People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA made the announcement today that animal names used to describe humans should now become sacrificial lambs in order to avoid hurting animals.
When it comes to “rejecting supremacist language” the logic of leftist woke speak escapes me.
It is hard to argue with an organization that advocates for the animals. PETA means well, and quite frankly, a lot of their posturing may be a way to garner attention. With today’s announcement, however, they seem to have gone totally ape sh*t. Their crazy as a loon linguistic antics come off sounding more like a cock and bull story than anything else.
Maybe what is really bugging me is the suspicion these anti animal sayings PETA’s advocating are yet another round of politically incorrect words we are being told to stop using. The terminology of woke speak has struck again, this time in the animal kingdom.
“Words can create a more inclusive world, or perpetuate oppression,” the animal rights organization wrote Tuesday in a tweet that was pinned to its page. “Calling someone an animal as an insult reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other animals & justified in violating them. Stand up for justice by rejecting supremacist language.”
PETA presented this chart on Twitter Thursday.
According to PETA, animal-based insults breed Speciesism, a brand-new way for all humans to be supremacists.
Truly beastly.
To combat anti-animal language and control the evils of Speciesism, PETA provides us with alternatives to discouraging words and verbal insults.
Sometimes you get the feeling PETA’s public announcements come across like a dog with the runs. Perhaps it is all those white supremacist insults being flung around in the media today that has PETA feeling like little lost lambs. Their alpha dog solution was to come up with some supremacy complaints of their own to bitch about.
PETA seems determined to push us to the brink with animal woke speak to combat what they believe is the supposedly systemic prejudice we humans carry for our pets. (Note: the word “pet” has now been relegated to the doghouse. Pets are now our new “companions.” Sounds so much nicer.)
According to PETA animal-related insults are harmful” and “inaccurate.” PETA also feels animals, unlike the truly clueless of our species, have enough smarts to understand when they are being insulted, and that they do understand English (or whatever language you choose to cast your animal aspersions)
Actually, I gotta go with this last one. Anyone with a pet, excuse me, companion, knows full well you never say words out loud like “walk” or “treat” or “play ball” unless you intend to make good on them.
Full disclosure here. I have a mini dachshund who happens to look upon bigger dogs – German Shepherds, Pit Bull Terriers and the like- as lunch. Like any good supremacist, in her mind she is top dog. Anyone who disagrees with her is kibble.
At doggy day care my companion has been banned from group play because of the merciless way she picks on the bigger dogs. With animal woke speak in mind, am I now entitled to exercise my rights, indignantly claim implicit bias and demand inclusion? No need since a safe space with treats and a trainer’s lap to hang out on during group play has been provided. Not because of white privilege. My dog has a red coat.
We need to tread very carefully when it comes to animal woke speak. If we don’t watch what we say and think before we speak, things could get cuckoo.
For instance, if anti-animal sayings, no matter how unintentional are harmful, banish pussy whipped from your vocabulary. Sick as a dog? Well, that’s just plain canine cultural appropriation. And lest you want to find yourself surrendering to crude stereotypes, you better think twice when it comes to naming your companion. Forget about Whitey, Blacky, or Poncho for a chihuahua. Oreo? C’mon. Polly want a cracker?
Today’s announcement from PETA seemed to strike people as one of their weirder concepts. A lot were left wondering in almost in lemming like fashion whether PETA’s woke speak had finally reached its peak.
Immediately, Twitter users declared that PETA had truly “jumped the shark” this time.
Didn’t the group have bigger fish to fry? many asked.
“Well, this just looks like they are trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear,” Twitter user Allyson Paynter replied.
Woke speak is beginning to seem like too much work, especially when it comes to forcing us to find new ways to describe our less than desirable human traits. Free speech is for the birds. PETA’s demands are beginning to seem that way too.
