The Politics of Meat

There was a woman waaay the heck back - who published a piece of work called The Vindication of the Rights of Women. Her name was Mary Wollstonecraft and she's looked at today as one of the forerunners of the feminist movement.
Back then - she was patted on the head and looked at as an IDIOT with BIG DREAMS - but full of nonsense.
"Stupid woman...to THINK for a MOMENT that your SPECIES feels pain, or is capable of hurt - or capable of ANYTHING other than GIVING US MEN PLEASURE. You dumb, silly, stupid, dreaming woman. Very cute that you actually wrote something...but let's face it honey...we both know those words you wrote really don't make much sense, do they?"
Her view - and the feminist view that women were not only NOT doormats, but were actually INTELLIGENT humans worthy of more than bearing children or making for a good punching bag - were made fun of.
A man published an essay in RESPONSE to her Vindication - called "A Vindication of the Rights of Brutes" - which was meant to refute her stance - and parody it.
He compared feminist notions and the "idea" of equal rights for women to the likes of giving rights to barnyard animals. He basically said EACH instance was EQUALLY ridiculous.
Saying "What next?? Equal rights for a DOG?!?!? A horse...? A CHICKEN??? Give me a BREAK!!!!" As he dipped a dead chicken wing in hot sauce (which his wife prepared for him) and tore flesh from the bone.
Of course - this seems ludicurous now...but what will our children and grandchildren and great grandchildren and the millions of people who will come AFTER us think of the way we treat animals today?
Vegetarianism IS EVOLUTION. And that's it.
Just as the on-going fights with racism, sexism, homophobia and countless other "phobia" and "isms" which for some reason, seem to have society by the very shrivelled testes - we need to END THIS.
Of course - no one is fighting for a dog's right to VOTE.
A dog, cannot vote.
Just as no man would ever fight for his right to have an abortion.
A man, cannot have an abortion.
But an animal - lives. Feels pain. And - is a BEING.
An animal does not LIVE to serve any other purpose - except live.
We forget that a piece of veal is months and months of starvation and suffering.
We forget that when the the slaughtering knife comes closer - the cow cries and cringes with WIDE and TERRIFIED EYES - unable to CALCULATE what is about to happen to it.
People at my work say this is not true.
It is.
When ANYTHING is being STABBED - I don't care if you are a HUMAN, a PUPPY or a fucking ELEPHANT - YOU KNOW YOU ARE BEING STABBED.
When something is being CARVED UP ALIVE - this is TORTURE.
It's not our RIGHT as humans.
It is not "part of the food chain".
It's suffering. Torture. Pain for our gain.
THAT is NOT "serving a purpose".
It is us - enslaving it and torturing it.
We are COMPLETELY disassociated with what we eat.
This is a problem.
We see a cow as a cow. And we see a burger as a burger.
The two are seperated.
Now I know I still have SO MUCH to learn about this - about the politics of meat, the devastating effects factory farming has on our environment, the ACCEPTED INSENSITIVITY for our ANIMALS who own this PLANET JUST AS MUCH, IF NOT MORE THAN US.
And sadly, this insensitivity is instilled INTO US SINCE BIRTH.
Personally, I don't think ANYONE will ever fully grasp how big it is.
But we have a SIMPLE CHOICE:
Eat animals - Or don't.

We have to learn that there is NO SUCH THING as "meat".

"Meat" is a dead animal, packaged up in a pretty pink bow.
"Meat" is a manufactured word - manufactored by people who want to manufactor animals and hush the SCREAMS of the animals burning in tight-fitting cages.
"Meat" is a made up "IDEA" that SUFFERING is merely a part of the food chain, something we are dependent on, a STAPLE to a healthy diet.
"Meat" is a nicer way of saying "Dead Animal" - a more appetizing way of saying "Freshly slaughtered", a polite way of describing a friendly and peaceful creature who was gutted, skinned and bled to death.
Meat is 3 million animals killed EVERY SINGLE HOUR OF EVERY SINGLE DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK SO THEY CAN GIVE US PLEASURE.
So we can have our Barbecues.
So we can sprinkle chicken on our caesar salads.
So we can microwave chicken pot pies and say "Oh my...I REALLY like this recipe...how did you get the meat so tender - it just SLIDES right off the bone!!.." - "oh...I soak it in oil and slow cook it for 8 hours."
Animals are NOT ours to take, capture, torture, starve or eat.
Rabbits, animals, dogs, cats, ducks, chickens, turkeys, cows, pigs, buffalo, shark, fish, salmon, are sandwich filler, frozen dinners, processed lunch meat, concentration camp VICTIMS.
Cramped, dirty, bleeding, infected and INSANE with FURIOUS RAGE and HELPLESSNESS from what we do to them - what we ARE doing to them right now.
Sound familiar? Sound ridiculous? Sound absurd?

Women, jews, gays, blacks - we were ALL there and we STILL haven't fucking recovered.

"What next?" writer Thomas Taylor asked in A Vindication of the Rights of Brutes, "Equal rights for LOWLY animals?"

Well, Mr. Taylor - YES.

Exactly that. Except they were NEVER "lowly".

They were only ever beautiful. And WE made them our slaves.

It's THEIR TURN FOR A REAL SHOT AT LIBERATION.

PLEASE

STOP

EATING

MEAT.

VIVA LA BANANA!!!!

My sister recently sent me an article about the mysterious, the whacky, the WEIRDO of ALL FRUITS - The Banana!!
Since I was a kid, I've loved bananas - and I make sure that not a single visit to the grocery store goes without a visit to my fine potassium-drenched friends.
Hey - if they are good enough for the monkies - they are good enough for MOI!!
Now, apart from the convenience, the delicious taste and the versatility of the banana - I didn't really know much about these babies.
Until now.
Now - my most FIERCE suspicions are confirmed: The Banana is TRUELY a BANAN-TASTIC FRUIT - and has so many purposes...I kinda feel like a sixth grader in LOVE for the very first time....
Did you know, bananas can help out people suffering from the following...

Anemia -- Because of their high iron content, bananas have the ability to stimulate hemoglobin production in the bloodstream.

Bone Mass Decay In Salt Eaters - Some science guy found out that "The potassium [found in bananas] appears to counteract the bad effects of high-salt diets by preventing bones from decaying at a fast rate."
FUCK YOU, Osteoperosis!! BANANAS GOT MY BACK, BITCH!

Constipation - If you're blocked up, stick a banana in your ass and hold it there for like, 10 seconds.
Just kidding.
Stick it in your mouth. The banana's high fiber content helps to restore normal bowel function. It also contain pectin, a water-absorbing nutrient which aids in firming your stool. Mind you - I've never had a problem in this category - in fact - this might work AGAINST me. ANyone know of a fruit that WON'T make you shit like a madman? Contact me.

Depression - Like turkey, bananas contain tryptophan, a protein that converts to the neurotransmitter serotonin. Serotonin is instrumental in facilitating relaxation. Low levels of serotonin are believed to cause mood disorders including depression.
In ENGLISH - bananas make you happy.
At least, they make me happy. And that's all that matters.

High Blood Pressure - The Canadian Food and Drug Association or whatever they fuck they are called actually ALLOWS the banana industry to make official claims that bananas reduce the risk of blood pressure problems.

Nervousness - Bananas are high in the B-complex vitamins, which are known to have a calming effect on the nervous system. And for real - sometimes I'll be at my computer all pissed off about something - not being able to write, not being able to learn a song on bass...or download a song on bass..whatever. I'll have a banana: All life's mysteries and problems are INSTANTLY SOLVED.

Strokes -- Strokes frighten me. Not that I do anything that could induce a stroke..but still..the very idea...*shiver*.
A study of 5,600 people revealed that those with the lowest intakes of potassium were 50% more likely to suffer a stroke. "THEY" say, that adding a banana to your regular diet can cut the risk of death by stoke by as much as 40%.

Ugliness - The Body Shop uses some 250,000 bananas each year in the manufacture of its beauty products. In Central America, mashed bananas are used to relieve dry skin. Other homespun banana beauty treatments include exfoliating masks (blend mashed bananas with cosmetic clay), hair conditioner (combine mashed banana with a few drops of almond oil) and hand moisturizing lotion (mash a banana with 2 pats of butter).

Hangovers - So help me god. I woke up one morning after a night of downtown bru-ha-ha and, putting it bluntly - I felt like I spent the night absorbing punches to my stomach and head. I was still a fucking mess and in NO shape to go to work. All I could muster to intake were two glasses of britta water, and a good ole banana. On my way to work, i found myself cranking the car radio and tapping my foot with the window rolled down. "HOLY FUCK!" I explained, beaming ear-to-ear. "I feel FUCKIN' GREAT!"
Thank you, mister banana.

Heart burn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body so if you suffer from heart burn, try eating a banana for soothing relief. I'm a big sufferer of heartburn...I pop tums like they're lifesavers...and I must say, since I started eating bananas on a weekly basis - I haven't had so much as a fire-burp. No more pepto and tums for me :)

Morning Sickness: I can't really vouch for this one - and I'll never be able to PERSONALLY try it out - but they say that snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness. And if "morning sickness" is anything like "morning hangover sickness" - I can SURE attest to that working!

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation. I gotta try this.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach. How "cool" is that?

Temperature control: Speaking of temperature...Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. Since I will never be an expectant mother - or father - I found this summer - mowing down a banana really DID help me keep cool. Don't ask but it worked.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan. Again - bananas make ya HAPPY!!!

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal. Unfortunately - LIFE PARTNER - who DETESTS bananas - will never realize this benefit and will have to do it the hard way :(

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that, if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart,with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape! Fuck - use duct tape if you want. My dad did! He didn't use the banana - but I know if I EVER get a wart again - i'm gonna bananasize that bitch STRAIGHT OUTTA MY LIFE!!

So there you have it peoples....go BANANAS with the info I've just relayed and don't thank me...thank your big yellow buddy - the banana.

He just wants to help us. Let's treat him kindly.

night,

Dan

FUCK FUR FUCK FUR FUCK FUR

I was tricked today. I was on the VERY popular youtube.com and was looking up whacky videos of Anna Nicole Smith. Just because.
I heard she did a PETA add for anti-fur.
It was very cool.
A play on Marilyn Monroe's Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend video - from the Gentlemen Prefer Blondes film.
The theme was "Gentlemen Prefer Fur-Free Blondes" - and I couldn't agree more.
Fake fur is JUST as nice as real fur.
Actually, no. That's wrong.
Fake fur is TEN TIMES *NICER* - in EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD - than real fur.
Anyway - I was watching this video - and suddenly - it switched to a mink farm.
I shut it off after 10 seconds because at first I had no idea what I was looking at.
I immediately BURST into tears.
If no one has ever seen a fur factory - I do NOT advise it.
But - perhaps you should.
When it comes to FUCKED UP SADISTIC BULLSHIT LIKE THIS - IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS.
How this is legal..is fucking beyond me.
These animals CRY and are left to squirm in IGONY while they are HUNG FROM THEIR EARS.
There is NOTHING - and I mean NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING humane about fur.
NOTHING.
It is fucking GOD DAMN REPULSIVE.
It is clothing - BRED IN PAIN.
Clothing TAILORED IN SHEER SUFFERING - and not just "slaughter-house suffering".
They should be so lucky.
This is slow, agonizing TORTUROUS suffering.

It is nothing ANYONE should see - but most importantly - nothing ANYONE should EVER fucking have to endure - so some person can show off a fucking status symbol.
People who wear fur and flaunt fur - need to be BOOED.
I don't care if you go home and eat a steak dinner.
I don't care if you eat chicken wings.
I don't care if fry up fish and poor vinegar on them and serve them with french fries.
But FUR is FUCKING HORRIBLE.
I stopped wearing my leather belt, my leather watch and my leather shoes as well.
But fur.
Fur is just fucking EVIL.
Rather than post disgusting and gross pictures of US classy humans torturing these beasts so their skins can make a cameo in a J-Lo video, I instead decided to post pictures my friend Danielle sent me.
Two animals - who are gentle - probably two of the most GENTLE creatures in the world - who are preyed upon by us for two RIDICULOUS purposes:
FUR and SPORT.
These are trophy animals.
To shoot a deer...makes you a fucking man.
You get a pat on the back.
You're on of the boys - for WHAT?!
Because you pulled out a gun, dressed up like a fucking piece of white trash GI JOE with your rich fucking office buddies and fucking snuck up on a sweet and KIND timid dear and SHOT IT when it couldn't even see you?!?!
Fucking cowards. Fucking Cowards. Fucking Cowards.
These creatures have NEVER done ANYTHING but set an example of how EACH OF US should be living our lives:
In harmony.
Peacefully.
We don't need to shoot them for clothes, for trophies, or even for food.
We do not need animals to sustain ourselves anymore.
Those days have come and gone.
We do not have to be HUNTERS to live.
We have evolved.
At least - we tell ourselves that.
But then I see a video like this - and places that still make THOUSANDS of dollars - not off fur - but off the suffering and exploitation of these animals who we disregard as "just rodents".
Yeah - so what? They are just rodents.
Let them BE fucking "just rodents".
Hell - let them be - period.

Ugh...I can't write anymore...it's just too horrendous to even believe that so many people ARE okay with this.

Dan