Wednesday, February 20, 2008

PETA and the Guerrilla Girls

PETA and the Guerrilla girls, in my opinion reach everyone through bumper stickers, the internet, and billboards. All kinds of people see bumper stickers and billboards on a daily basis. Not everyone sees the internet. PETA is a bit more extreme than the Guerrilla girls. I can identify with some of PETA’s points such as abusing animals or causing them pain for no good reason, and I can also see not wearing fur. But not eating meat, is a bit extreme. To agree with the group, you basically believe that animals are equal to humans; that they should have equal rights. That is a little ridiculous. Now, the Guerilla girls are something quite different. The aspects of their campaign that stand out to me are the strength of their messages. It may be a humorous billboard, but it means so much more than that. The most effective part about it is how they reach everyone, everywhere. The internet reaches the world. They where the masks so people will focus more on than issues rather than who is presenting them, which makes sense. Feminism seems to be their main reason for this group. They are hard core feminists who want more credit to go to female artists. In a nut shell. I guess I agree.

1 comment:

Osu Children's Home Project said...

I actually don't agree with the statement that in order to agree with PETA you have to believe that animals are equal to humans. As a vegetarian, I agree with almost everything PETA says, but at the same time I do not believe that animals are equal to humans. I see a huge difference in killing a baby and killing a puppy. Yet although I see this difference, I will fight for the rights of animals because I want to ease as much suffering in this world as I can. To me, there is nothing "extreme" in not eating meat. In fact, I find consuming meat very unnatural and unhealthy.

Anyways, I digress and feel like I'm being one of those touchy vegetarians. Overall, PETA can mean what you want it to mean.