Has anyone else noticed that PeTA are using celebrities with questionable ethics in their campaigns?

Question

The two which I've noticed in particular are Joss Stone and Charlize Theron. Joss is often on their website as being a healthy vegetarian and yet was part of the 'why milk' campaign, encouraging people to believe that milk is good for you.

Charlize Theron is on the anti-fur campaign, yet can be seen beaming out to me in the supermarket isles, from the L'Oreal bottles. Everybody who is familier with PeTA or animal rights know that L'Oreal conducts a huge amount of it's testing on animals.

Answer 1

OH yes, and not a lot of people not that McCartney or however its spelled, fights for animal rights bans fur from her collections but she has a lot of silk products. How many silk worms does she kill for a scarf. She also has done leather handbags.

Answer 2

Yes, and I also wonder how many thousands of non-vegetarians must dismiss the whole issue everytime Pamela Anderson appears to be "THE" PETA spokesperson, as well many other gimmicks including Nudity and not to mention some just plain sleazy commercials that the Networks wouldn't even air. I do cheer PETA on for all the great things they've done, but I wonder if it isn't time for Ingrid Newkirk to give someone else a chance at the helm? Thanks for bringing that up!

Answer 3

You know, I think that celebrities lending their names and their clout to vegetarian and anti- fur campaigns are important because they get attention from the media that everyday people couldn't ever get. In a perfect world they, and we would be perfect models of morality and ethics, but it rarely works that way and you make choices based on what you think is the best and worst in a given situation. I think pointing fingers at celebrities because of your perception of them not acting up to your standard is pointless and hypocritical. it's also harmful to the movement as a whole because then others read your comments and dismiss PETA and organizations like them. The most that you can do is live your own life with the ethics that you see fit and let others follow your lead. Don't wear fur, wool, silk or leather if that's what you think is right (I don't wear any of these) Don't eat meat, drink milk, eat cheese, ice cream etc if you think these are wrong (again, I don't eat any of these). Be a leader yourself and a beacon to others.

Answer 4

I agree it is a little hypocritical. I suppose the main aim is to bring attention to the campaign in question which nowadays usually requires a celebrity endorsement to grab people's attention.
I don't condone any violence as used by some minority animal rights groups but i don't think you can dismiss entirely PETAs contribution to the fight for animal welfare as a whole. They have done a lot of good work in particular raising public awareness of some of the cruelty involved with the big names such as KFC.

Answer 5

While I am a supporter of PETA it's all propaganda techniques that they teach you in the eighth grade. Remember the things like bandwagon and glittering generalities? You're doing what PETA wants you to do. You're talking about the celebrities they use and how this is wrong but this is okay. You're spreading their work out into other websites. So if you oppose PETA its better to ponder their information in your head but if you'd rather people learn from PETA continue this. It's all just one giant controversy that differs in opinions person to person.

Answer 6

I was watching E! the other night and saw that P!nk received an award for her 'work' for animal rights. (not sure if it was PeTA or not)...but she's not even a vegetarian! She still consumes chicken and fish. I was like, "That's ironic.....".
I agree. The celebrity faces that are being put out there for animal rights are oftentimes not really walking the walk. They just talk the talk.

Answer 7

Advertising is about getting people to buy into your product or to support your cause. Most vegetarians have learned to question things they read, see, and have been taught since day one.

PETA is targeting everyone else, not the vegetarians/vegans. We are already on board. They use these celebrities to get the average joe to think about things.
just as the "Got Milk" campaign does.

Hello, not all advertising is about telling the truth, come to think of it maybe Irish Spring won't get me a bunch of Irish lasses...back to the drawing board.

Answer 8

Well, the Vice President of PETA - Mary Beth Sweetland - uses steriods that were made from animal by-products. Her reasoning? That HER life is more important because she is saving animals.

Sounds like the whole group of you need to get together on your ideas. I guess a milk drinking vegetarian actress is horrible, but an animal steroid using VP is cool. Go figure.

That's what I love about PeTA people. Each of you is an expert, a spokesperson and a "true" member, yet I hear a different truth every time you guys open your mouth.

Perhaps some tolerance for those who don't exactly gorge ourselves on what you're trying to feed us wouldn't hurt either. I know a dog or cat would get it, but I'm not expecting that kind of treatment.

Answer 9

PETA certainly does have its faults, but it shouldn't distract people from the basic principle that a vegetarian diet frees animals from pain, cruelty and torture.

Answer 10

Ever noticed that just about everyone has questionable ethics in some way? It's tough to live out your entire life without doing anything you might regret later.

Let's judge PETA on their ideas and tactics, not on what famous face they contract to feature on advertising.