Comments on: PETA Won’t Be At The Super Bowl

By: ebean

ebean — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:27:02 +0000

Vegetarians do do it better

By: B

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:41:13 +0000

I think this is a GREAT ad. I’m a female (non-lesbian!) and vegan, while it may piss off the feminists, it just may make a couple of macho sports fans think twice about downing that hamburger! It doesn’t really matter WHY people become vegetarians/vegans, because in the end the same thing is accomplished!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:11:12 +0000

So I have to ask… is PETA looking to ‘convert’ only males and lesbians? Where is MY eye candy? I’d love to see some hunky vegan in this ad sucking on a ripe tomato or something.

I’m with Gweb – this isn’t really the demographic they should be trying to reach – do they really think some omni is going to drop his buffalo wing and convert to veganism on the spot for the potential of better sex?…

I agree it’s maybe a little too racy for daytime TV normally, but this is the smut-laden Super Bowl! It’s not much worse than Victoria’s Secret, Carls Jr, or GoDaddy.com ads (don’t even get me started on Viagra and Cialis).

By: coffee

coffee — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:21:22 +0000

ironically PETA is getting more publicity from the fact that their ad was banned than they would have if it was approved

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:26:51 +0000

My response to this commercial is that objectifying women by depicting them in “sexual” ways – arguably not a real sexuality, but a pornographic, male-oriented sexuality – is a poor choice for a way to advertise a vegetarian diet. It makes me wonder if anyone at PETA has read anything written by Carol Adams or if they are aware of the ecofeminist vegetarian point of view at all..

By: Lane

Lane — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:31:38 +0000

Hi Gweb,
The other point we get stuck on, is they’re spending all this money on campaigns that won’t be seen by anyone other than their own community (those of us who hear about their antics and are somewhat curious). If they had put out a slightly less risque ad it might have made it on to network tv.
But, as a guy, this gets my attention.

Hi Kara,
Exactly! Now where is that asparagus!

By: kara

kara — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:30:14 +0000

O My

By: Gweb

Gweb — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:49:24 +0000

Can’t really say I’m down with this ad.
Yeah, I guess it’s funny.
Yeah, It’s true…
…but I just have this “feeling” that PETA has shot itself in the foot one too many times for this type of ad to be effective.

I wonder, “Hmmm…what did they hope to accomplish with this ad?”
And I can’t think of a single answer.
To us Vegans/Vegetarians they’re preaching to the choir and most Omni/Carni couldn’t give two shits about what PETA has to say anymore.

I just don’t know.