there, but there is increasing evidence supporting the theory that "fat" can be healthy for some people. There has been (and continues to be) a lot of research regarding health at every size, and earlier studies have shown that a person's size isn't indicative of their overall health.
I think it's wrong of people to automatically assume that larger people are unhealthy. By looking at someone's body, all you know is their size. You can't automatically determine their eating patterns/habits/diet, or their level of health.
Body-shaming is ridiculous anyway. If a person is larger, that doesn't mean that they aren't beautiful. ndsjkrhldnbshriwao.
my first thought was this post was going to be about people being hypocritical whilst wearing a specific shirt eg when this guy wearing a sea shepherd shirt hosting a fishing show and catching a "rare" species of shark just to talk about it. in regards to what you're talking about as much as id like it to be otherwise people in most cases have a right to an opinion and that includes wearing shirts stating those opinions. I wouldn't be too happy if I was suddenly told I can't wear my I heart heart doctor who shirt!
in regards to what you're talking about as much as id like it to be otherwise people in most cases have a right to an opinion and that includes wearing shirts stating those opinions. I wouldn't be too happy if I was suddenly told I can't wear my I heart heart doctor who shirt! 
