"I went to Karl Lagerfeld’s show, and Karl - she had a problem, because he showed fur in his collection, which drew protests outside of Bryant Park. PETA was protesting, going ‘Karl Lagerfeld is a murderer! Karl Lagerfeld is a murderer!’ I thought, 'Wouldn’t it be fabulous if Karl Lagerfeld actually was a murderer? Like if he just lost it backstage at a trunk show in Milan and bludgeoned Elsa Klensch to death with a platform shoe? ‘I hate dat blouse!!’ "
“He would have to go to jail, where he would have to wear the orange jumpsuit… I would call Amnesty International myself.”
Well, the more of this crap I see, the more convinced I am of my original point:
PETA is no longer interested in presenting a rational viewpoint, or of convincing thinking human beings of anything.
Mainly what they seem to be aiming for here is an escalation of the “throw paint on people wearing fur,” tactic:
“If you wear fur, we will commit some sort of atrocity on you. It might be a small atrocity, like ruining your fur… or it could be something bigger, like terrifying your children.”
…which brings me to yet another creepy-ass conclusion:
How long will it be before one of these people goes completely off his nut and simply shows up at the opera or whatever and just starts SHOOTING anyone wearing fur or leather or whatever?
We all thought it’d never happen to abortion providers, y’know.
A “large bloody knife into the belly of a … rabbit”??? That’s no way to butcher a bunny. The potential of contamination from intestinal contents could render the meat unusable unless you clean out the abdominal cavity immediately.
RABBIT FRICASSEE
1 rabbit, 1½ lbs dressed
½ cup flour
2 tsp salt
Dash of pepper
¼ tsp paprika
¼ cup shortening
1 tbsp finely chopped onion
¾ cup water (or milk if desired)
Clean rabbit, then wipe thoroughly with a damp cloth and pick off any hair.
Rinse well with water.
Dry.
Cut into serving pieces, being careful to separate at the joints (never wash after cutting).
Mix together the flour, salt, pepper and paprika in a clean paper bag and add a few pieces of rabbit at a time, shaking well until thoroughly dredged.
Brown slowly in hot shortening over medium heat (takes about ½ hr).
Add any remaining mixture from the bag, and the onion.
Allow to saute then add ½ cup of the water.
Cover and simmer gently until done
Add remaining ¼ cup water as needed.
Rabbit should be very tender when done (about 1 hr).
If more gravy is desired, the amount of liquid and flour may be increased after the rabbit is thoroughly done and removed from the pan.
3 to 4 servings.
I wonder about their thinking on this. How are they planning on giving this stuff to children without the parents being immediately aware? How likely is it that children will be in possession of this stuff long enough to even become upset? And finally, what better way to provoke instant confrontation? Perhaps they are crazy like a fox.
First, I need to point out that I don’t condone fur; I think it’s a barbaric practice and don’t own any fur that isn’t obviously fake.
That said, any stranger who approached my child would be talking to the police. First Amendment or no, they do not have the right to accost children. Your right to swing ends at my nose and all.
I know this is horribly, horribly crass, but when I was a teenager I had this antique scarf made of minks, with the head and feet and everything.
This woman came up to me and said “Oh My Gawd, are you wearing DEAD ANIMALS??!”
I just deadpanned and said, “Why yes! You should see the one I have of little aborted fetuses”
Her hair curled up and she walked away.
Why strike one nerve when you can get a couple, I always say…
[quote[The fliers include a color drawing of a woman plunging a large bloody knife into the belly of a terrified rabbit. The fliers urge kids to ``ask your mommy how many dead animals she killed to make her fur clothes.[/quote]
How can you kill a dead animal? It’s already dead.
Thanks for the link on that, I love the “psycho-mom” cover. I wish they would hand one of these things to my daughter, she’s 15 and would probably wet herself laughing at them.
Congrats, Deagan. I hope I can do that someday. These people are pathetic and disgusting. Fanatics suck, period, and those who think it’s OK to scare the shit out of kids to make their point are, I guess, at least admitting their arguments don’t stand up to real scrutiny by rational adults. I’m a vegetarian, and PETA has single-handedly put me off the animal rights bandwagon. There’s no room for sensible people who are content to say “animals should be treated humanely, but let’s use some common sense.”
In less complicated terms: fuck 'em. Fuck them hard. I have no kids, don’t wear fur, and don’t ever want to attend another Nutcracker performance, but I wish I had a chance to go off on one of these jerkoffs.
I laughed when I saw that. I laughed long, and I laughed hard. When I was finished doing that, I laughed some more. I wonder if I can convince my parents to let me go buy a leather jacket tomorrow…