RALEIGH, N.C.
Four NBC affiliates broadcasting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade are banning a commercial promoting veganism sponsored by Norfolk-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
PETA spokesman Michael Lyubinsky said Tuesday the organization wanted to air the commercial during the parade but stations in Raleigh, N.C., Columbia, S.C., Savannah, Ga., and Little Rock, Ark., had banned it.
The commercial depicts a young girl saying grace at Thanksgiving, giving thanks for "the turkey farms where they pack them into dark, tiny little sheds for their whole lives."
The ad encourages viewers to "Go vegan."
Brad Moses, general manager of Raleigh's WNCN, said he decided to ban the ad in Raleigh and Savannah because it's not appropriate for the spirit of the parade.
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Another bad Idea !
These Turkeys were killed for a reason and that is for eating. We are not going to feel guilty about enjoying that which God has given us. Let's worry about people who kill for no reason!
PETA Shelters
PETA shelters that take in stray and unwanted pets (companion animals) have an 85% kill rate nationally. Park across the street from the pet crematory in Virginia Beach sometime and watch the large containers of executed pets being delivered by truck for cremation. (Unless, you want to sit by a dumpster in North Carolina in the middle of the night and see them being dumped.)
Mythical shelters
PeTA does not operate shelters. Their opponents repeatedly make the incorrect claim to support their arguments, even swearing they've seen a mythical Norfolk facility despite never having visited the area. Unfortunately, PeTA is too often called to be the euthanasia provider of last resort for those unwilling or unable to make the difficult choice themselves. Obviously this means the statistics for animals actually euthanized will be high.
I wonder if shark and
I wonder if shark and alligators and other animals that eat humans have an organization to save us?
Eat More Turkey
Eat meat! It's good for you. Humans have been doing it for thousands of years.... and will do so for thousands more.
Vegans
As an avowed omnivore, I believe that vegan's and vegetarians represent a valuable commodity. When the apocalypse comes, the vegan's will be our best source of tender, grain and vegetable fed protein. Personally, I keep a list of my "herd" of vegan's who will supply me meat during the dark time.
:)
I'll have to admit...
that is a great commercial!!! And I'm not a PETA fan.
It is a good commercial. The
It is a good commercial. The girl is spot on--"and also thank you for rainbows, let's eat" The girl's grace is quite a bit more explicit than the quote the Pilot offers. Given most of the programing (and other commercials) are going to be in celebration of *Turkey* day I can understand why the networks chose not to air this commercial. I'm neither a friend nor a fan of PETA but I think they're marketing team rocks. "kitten of the sea" indeed.
my turkey will still cook
I think if people have not chosen to go vegan on thanksgiving, they are certainly not going to choose to do so at the random moment the commercial shows after the floats of Snoopy and Spongebob go by, and as their turkey is usually already roasting in the oven...PETA would be wasting their money anyway...just sayin
PETA
PETA Needs to be stuffed and thrown away. They are such an eye sore to the City of Norfolk!
Turkey
Im not a fan of PETA but I must say you should be. After all they do protect animals like jackass'. I think they should use the building to store old weird guys.
I agree with you 100%
I agree with you 100% Beachgazr. I work just down the road from PETA's office (which originally was the NOAA building) I'm so glad that the "Barney" building is being built now I can't see PETA at all! :-) A friend of mine says that PETA stands for People Eat Tasty Animals!
The won!
The Local & National News articles about this will give PETA more (Free) advertisement than they could ever Pay for?
They're SMART!
re: The won!
How smart can they be airing a commercial AFTER the birds have been purchased and most are in the oven?
Typical PeTA, poor execution...
Slippery Slope
This kind of censoring goes on all the time in every station in America. You just don't see or hear about it. And it is insidious.
If these are licensed local television stations, there licenses should be challenged when they are up for renewal. It is in the PUBLIC interest to debate such questions. That's why the government gets all the money for it's spectrum allocation. PETA should be getting FREE AIR TIME. Instead they can't even BUY AIR TIME. That's dangerous. See how selfish those in the ivory broadcast towers have become with the PUBLIC"S airwaves.
What happens when your favorite cause can't get it's point across in the local media because someone doesn't agree with it?
Censorship.
Free Air Time?
While they're at it NBC should give free air time to American Pastured Poultry Producers Association, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, and the National Pork Producers Council. This is not censorship as it is not a government mandate but a business decision.
Equal access
I have to agree-- there should be equal access to TV air time.
If the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Dairy Council and other paid lobbyists representing corporate agribusinesses are allowed to purchase air time promoting their products, why are pro-vegetarian groups not allowed the same freedoms? Allow no advertising for Perdue, Inc. or Tyson Foods either & make it about the parade.
Strangely, PeTA's Superbowl ads are designed to appeal to the specific viewing demographic but are banned the same way Oprah got attacked by the paid beef lobbyists. One corporation protects the next's economic interests and they all hide their dirty laundry from Joe public so everybody gets rich... its the new American way.
because...
..the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Dairy Council and all the other organizations are selling a product, not a viewpoint.
Usually you put forth well
Usually you put forth well argued suppositions. However, I fail to understand why you think PETA should be getting free airtime.
Furthermore, how is it not the right of the tv station, a private enterprise, to decide what they will and will not air?
Slippery Slope
Parades are for kids and that's who will be watching Thanksgiving morning, and as such I don't think it's the proper place or time to make a political point by PETA. I only wish our own NBC affiliate, WAVY-TV, would show the same amount of spine.