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Originally Posted by somerfrost
Probably cause I'd defend positions using common sense which would put his audience to sleep...who wants to hear fair and balanced when they can enjoy name-calling and demonizing? PETA has of course learned this...a naked Hollywood starlet draws more attention than a middle-aged man just as all forms of extremism always draw attention!
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Excellent point, but I think it's also easy to turn people off to something because of extremism-- I had a friend who was a fanatical vegetarian for years- the sort who would "moo" at her friends' burgers. I was very tempted to try vegetarianism, but she kept me away from it for an additional two years because I didn't want to behave like her! I finally tried it when I was away at college so she wouldn't find out- isn't THAT funny. I think the abuses in animal industries, racing, food, whatever, are manifold, but when the knee-jerk reaction is "ban it" rather than "reform it" I think people tune out the message. If PETA would put its clout behind demanding racetracks fund retirement homes for retired racehorses, for example, I bet they could generate lots of public support and pressure to allot a tiny portion of purses or wagers to retirement care.
Not to mention run some great ads with naked celebrities and horses... wait, maybe that wouldn't be so great...
01-31-2007, 03:41 PM
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