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From the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals:
No matter what your stance is on the highly controversial U.S.-Mexican border fence project, everyone can agree that those who decide to come to the U.S. should be warned about the downside of our nation's meat and milk consumption habits. PETA is warning immigrants that there's much more to worry about than proper documentation.
We've written a letter to the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection asking to buy space at each of the nine southwest border sectors for our new ad. Those considering entry will then read this message: "If the border patrol doesn't get you, the chicken and burgers will. Go vegan" (or, in Spanish, "Si no te agarra la migra, te atraparan el pollo y las hamburguesas. Sé vegano").
By leaving behind a far healthier staple diet of vegetables and grains—like rice, beans, corn, peppers, and tortillas—Mexicans and other immigrants will likely find themselves fattening up on the fiberless, fatty, cholesterol-laden U.S. diet, which is linked to heart disease, various types of cancer, and strokes (our nation's three biggest killers) as well as impotence (internationally recognized killer of the mood).
PETA's placement of these colorful ads would certainly offset some of the tax dollars that fund the fence. It's a winning solution for the folks at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, immigrants, and farmed animals alike!
Spanish:
English:
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If this actually happens it will be the most insulting, classist, racist, horrible, and just plain ridiculous ad campaign in PETA's history.
You know what's almost as stupid than the original post? The fact that out of the approximate 60 comments, only a couple point out that (illegal) immigrants have a lot better things to worry about than their diet, especially at that exact moment. For the most part, the fence isn't even an issue for these idiots. They're more interested in arguing about Mexican food and if it's healthy or not than about the moral ambiguity of the whole thing.
To give you an idea, here are my three favorites:
Classist:
"I don't think the ads are insulting but, even if they are--so what?? Diets high in animal products ARE bad for you--that's a FACT, like it or not. Animals are tortured and slaughtered by the hundreds of thousands and fed to humans--that's a FACT, like it or not. Just because people are poor, that does not excuse their eating of animals. They bear the same guilt as those who are wealthy and eat animals."
Dumb:
"My feelings are split about the border fence? It's such a hard issue to talk about in my [Mexican-American] family. Regardless of the outcome I hope that we can all come together as one world and start eating less and less meats. Just look at the animals and appreciate their beauty ... Posting these signs will wake up some people to realize that they need to change the way they eat. It's a great thing...........GO PETA"
And just plain stupid:
"I come from a very traditional Mexican family and yes i've seen the food my grandma makes and it can be very unhealthy, however, I think the idea of these ads is a great one. My grandma grew up in Mexico where they had to kill their animals in a very old fashioned way, there were no meat markets back then & some old school farmers still carry on this way. Everyone in most part needs to be educated whether it comes to eating right or protesting against animal cruelty and slaughter houses. As for you very naive and ignorant racist people, this is NOT a debate on putting the fence up, it's about protecting animals and warning immagrants about America's poor diet consumption!"
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Hat tip to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
satanscientist for finding this in the first place!
From the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals:
No matter what your stance is on the highly controversial U.S.-Mexican border fence project, everyone can agree that those who decide to come to the U.S. should be warned about the downside of our nation's meat and milk consumption habits. PETA is warning immigrants that there's much more to worry about than proper documentation.
We've written a letter to the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection asking to buy space at each of the nine southwest border sectors for our new ad. Those considering entry will then read this message: "If the border patrol doesn't get you, the chicken and burgers will. Go vegan" (or, in Spanish, "Si no te agarra la migra, te atraparan el pollo y las hamburguesas. Sé vegano").
By leaving behind a far healthier staple diet of vegetables and grains—like rice, beans, corn, peppers, and tortillas—Mexicans and other immigrants will likely find themselves fattening up on the fiberless, fatty, cholesterol-laden U.S. diet, which is linked to heart disease, various types of cancer, and strokes (our nation's three biggest killers) as well as impotence (internationally recognized killer of the mood).
PETA's placement of these colorful ads would certainly offset some of the tax dollars that fund the fence. It's a winning solution for the folks at U.S. Customs and Border Protection, immigrants, and farmed animals alike!
Spanish:
English:
--
If this actually happens it will be the most insulting, classist, racist, horrible, and just plain ridiculous ad campaign in PETA's history.
You know what's almost as stupid than the original post? The fact that out of the approximate 60 comments, only a couple point out that (illegal) immigrants have a lot better things to worry about than their diet, especially at that exact moment. For the most part, the fence isn't even an issue for these idiots. They're more interested in arguing about Mexican food and if it's healthy or not than about the moral ambiguity of the whole thing.
To give you an idea, here are my three favorites:
Classist:
"I don't think the ads are insulting but, even if they are--so what?? Diets high in animal products ARE bad for you--that's a FACT, like it or not. Animals are tortured and slaughtered by the hundreds of thousands and fed to humans--that's a FACT, like it or not. Just because people are poor, that does not excuse their eating of animals. They bear the same guilt as those who are wealthy and eat animals."
Dumb:
"My feelings are split about the border fence? It's such a hard issue to talk about in my [Mexican-American] family. Regardless of the outcome I hope that we can all come together as one world and start eating less and less meats. Just look at the animals and appreciate their beauty ... Posting these signs will wake up some people to realize that they need to change the way they eat. It's a great thing...........GO PETA"
And just plain stupid:
"I come from a very traditional Mexican family and yes i've seen the food my grandma makes and it can be very unhealthy, however, I think the idea of these ads is a great one. My grandma grew up in Mexico where they had to kill their animals in a very old fashioned way, there were no meat markets back then & some old school farmers still carry on this way. Everyone in most part needs to be educated whether it comes to eating right or protesting against animal cruelty and slaughter houses. As for you very naive and ignorant racist people, this is NOT a debate on putting the fence up, it's about protecting animals and warning immagrants about America's poor diet consumption!"
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Hat tip to
satanscientist for finding this in the first place!
