PETA: Statement on Anna Nicole Smith ~ "PETA has lost a good friend. We’ll miss you, Anna."

[mzmolly]

Not that we need ANOTHER Anna Nicole thread, but I thought this was worth a mention.



http://blog.peta.org/archives/2007/02/anna_nicole_smi.php

She worked with PETA on a lot of campaigns over the years, and as strange as it may sound, I always thought she was an absolute perfect fit for us, because just like PETA, you couldn’t ignore her and, love her or hate her, everyone had an opinion. What you see is what you get—I loved that about her.



After being exposed to animal rights over the years, Anna Nicole even became a vegetarian, and was nominated for the 2006 World’s Sexiest Vegetarian, and looking at her ad you can certainly see why.

It's a tragedy when anyone passes away before their time, but with Anna Nicole, the animals have lost a true sympathizer, and PETA has lost a good friend. We’ll miss you, Anna.

[Shakespeare]

1. but....but.....

DUers have already told us she's not worthy of our compassion because she hasn't DONE anything for anyone! :sarcasm:

Thanks for finding & posting this.

[mzmolly]

4. That's very sad.

:(

[IronLionZion]

34. I'm fortunate to have other people think for me!

:sarcasm: :silly:

[Bake]

37. Yeah. It makes it so much easier ...

:rofl:

Bake

[Benhurst]

2. Thanks. We are all too quick to criticize others sometimes.

[Vidar]

3. Thank you. Didn't know this. RIP, Ms. Smith.

[The Straight Story]

5. "fur" free blondes - yep, that is worth a kick! (nt)

[Q3JR4]

47. Yep, Definitely worth a kick.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[crispini]

6. kick

:kick:

[mzmolly]

7. Thank you C.

:hi:

[Beaverhausen]

8. God- she really was beautiful

her life was just as tragic as Marilyn's - who she is dressed as in that first ad.

RIP Anna Nicole.

[ZinZen]

40. Enough with the comparisons to Monroe

Monroe was an artist and actress with unforgettable luminous beauty. In celebrity world it is sad that ANS died, but she was no Marilyn. Why is it when someone who is blonde and buxom who dies suddenly compared instantly to Marilyn Monroe? I think ANS was more synonmous with Mamie Van Doren.

[Gloria]

9. kICK for her good heart ....

[bahrbearian]

10. I didn't know ,,Kick

[Raine]

11. THANKS

for posting this, the animals have lost a good friend. :-(

[Jamastiene]

12. Fellow animal lover, RIP.

:cry:

[Obamarama]

13. OMFG....now Anna is being hailed as the second coming of St. Francis?

This is too, too much.

Meanwhile, how many people have died in Iraq since our 30-second sound-byte minds have been distracted by this vapid woman's death? Yeah, she died, it's sad and tragic, but Jesus, Jospeh & Mary, don't you think we need to put her influence on society into a little more perspective?

[mzmolly]

14. NO, just as a Mother who was active in animal rights as well as gay rights.

I think we can discuss the loss of ANY human life if we choose. Hide the thread if you disapprove.

[Bluebear]

15. Whoever you are replying to is on my ignore list...

...so I can't see what was said but thanks for your kind words for the departed.

[mzmolly]

16. I was talking to

KZooDem. ;) I hate the DU purity police. :puke:

:hi:

[Obamarama]

21. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it, Molly.

:-)

Hmmmm...now how do I activate that ignore feature again?

[mzmolly]

22. You're not so tough.

I've seen far far worse. ;)

[Name removed]

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[ForrestGump]

19. Give it a rest

You're not impressing anyone.

Well, maybe some of the other assholes.

The but-what-about-the-war hysterical knee jerk response is disingenuous and spurious...the only thing valid about it is the 'jerk' part.

[flvegan]

20. Okay, hold on...this was a great statement

"The but-what-about-the-war hysterical knee jerk response is disingenuous and spurious...the only thing valid about it is the 'jerk' part."

[xmas74]

33. Bravo!

I feel sad for her in the same way I'd feel sad for any woman (and she's only a few years older than I am) who recently lost her son and now leaves behind a daughter.

Her daughter will never know her. That's what makes this so sad. And I'd feel just as bad if this had been any other woman.

[Raine]

48. THANKS

I get so sick of these 'what about the war dead' statements. It's like you can't feel for more than one issue at a time :eyes: plus it just looks so phony and disingenuous.

[Madspirit]

24. ...and who are you?

If you don't like these ANS threads....hmmm...what could it possibly mean, that you feel compelled to post in them? You're not going to make people who do care, not care. Hmmm.

Are you 12?

Is someone forcing you? Is that it? Are terrible space monkeys forcing you to read threads and reply to threads you don't like?! I'm sorry that's happening.

Good for ANS. I knew this about her. RIP.
Lee

[Solon]

26. You know what, when you die, I won't give a shit...

There is that better?

Jesus, Joseph and Mary(at least I can SPELL), at least you have proven that she had a more positive impression on the world than you ever will. For fuck's sake!

[Bluebear]

27. yeah!

[ShortnFiery]

29. Let's try not to cry ourselves a river that STRANGERS will not mourn our deaths?

:eyes:

My my! For people who only wish to spread "the love" that a drug infested celebrity was giving out to the world, some of you folks are chock full of hate. ;)

[Cobalt Violet]

31. Pretty NASTY of you to call someone a "drug infested celebrity".

I bet you make fun of people with all kinds of sicknesses and disabilities. Do you tease the blind too?

[mzmolly]

41. Apparently, being a women who is not above reproach makes one not worthy

of the "human" label? :eyes:

This is a liberal discussion board, right? When Jerry Garcia died, did liberals call him a drug infested nobody? Oh that's right, that was RUSH LIMBAUGH.

Apparently men who do drugs, are far more palatable than women who engage in same the tragic lifestyle?

Then again, Janice Joplin wore tie dye and made kick ass music, so her drug use makes her a "legend."

[Cobalt Violet]

42. I don't know if this is a liberal discussion board any more.

I never would have expected this level of judgementalism coming from those who claim to be progressives and freedom lovers. It's sickening.

[mzmolly]

43. Indeed. And to see women peddling misogyny is even more disturbing.

:puke:

[Cobalt Violet]

45. Well, thank you for posting this thread.

Some of us really appreciate the work she did for animals.

[Coventina]

44. I often wonder what our beloved Kef would say if he could see

some of the things posted on DU these days.

He was always honest about his history of substance abuse.

Oh, and he was overweight too.

I suppose according to some DUers, he not only deserved to die, but to be mocked for it as well.

:puke:

on edit: grammar

[mzmolly]

46. DU also has a recovery group. I agree with you on the lack of sensitivity.

As I said, if she were a man, the words "bimbo" and "floozy" and ??? would not be tossed about as rationale to dismiss her humanity.

Peace

[Cobalt Violet]

18. RIP Anna.

Very sad.

[Fran Kubelik]

23. Thank you for posting this.

I hope some people see this and understand that she was a multi-dimensional person.

[REP]

25. I Knew There Was a Reason I Liked Her

I wasn't a rabid fan, but I always found something likeable about her - perhaps it was that she seemed so absent of malice. Sure, she seemed absent of her senses sometimes, but never mean-spirited. I don't always agree with PeTA, but I DO agree about Iams and so glad they got the word out that the formerly excellent Iams wasn't Iams anymore (they were bought out by P&G).

[ShortnFiery]

28. Would you believe that Saint Francis of Assisi was her Patron Saint?

:eyes:

[Cobalt Violet]

30. Who is that?

:shrug:

[Coventina]

32. As a fellow PETA member, I mourn her loss.

You know what is amazing to me about these ANS threads?

It's that *some* people seem unable to grasp the fact that people are complicated. Even people like ANS that get labeled as "dumb blondes." Every person has many facets to their personality, some good, some bad.

A great example is President Clinton.
Some things he did drove me crazy.
Some made me love him.
Some made me roll my eyes.
Some made me want to shake him.
Some I will admire him forever for.
Some I will be forever disappointed about.

Why can't people accept that ANS wasn't "just" a pretty face?

I thought that as liberals, progressives, whatever, that we don't just see black and white. We can see all the subtle shades that complete the whole picture.

[InvisibleTouch]

35. I knew almost nothing about her...

...except what little one can't help but overhear in the media. From that little bit of info, I thought she was a pretty screwed-up person, and kind-of a bimbo. (Reminder to slap self: "Don't judge a book by its cover.") Well, she may have been screwed up, but I've got to honor anyone who campaigns against fur and for animal rights. How sad that we often only learn a person's good points after they die. RIP, ANS.

[LittleClarkie]

49. We shouldn't let the media tell us who people are

I let them tell me who Al Gore was, and for a while who John Kerry was. And now I find I didn't know the real Anna Nichole either. She was screwed up to be sure. But she was a person, and not a cartoon to be ridiculed.

[HuffleClaw]

36. free publicity for extremists!

who's next?

[PhilipShore]

38. Kick

:kick:

[Kolesar]

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