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To bad this animal activist wont be coming to Florida. Read tis great article:
Ethical treatment of animals group uses sex to sell meatless message
By DOUGLAS P. GUARINO
Democrat Staff Writer
PORTSMOUTH — Salvation Army’s bell ringers had some stiff competition Wednesday.
Wearing 6-inch heels, black stockings and a short red skirt, 20-year-old People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals intern Jessica Parry arrived in Market Square at noon to hand out free vegetarian Tofurky meals to passersby.
Playing the role of PETA’s "Sexy Santa," the Penn State junior was on day two of a weeklong tour of the Northeast aimed at promoting vegetarianism during the holiday season.
"People are in the holiday spirit," William Rivas-Rivas, a PETA spokesman traveling with Parry said Thursday. "It’s about love and compassion — we’d like to see people extend that holiday spirit to animals."
Although their ultimate goal is the advocacy of a vegan diet free of all meat and dairy products, Rivas-Rivas said organization based out of Norfolk, Va., does not expect people to turn vegetarian overnight.
"We’re a pragmatic organization," Rivas-Rivas said. "If it is simply replacing one meal with a meat substitute, they are already saving animals."
Occasionally, Rivas-Rivas said, PETA, which also boasts actress and model Pamela Anderson as a spokeswoman, does get flack from fellow advocacy organizations for using sex appeal as a means to promote their cause.
"That’s what attracts people’s attention," Rivas-Rivas said, noting that the organization’s president is a woman. "We didn’t make up the rules but we’re certainly going to play by them."
Parry, who gave up spending Christmas with her family back in Pennsylvania to do the tour, described her role as a fun way to draw attention to a serious cause.
"We’re not trying to degrade anyone," she said.
Along with the Tofurkys — a soy-based, turkey-flavored roast complete with savory stuffing — the group also handed out fliers detailing the negative health affects meat eating can have on humans, along with information about poor conditions animals endure in commercial slaughterhouses.
Some vegetarians who happened to be walking through Market Square Thursday happily accepted the free meal.
Mike Packer, 30, of Newberry, Mass., and a 13-year vegetarian said he was excited to try it for the first time.
While many meat eaters declined the free offer, others curiously stared at the small red box for a few minutes before deciding to give it a try.
"I don’t know if I’ll like it or not," Pam Tapley, 50 of Portsmouth, said.
In total, the group wound up giving out 48 Tofurkys, which Rivas-Rivas said typically go for about $7 each in health food stores, in an hour. That figure included the three they gave to the bell ringers, he said.
© 2004 Geo. J. Foster Company -
Has anyone ever seen the old episodes of Batman on TV land? All the women in the background seem to be wearing very nice heels (or at least nice for the time period- 50's 60's whatever it was.) Some of the heels seem to be fairly nice. Wonder if the casting director was into high heels or not.
Ethical treatment of animals group uses sex to sell meatless message
By DOUGLAS P. GUARINO
Democrat Staff Writer
PORTSMOUTH — Salvation Army’s bell ringers had some stiff competition Wednesday.
Wearing 6-inch heels, black stockings and a short red skirt, 20-year-old People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals intern Jessica Parry arrived in Market Square at noon to hand out free vegetarian Tofurky meals to passersby.
Playing the role of PETA’s "Sexy Santa," the Penn State junior was on day two of a weeklong tour of the Northeast aimed at promoting vegetarianism during the holiday season.
"People are in the holiday spirit," William Rivas-Rivas, a PETA spokesman traveling with Parry said Thursday. "It’s about love and compassion — we’d like to see people extend that holiday spirit to animals."
Although their ultimate goal is the advocacy of a vegan diet free of all meat and dairy products, Rivas-Rivas said organization based out of Norfolk, Va., does not expect people to turn vegetarian overnight.
"We’re a pragmatic organization," Rivas-Rivas said. "If it is simply replacing one meal with a meat substitute, they are already saving animals."
Occasionally, Rivas-Rivas said, PETA, which also boasts actress and model Pamela Anderson as a spokeswoman, does get flack from fellow advocacy organizations for using sex appeal as a means to promote their cause.
"That’s what attracts people’s attention," Rivas-Rivas said, noting that the organization’s president is a woman. "We didn’t make up the rules but we’re certainly going to play by them."
Parry, who gave up spending Christmas with her family back in Pennsylvania to do the tour, described her role as a fun way to draw attention to a serious cause.
"We’re not trying to degrade anyone," she said.
Along with the Tofurkys — a soy-based, turkey-flavored roast complete with savory stuffing — the group also handed out fliers detailing the negative health affects meat eating can have on humans, along with information about poor conditions animals endure in commercial slaughterhouses.
Some vegetarians who happened to be walking through Market Square Thursday happily accepted the free meal.
Mike Packer, 30, of Newberry, Mass., and a 13-year vegetarian said he was excited to try it for the first time.
While many meat eaters declined the free offer, others curiously stared at the small red box for a few minutes before deciding to give it a try.
"I don’t know if I’ll like it or not," Pam Tapley, 50 of Portsmouth, said.
In total, the group wound up giving out 48 Tofurkys, which Rivas-Rivas said typically go for about $7 each in health food stores, in an hour. That figure included the three they gave to the bell ringers, he said.
© 2004 Geo. J. Foster Company
Constantine the Movie
in For Everybody
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Hi..... saw Keanu Reeves new movie the other day.... not bad...... but here's the thing......at the end of the movie it looks like Rachel Weisz (his co-star) might be wearing 6 inch stiletto heel pumps. It's a little hard to say.... because the view is from behing and it's kind of dark.... but my gut instinct tells me those are 6 inch heels I saw. It happens during the last seen of the movie. Check it out if you like. By the way is this the appropriate, or should I say best, board for this kind of message? Thanks. Oh and the movie ain't too shabby either if you like fantasy action movies.