Reply #53: Perception is funny.

[flvegan]

So many folks, so many respected organizations see a picture of a cow being treated cruelly. It's next to a black man being lynched. They don't bother to even attempt to understand the caption or the intent.

Is PETA comparing that cow to that black man? No. You'd have to be an idiot to think so (or just closed minded). It's the act. It's the intent. It's the reason BEHIND the "hanging" (the subject is a "lesser being" and can be disposed of as pleased by those doing the harm).

No, PETA isn't the one that's prejudiced. It's those that refuse (or just can't) look beyond the knee-jerk personal perception of what they (maybe WANT to ) see. I bet that if this display was done by some college kid in an art class, folks would at least TRY to understand it. But no, not upstanding, forward-thinking people. It's PETA, so it's gotta be bad.

If most folks were honest with themselves, they'd likely realize that they pre-judged the exhibit, especially if you hate PETA and animal rights wackos like me.