idk if it 100% counts as propaganda since animal cruelty is a real problem but i think PETA does far more harm than good
i’m a HUGE animal lover and they have stuff targeted towards young people so i saw some of their videos on social media etc and was really compelled by their messaging. i went vegan and everything! (i never joined a club or anything IRL tho). thankfully i’m a Big Learner and love to read so i eventually started learning about the issues within the idea that vegan = ethical. i also started learning about marine conservation and it was wild to me that PETA was barely talking abt the seafood industry, which is literally causing entire species to go extinct! they have 0 structural analysis in general.
so anyways i got over that ridiculousness by the end of high school, and then in college i learned about the farmworkers’ rights movement and their labor issues which further shaped my views on the subject.
i’m currently mostly vegetarian/flexitarian, try to get cruelty-free products, still strongly oppose factory farms etc but i know i have a far more solid and nuanced view on sustainability and animal ethics at this point. because ultimately bigger-picture i think it’s an issue that lies within capitalism, which leads to mass production of all food which is bad for both people and animals (plus white supremacy’s abuse of the land and patriarchal approaches to the treatment of animals)
Jun 16, 2024
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that was until i realized i would have to experience animal death pretty much every day. so then i quickly pivoted to paleontologist (already dead animals=better?)
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because who dont love aniimals!
May 27, 2025
I have lived by this billboard for the last three years and it has been one of my favorite mysteries. It’s only ever occupied by hilarious PETA ads that change with a seemingly random cadence. Every sign is more absurd than the last, though this one in particular really takes the cake.
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being traditionally cool is really quite boring and iterative, and it’s actually very cool and sexy to geek out about something you like or share bits of knowledge on a topic you’re passionate about
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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WORKER’S DAY!!!! i love having a union, i love being a union steward and getting to support my unit. when my union won its contract, i got a pay bump, better benefits, and increased protection as a worker. 🥳
unions help address racial and gender pay gaps, issues workplaces impose on families and those having kids, addressing unsafe conditions, plus things like better health insurance, wages and overtime, weingarten rights to representation, and more!!!
if you don’t have a union but are thinking about forming one, check out AFL-CIO’s page (linked) or Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee. there’s always more power in a union!! ✊🥖🌹
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