Ha Ha, PETA is Stupid

PETA_Oprah.jpgYou know how PETA made headlines last month with the above ad campaign in which they took heat for the unauthorized use of First Lady Michelle Obama's likeness, along with Tyra Banks, Carrie Underwood and Oprah Winfrey? Well in addition to that, it appears that they also used a photo of Oprah from the 2007 premiere of some Denzel Washington movie wearing a leather skirt. From PETA's website:

Oprah, who refuses to wear real fur or feature it in O magazine, was named PETA's "Person of the Year" in 2008 for her efforts to educate her millions of viewers about the cruelty of puppy mills and factory farms. (Source)

To be fair, fur does usually come from much more adorable animals than leather does. Still, in the future, PETA might want to shy away from naming people who wear dead animal carcasses as their "Persons of the Year." Or at least give it to someone who is willing to get naked for the cause. An organization has got to stick to its principles, you know.




5 Comments


Frankie said:

And when O wears leather, whole herds of leather-bearing animals must die.


Vicky said:

I'm very, very surprised that PETA let that one ride!

I'll get naked for them!


jmflynny said:

Yesterday, Bing had as their photo of the day an absolutely adorable photo of a weasel. In one of their typical four pop-up boxes that speak to the photo, there was mention of how most of its close relatives end on on the backs of humans.

My first thought was how very fortunate they are to be called "weasels" rather than "mink".

Nobody would ever admit to wearing a weasel-fur coat.


Kasey Genous said:

Aww, Oprah is so generous! I love her.


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