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PETA is at it again: Ad aimed at bashing women’s bodies resurfaces

By Whitney Sherwood | Published: March 16, 2012

TweetPETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is a well-known animal rights organization that promotes vegetarian and vegan lifestyles. If you watch the news, browse the internet, or socialize with people at all, you have more than likely heard of the organization and much of PETA’s many controversies, particularly with their ads. I’ve been [...]

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PETA, the greater good, and the dispensable woman

By Subhra B | Published: January 8, 2012

TweetA couple of months back People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the animal rights group, announced its plan to launch a porn website that will also feature cruelty to animals. The connection between pornography and animal rights may seem far-fetched to some, but not to those aware of PETA’s campaign methods. It uses celebrity [...]

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PETA Throws Women Under the Bus to Save Animals. Again.

By Rachel Piazza | Published: August 25, 2011

TweetIn its efforts to gain the attention of a new audience, PETA plans to launch a porn website that intermittently plays videos of animal cruelty. So let me get this straight… PETA’s idea is to promote sexual consumption of women in order to get men to reject the idea of consuming animals? This ingenious plan [...]

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