PETA Patrol: Go ALL or Go Home!

Per my morning ritual; I was listening to the Tom Joyner Morning Show, the morning they had an interview with Taraji P. Henson discussing her recent PETA campaign.  It's the same highly publicized campaign that the few participants bare all in the name of PETA.  I’ve always liked Taraji as an actress, however; after a previous interview I heard her give on the same show detailing her decision to work with Tyler Perry on his feature film, The Family That Preys; I was totally turned off by her attitude! 
I’ll begin there:  On that particular interview I found her to be abrasive and a tad bit catty.  She and Tyler Perry, whom was included in the interview, went back and forth with banter, however; I found her remarks to him to be rude and slightly demeaning.  Maybe she meant no harm by her comments, and maybe that’s the relationship she and Tyler Perry have, and she’s certainly entitled to be herself and my opinion means absolutely nothing and won’t make or break her bank account, BUT…it is what it is, so I’ll continue.  Make no mistake; I’ll continue watching her on the big screen and I’m sure if I actually chatted with her personally I would feel some other sort of way…maybe NOT, but I’m open to a change of opinion. (wink to Taraji)


Back to PETA Patrol---
During the “PETA” interview and her decision to, rather be naked than wear fur; I got to thinking of PETA and what they stand for, and the negative connotations associated with those of us that possibly wear fur, or those of us whom believe that God gave us (humans) dominion over all the animals of the land and sea.  I thought, “Oh Em Gee!  PETA is not and/or SHOULD not be just about fashion and fur!  That’s not a stand!
Go ALL or go home!”  I said that all in my mind as I was listening to her speak because she said, “I can stop wearing fur for the cause.”  She went as far as to say, it was like destiny that she was asked to be apart of this campaign because years back she was watching some documentary over cruelty of animals and was convicted then and there and began crying in her living room in front of the television.  It MOVED her, she said passionately.  Then, when Jay asked if she was going to stop eating chicken; she said, “Not my wings!  Surely I’ll continue eating hot wings!” 

LOL!  See my point?!  Yes…it was funny, but it was also TYPICAL!  People make all these judgment calls and criticize and state these monumental facts of life or convictions, but they don’t even know what they truly stand for! 


I felt like; if you’re not able to stop wearing leather, eating your beloved chicken wings, steak or shrimp and don't even get me started on wearing leather boots, then sit your ass down!  This PETA, they actually are very militant in what they stand for, or at least they should be; but I suppose for the publicity…(Side-Eye)...well we know how THAT goes!  I’m sorry but the sad reality is: Some people care more about these animals than they do humans!  You know it’s true, if you’ll send a man to jail for allowing dog fighting to go on at his home, but allow rapist, molesters, murders and drug dealers to walk the streets.  Those same types of people DESTROY life too; HUMAN life as a matter of a fact! 


FACT:  We had a cold winter here in Texas.  There are homeless folk (humans, hello?!) under every bridge; I hadn’t seen not one person picking them up, taking them to their home, feeding, bathing, and clothing them.  Let it be a dog, or even a damn tiger…they’ll be up in the house with you, next to you and your kids, wrapped in a snuggie for a family portrait!  I mean, we really need to get our minds right!  HUMAN life is more important and shouldn’t be discarded because you think an animal has your back and won’t let you down!  Let, even for a second that tiger get hungry enough…he will hunt for blood, and if you’re in the vicinity…sorry folks, you’re going down!


XOXO