Miscellaneous

What's More Loathsome than the KKK? The P-E-T-A.

I appreciate PETA's no-fur message, but I'll tell you what: They are a vile, odious little organization that is doing far more harm to their mission than they are doing good. Seriously.

"Is this really the KKK?" somebody asked the woman in the white robe and the pointy hat.

Crowds gawked at a table set up outside Madison Square Garden on Monday afternoon, where People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was protesting the start of the Westminster Kennel Club show. PETA contends that the American Kennel Club promotes pure-breeding of dogs that is harmful to their health.

"Welcome AKC Members," read a banner hanging from the table -- with AKC crossed out and KKK written above it. Two PETA protesters dressed as Ku Klux Klan members, while other volunteers handed out brochures that read: "The KKK and the AKC: BFF?"

"Obviously it's an uncomfortable comparison," PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said. But the AKC is trying to create a "master race," he added. "It's a very apt comparison."

I think this man had the appropriate response: "Earlier, a man strode away yelling, "That's disgusting! I'm going to buy more fur!"

That's about right. And if were going to extend the offensive, tacky analogy, I can think of a few "activists" who deserve a lynching.

(Hat Tip: Blonde Savant)

Full post as published by Quiz Law on February 11, 2009 (boomark / email).