Comments on: Clicklist: Thanksgiving and the vegetarian http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-thanksgiving-and-the-vegetarian/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Tue, 22 May 2012 01:46:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gary Kavanagh http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-thanksgiving-and-the-vegetarian/comment-page-1/#comment-387750 Gary Kavanagh Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:09:41 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=5190#comment-387750 There is a couple different ones, like Vegan Outreach is another, but they are mostly low key, while PETA is obviously very loud and controversial. PETA gets the media attention, but I don't know how good that does when it mostly makes people afraid of us. There is a couple different ones, like Vegan Outreach is another, but they are mostly low key, while PETA is obviously very loud and controversial. PETA gets the media attention, but I don’t know how good that does when it mostly makes people afraid of us.

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-thanksgiving-and-the-vegetarian/comment-page-1/#comment-387579 Siel Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:16:23 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=5190#comment-387579 Interesting! It's a little unfortunate I've never heard of Vegan Action until now -- Interesting! It’s a little unfortunate I’ve never heard of Vegan Action until now –

]]> By: Gary Kavanagh http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-thanksgiving-and-the-vegetarian/comment-page-1/#comment-387111 Gary Kavanagh Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:12:09 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=5190#comment-387111 I haven't really been following the vegan org thing, but here is one besides PETA called Vegan Action, that is a lot less antagonistic. http://www.vegan.org I haven’t really been following the vegan org thing, but here is one besides PETA called Vegan Action, that is a lot less antagonistic.

http://www.vegan.org

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-thanksgiving-and-the-vegetarian/comment-page-1/#comment-387061 Siel Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:57:11 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=5190#comment-387061 It's a little sad that PETA's so closely tied to veganism in the public imagination. Is there a more sensible org that vegans can organize around? It’s a little sad that PETA’s so closely tied to veganism in the public imagination. Is there a more sensible org that vegans can organize around?

]]> By: Kim Woodbridge http://greenlagirl.com/clicklist-thanksgiving-and-the-vegetarian/comment-page-1/#comment-386954 Kim Woodbridge Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:04:30 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=5190#comment-386954 I tend to get bummed out around Thanksgiving when I think about all of the turkeys. Gary is exactly right about PETA. Shock value can be effective but you aren't going to change anyone by bashing them over the head with your point of view. I've found a gentler method works better - have people try to reduce the amount of meat they consume, have them read about how it's better for the environment, etc. To me PETA are like the crazed religious fundamentalists who rant at you but only end up turning your away rather than changing your mind or making you think. I tend to get bummed out around Thanksgiving when I think about all of the turkeys.

Gary is exactly right about PETA. Shock value can be effective but you aren’t going to change anyone by bashing them over the head with your point of view. I’ve found a gentler method works better – have people try to reduce the amount of meat they consume, have them read about how it’s better for the environment, etc. To me PETA are like the crazed religious fundamentalists who rant at you but only end up turning your away rather than changing your mind or making you think.

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