Samantha Ronson Points Out How Odd It Is That We Care More About Chickens Than Humans
November 6th, 2008 by Evil Beet
Okay, so, my friend Trish keeps talking about this book called Skinny Bitch, basically about how you have to be all vegan and shit to truly be healthy, and she’s like, “Listen, Beet, I don’t think you should read it unless you’re ready to be vegan. It’s the kind of thing you can’t unread.” And I went a few months without reading it, but then last night I gave in and bought it and I’m about halfway through, and I think I have to be vegan now. The poor animals! It’s SO AWFUL how they’re treated — I just can’t be part of anything that encourages that industry. I just think of anyone doing that to Leo or the kitties and it makes me so angry! And Californians seem to understand those horrors — they passed an animal-rights initiative on Tuesday, while revoking the rights of gay couples to marry.
Samantha Ronson sums it up nicely on her latest MySpace blog:
2 steps forward….. 2 steps back
i guess people care more about farm animals than they do their fellow man, that’s really sad to me.
yes, i am glad that the chickens will have more room and better conditions as they wait to die, but i just think it’s frightening that people show more compassion for tomorrow’s dinner than for the chef.
yup, miss piggy and chicken little may rest easy, but gay people in florida and california can no longer get married and gay couples in arkansas can’t adopt children. g-d forbid a loving family (regardless of sexual orientation) give a needy child a home! there aren’t children out there in dire need of love and shelter, no this country is thriving and no child is in need.
oh well, i guess one out of four ain’t bad!
You tell ‘em, Sam!
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@quirky–I think Sam is sort of saying that it’s California voters who seem not to be able to care about more than one issue at once. But while I’m all for gay rights (and animal rights) her analogy isn’t great. Not being able to get married and living in your own filth until you are slaughtered…not exactly the same in my book. I haven’t read Skinny Bitches but I’ve read plenty of other books on the subject. If you’re going to eat meat, just try to get it from a smaller, family farm, not a factory farm/processing place. Those are horrible for animals, workers, the environment–just bad all around.
Oh, and eating meat is the survival of the fittest (Sassysabby)? Go out in a field and kill a cow with your bare hands, then butcher it yourself and eat it–THAT would be survival of the fittest.
i love cashews!!!
Regarding veganism -I think the problem is that many vegans don’t make sure to get complete proteins in their daily diets. So Beet, just make sure that You do!
beet: it isn’t that hard for vegans/vegetarians to get all their nutrients, as there are many great books that will help you understand how to get optimum nutrition from non animal sources. i have been veg for over half my life and i am very healthy and not over or underweight. most meat eaters aren’t really very healthy themselves so to see them playing the nutrient card at vegans is hilarious. after all,we aren’t the ones who are eating at mc donalds and wendy’s 3 times a week.
i don’t think eating animals is wrong, but i do think the way we mass produce animals without regard to them as having feelings is very wrong, they are tortured. not to mention the harm that msg and all the other crap they cram into them hurts us. i wish everyone could just raise our own!
@ quirkygirlkitten
I totally agree. I’ve been a vegetarian for 18 minutes and I’m finding it easier than I thought.
Viva la Vegan!
Awww shit…… nevermind…
Meat, it’s whats for dinner
every vegan woman i ever met was fat. that’s all i have to say about that.
@ censorthis
well,at least they were a step up from the chicks you usually get: morbidly obese KFC inhaling right wing inbred republican fucktards. Did you check that box on eharmony?
I’m a vegan . I’m a construction worker. I can lift double my weight . If my washing machine breaks down I have a washboard to spare . Before I was vegan I weighed 182lbs , had 28% body fat and was on disability . (I have had Lupus for 20 years) BTW Chick Peas have more Iron (there are a littany of other vegan options that do as well) than ANY meat . Anything in excess of 12% of your daily calories from protein damages your kidneys and it is impossible unless you eat crap to get less than the 8% you actually need. But this isn’t about that.
Samantha was attempting to make a point about inequality morons . She actually blogged in favour of animal welfare standards the previous day. I don’t even know why I am dignifying this with a response.
Anyone else actually like chickens MORE than most people in Hollywood, or is that just me?
It’s not really an analogy. She’s saying she’s shocked that people seem to care more about the comfort of food animals (which she cares a lot about), than they do about civil rights for a group of people. She’s not saying one is “like” the other. It’s a contrast to highlight what people seem to care about, and it’s a good one. Much better than simply saying, “I wish more people voted for gay civil rights.”
What is the deal with this horrid look she is always giving? yuck!
i read the book too, went vegan for a while, then decided it was impossible to do while in mexico, so i’m waiting to go back to the states where there is more option, and in the mean time just trying to be as healthy and cruelty free as possible.
>Regarding veganism -I think the problem is that many vegans
>don’t make sure to get complete proteins in their daily diets.
This is an odd comment that comes up regularly. The best counter is to suggest the person asks their doctor how often protein deficient vegans or vegetarians are seen in their practice. And then ask what the food related problems they do see often are.