PETA Asks People To Stop Using “Anti-Animal” Phrases And People Can’t Help But Laugh
We don’t like to beat a dead horse here at Bored Panda, but PETA has opened a can of worms and gotten on people’s goat again, by being pig-headed. Taking aim at popular animal-based idiom examples like these, the animal rights organization hopes that ‘anti-animal language’ or ‘Speciesism’ will one day be put in the same bracket as things like racism or homophobia and animal abuse, vanishing from everyday use.
Handily, somebody from PETA even went as far as suggesting alternatives to the popular phrases that they feel “trivialize animal cruelty” so instead of ‘bringing home the bacon,’ they suggest a funny saying ‘bringing home the bagels’ instead.
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While they undoubtedly mean well, people have reacted with a mixture of astonishment and anger, as those who have really suffered because of their race or sexuality bridle at the funny phrases comparison. How does racial abuse equate to the throwaway use of archaic sayings? It really doesn’t, and people were quick to point out all the problems with the initiative. The resulting savage roasts have made PETA look rather silly and has left them as, once again, the elephant in the room. It’s a dog eat dog world out there folks!
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Share on FacebookSo much this. PETA needs to clean it's own house before trying to make others toe the line :(
Load More Replies...Right, because when I say "kill to birds with one stone" I am literally fantasizing about throwing rocks to little birdies.
I meant to say two*, I missed a letter. Take a chill pill.
Load More Replies...Actually, saying "take the flower by the thorns" is plant cruelty, so that has to be banned :(
Taking the bull by the horns is actually an ancient thing not pleasant but in ancient times is was very hard to kill a large bull - hence spanish bullfighting - there literally wasnt any other way at the time, sad that it had become a spectator sport
Load More Replies...Seems to me that PETA staff have way too much time on their hands. No wonder, because they know how to deal with animals that need help. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-j-winograd/peta-kills-puppies-kittens_b_2979220.html
Wow, literally insane!! I've heard of them being shady but my gosh, I had no idea that they kill so many animals. I've never donated to them because I knew they had shady practices, but I wasn't informed of what they were until now! I'm seriously blown away! It seriously makes no sense. Why does PETA do these things or why even bother becoming an "activist for animals" group. It must be a keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer type thing they have going on.
Load More Replies...Can we please stop saying "the shoe is on the other foot" too please because it is really offensive and damaging to footwear.
Not to mention being offensive to people with only one foot.
Load More Replies...PETA gives vegans a bad name. It just goes to show that there are zealots in every way of life.
No-one can like the conditions in which farm animals are kept, bred raised and slaughtered. but criticizing 100s of year old idioms will not help their case one bit
Load More Replies...Bring home the bagels!? BUT I CAN'T EAT GLUTEN! What shall I say!? ... No need to down vote. It's a joke.. unless it isn't funny.. in which case, down vote earned.
Sorry I’m late to the party. As a lactose intolerant person (I developed it) I remember one of theirI drink milk religiously still lol, and I really hope that I don’t catch autism, that’d be scarrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy, getting something that you can’t obtain like the flu, scaryyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!
Load More Replies...I'm encouraged by the recognition of the idiocy of this animal rights movement. I'm an animal lover with 3 dogs and can instantly support rational animal protection issues. This. Is. Not. One.
Exactly - so many idioms and euphenisms describing animals to make a point. Need to look up what a red herring is. I did and it is a kipper used to distract hound dogs from the scent of a hare
Load More Replies...Should never feed birds scones. It's not their natural food. What is wrong with PETA?
PETA took the elephants away from the circus because they had enclosures for travel, mind you, that were 20 square feet. And then proceeded to put them in permanent cages that were 15 square feet or euthanize them.
Those elephants should try an airline seat. Talk about cruelty.
Load More Replies...Don't worry guys, PETA is just trying to be relevant but they CLEARLY failed lol
MOM:bye sweety im going to the store Me:don't forget to bring home the bacon!! MOM:what.did.you.just.say.!!? ME:Bagels!!!I meant bagels. MOM:you better
Peta one word: PRIORITIES do you really think anyones is going to care that someones using a phrase that somehow offends you guys, im worried for the future of our society when c**p like this still exists.
Save the oceans please, and the sharks--but this? you got too much time on your hands
How does PETA have time to build a memorial to all the Lobsters that died in a Maine trucking accident and this gem
Studies have shown that plants have feelings too, and they even enjoy classic music. How can you be so cruel towards those who are literally unable to raise their voice! ♥
can we nip this in the butt right now....plants do not have feelings. I repeat, plants do not have feelings. Plant reactions are chemical.
Load More Replies...Well cant say, "It's raining cats and dogs out there so dont step in any poodles" anymore. =(
Oh ffs. Why can't this just be funny? Why does everyone have to fly into a massive hate-filled rage? I really don't get it.
It is funny, but PETA being an evil, puppy-killing collection of hypocrites understandably gets people a bit wound up. And funny as in "laughing at them". Because they're stupid.
Load More Replies...PETA: Don't use anti animal phrases, its so offensive! also PETA: we kidnapped and murdered two pets from the same house, now thats what I call "feeding two brids with one scone!"
Children are in cages, there is actual collapse of species, there are people who don't have toilets and have to sh!t in the streets, and PETA thinks this is relevant. F**k right off.
if there's anything PETA hates more than animals its women and children
Load More Replies...PETA? The "I love animal" organization that euthanizes 99% of the animals it gets without trying to find them homes? When will people stop give these hypocrites money?
Peta stop focusing on changing the way people speak and start saving some f*****g animals.
Thank you peta! Additionally, cops might get their feelings hurt if we use the phrase 'bring home the bacon' so by replacing it with 'bagels,' y'all have managed to feed two birds w one scone! Groundbreaking work peta, now cops and animals will no longer have their feelings hurt by such insensitive phrases.
Peta regularly put out idiotic statements just so they get a reaction, as has happened again with this. There is no such thing as bad publicity, right?
On behalf of equines everywhere, my family's horse wants it to be known that "feeding a fed horse" should totally become an accepted idiom. Coming soon to Bored Panda "How this horse conned the internet into helping him become the fattest horse in the world".
thanks for the picture, beautiful horse, bravo
Load More Replies...Eww - getting downvotes for some reason. To make myself clear I do not support the fur industry - no excuse for killing an amimal purely to wear it's skin. Maybe Trump would disagree. Leather is a byproduct of the food industry. Cows are not killed for their leather, but to waste it would not be a good idea. Americans with guns kill alot of animals for fun. What can they do with a moose skin after mounting it's head?? I see no market for moose - therefore it is just killed because they can. come on PETA get your tiny harmless milk-teeth into the US gun debate. Ban hunting by rich people, ban animal cruelty, call for a ban on anything.Just DONT ridicule ordinary people and ordinary phrases
You sound like a friend of mine, she’s a vegetarian, and thinks “Well, leather comes from a cow, so if it’s a meat cow, it has leather, so I’m not going to eat it, but I’ll wear leather shoes, wool shirts etc etc”
Load More Replies...the goose that laid the golden egg is on the run- goose-stepping all the way - from PETA
Wonder what they would've replaced "There's more than one way to skin a cat" with. Bet they couldn't
This is so damn stupid and normally I don't cuss in my comments, but this pisses me off. I am tired of a bunch of self righteous people caring more about the rights of animals than they do human beings. No one should mistreat an animal, but that is not the same as homophobia, racism, or misogyny. People have been lynched for being gay and being black or because you whistled at someone. Animals are killed to feed people and the animals that are killed are cows, chickens,and pigs. I have never seen someone kill a cat for food unless they are starving. Please PETA do the whole world a favor and SHUT UP.
Guys! peta kills animals!!! GO HERE FOR INFO OR PROOF https://www.petakillsanimals.com/category/animal-rights/
How in the hell are you going to stop people from using phrases that have used for centuries?
Yes, PETA should go f@ck itself. Those people have sick notions of what is good for animals. Do you know why they kill all those healthy dogs and cats? Because they consider that the ideal is for people to not have pets at all. So to prevent those healthy dogs and cats from being adopted as someone's pets they kill them. And then they lecture the rest of us about what to eat and what to say. F**K YOU PETA
Oh, how f*****g stupid. I'm pretty sure no one actually means "Honey, go out and kill me a pig, would you?" when they say, "Bring home the bacon". Grow the f**k up already. And bring me a BLT, heavy on the B.
The old sayings are just that : Sayings - Nothing More, Nothing Less AND Not To Be Taken Literally!! Methinks the above problem arises when people have nothing to do but to ruminate on starting problems when there was none to begin with. suggestion: Re-direct your energy to more productive things like 1) Volunteer at your local Old Aged Home 2) Offer to pull weeds in your neighbour's garden .......
Nobody is ever going to fix this issue. not even about PETA, basic animal cruelty. how do we stop bulls being slowly killed or set on fire in Spain. How do we stop the cruel methods of dog slaughter in south east asia. If you are going to kill an animal to eat it - do it quickly and humanely
What if I want to be a guinea pig, hmm? They all say "you can be whatever you want" and in my case, that's actually quite easy...
Listen all you Peta lovers. Peta is a disgusting organization and all the people that belong to it should be put into cages.
This is just too funny. Another example of people with too much time on their hands and nothing to do. The funniest one is beating a dead horse. What difference does it make? The horse is dead!
PETA - the people who kills the animals. They should just shut up, as they are the last that should talk about animal rights...
BRING HOME THE BACON!!! No, really, bring gone thick cut bacon. I’ll preheat the oven to 400° F and lay out the bacon on a pan... Then I’ll top with 1/8 cup brown sugar and a good sprinkling of pepper. Cook it for 25-30 minutes, give or take. And then crunchy and sweet bacony goodness awaits... 🥓
Maybe they should try and sort out the hypocrisy of their actions before they indulge in these idiotic publicity stunts.
Theres puppies and kittens being euthanized, animals losing their habitats from deforestation, dogs and cats without a home, animals going extinct due to excessive hunting and many more, yet this is what they do...
Honestly, I don't care what a domestic terrorist organization that kills perfectly healthy, and often stolen animals, thinks about anything. They give the people that are truly looking out for animals a bad name, and their stunts are just an excuse for some starlet to show her a*s.
This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I feel like we're just jumping at a chance to hate on PETA here, which - sure. But saying that there are worse issues to be fighting is not productive. It would kind of be like saying that we shouldn't worry about trans kids' increased risk of suicide when black people are still being shot by cops. Both things are terrible. So if you agree that language can be harmful (e.g. "that's so gay") then maybe you can agree that casual references to animal cruelty is something that we *could* think about changing.
I actually agree that something like “beat a dead horse” is needlessly nasty. Some of these are just ridiculous though.
Load More Replies...PeTA needs to stop. They once were there to advocate for animals being abused and to stop medical testing and do rescues of abused animals. I agree with that. Animals like dogs that were farmed for fur or meat and not kept as pets. I agree with them stepping in on that. But taking animals from shelters and performing euthanasia on them and acting like their way is better than an over crowded shelter is vomitus. Support your local rescues and town/state shelters. Not a bit organization that can't see its feet over its fat bloat of self ego. They either go back to the original blueprint or stop existing. Sorry. This bothers me. Feed a fed horse?? Wtf.
I don't bring home the bagels....I'm gluten intolerant. I DO bring home the bacon, sausage, hamburger, pork chops, hot dogs....etc.
sometimes I feel like I'm feeding a fed horse. one unhappy old skool gunners fan.
we can't compare animals from people and things since they are not the same. people just like to project their feelings to someone lesser than what they are.
2 sayings I really dont like - as it gives me visual connotations "Flogging a dead horse" and "Kicking a dog when it's down". Bringing home the bacon is dinner
So much this. PETA needs to clean it's own house before trying to make others toe the line :(
Load More Replies...Right, because when I say "kill to birds with one stone" I am literally fantasizing about throwing rocks to little birdies.
I meant to say two*, I missed a letter. Take a chill pill.
Load More Replies...Actually, saying "take the flower by the thorns" is plant cruelty, so that has to be banned :(
Taking the bull by the horns is actually an ancient thing not pleasant but in ancient times is was very hard to kill a large bull - hence spanish bullfighting - there literally wasnt any other way at the time, sad that it had become a spectator sport
Load More Replies...Seems to me that PETA staff have way too much time on their hands. No wonder, because they know how to deal with animals that need help. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/nathan-j-winograd/peta-kills-puppies-kittens_b_2979220.html
Wow, literally insane!! I've heard of them being shady but my gosh, I had no idea that they kill so many animals. I've never donated to them because I knew they had shady practices, but I wasn't informed of what they were until now! I'm seriously blown away! It seriously makes no sense. Why does PETA do these things or why even bother becoming an "activist for animals" group. It must be a keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer type thing they have going on.
Load More Replies...Can we please stop saying "the shoe is on the other foot" too please because it is really offensive and damaging to footwear.
Not to mention being offensive to people with only one foot.
Load More Replies...PETA gives vegans a bad name. It just goes to show that there are zealots in every way of life.
No-one can like the conditions in which farm animals are kept, bred raised and slaughtered. but criticizing 100s of year old idioms will not help their case one bit
Load More Replies...Bring home the bagels!? BUT I CAN'T EAT GLUTEN! What shall I say!? ... No need to down vote. It's a joke.. unless it isn't funny.. in which case, down vote earned.
Sorry I’m late to the party. As a lactose intolerant person (I developed it) I remember one of theirI drink milk religiously still lol, and I really hope that I don’t catch autism, that’d be scarrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy, getting something that you can’t obtain like the flu, scaryyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!
Load More Replies...I'm encouraged by the recognition of the idiocy of this animal rights movement. I'm an animal lover with 3 dogs and can instantly support rational animal protection issues. This. Is. Not. One.
Exactly - so many idioms and euphenisms describing animals to make a point. Need to look up what a red herring is. I did and it is a kipper used to distract hound dogs from the scent of a hare
Load More Replies...Should never feed birds scones. It's not their natural food. What is wrong with PETA?
PETA took the elephants away from the circus because they had enclosures for travel, mind you, that were 20 square feet. And then proceeded to put them in permanent cages that were 15 square feet or euthanize them.
Those elephants should try an airline seat. Talk about cruelty.
Load More Replies...Don't worry guys, PETA is just trying to be relevant but they CLEARLY failed lol
MOM:bye sweety im going to the store Me:don't forget to bring home the bacon!! MOM:what.did.you.just.say.!!? ME:Bagels!!!I meant bagels. MOM:you better
Peta one word: PRIORITIES do you really think anyones is going to care that someones using a phrase that somehow offends you guys, im worried for the future of our society when c**p like this still exists.
Save the oceans please, and the sharks--but this? you got too much time on your hands
How does PETA have time to build a memorial to all the Lobsters that died in a Maine trucking accident and this gem
Studies have shown that plants have feelings too, and they even enjoy classic music. How can you be so cruel towards those who are literally unable to raise their voice! ♥
can we nip this in the butt right now....plants do not have feelings. I repeat, plants do not have feelings. Plant reactions are chemical.
Load More Replies...Well cant say, "It's raining cats and dogs out there so dont step in any poodles" anymore. =(
Oh ffs. Why can't this just be funny? Why does everyone have to fly into a massive hate-filled rage? I really don't get it.
It is funny, but PETA being an evil, puppy-killing collection of hypocrites understandably gets people a bit wound up. And funny as in "laughing at them". Because they're stupid.
Load More Replies...PETA: Don't use anti animal phrases, its so offensive! also PETA: we kidnapped and murdered two pets from the same house, now thats what I call "feeding two brids with one scone!"
Children are in cages, there is actual collapse of species, there are people who don't have toilets and have to sh!t in the streets, and PETA thinks this is relevant. F**k right off.
if there's anything PETA hates more than animals its women and children
Load More Replies...PETA? The "I love animal" organization that euthanizes 99% of the animals it gets without trying to find them homes? When will people stop give these hypocrites money?
Peta stop focusing on changing the way people speak and start saving some f*****g animals.
Thank you peta! Additionally, cops might get their feelings hurt if we use the phrase 'bring home the bacon' so by replacing it with 'bagels,' y'all have managed to feed two birds w one scone! Groundbreaking work peta, now cops and animals will no longer have their feelings hurt by such insensitive phrases.
Peta regularly put out idiotic statements just so they get a reaction, as has happened again with this. There is no such thing as bad publicity, right?
On behalf of equines everywhere, my family's horse wants it to be known that "feeding a fed horse" should totally become an accepted idiom. Coming soon to Bored Panda "How this horse conned the internet into helping him become the fattest horse in the world".
thanks for the picture, beautiful horse, bravo
Load More Replies...Eww - getting downvotes for some reason. To make myself clear I do not support the fur industry - no excuse for killing an amimal purely to wear it's skin. Maybe Trump would disagree. Leather is a byproduct of the food industry. Cows are not killed for their leather, but to waste it would not be a good idea. Americans with guns kill alot of animals for fun. What can they do with a moose skin after mounting it's head?? I see no market for moose - therefore it is just killed because they can. come on PETA get your tiny harmless milk-teeth into the US gun debate. Ban hunting by rich people, ban animal cruelty, call for a ban on anything.Just DONT ridicule ordinary people and ordinary phrases
You sound like a friend of mine, she’s a vegetarian, and thinks “Well, leather comes from a cow, so if it’s a meat cow, it has leather, so I’m not going to eat it, but I’ll wear leather shoes, wool shirts etc etc”
Load More Replies...the goose that laid the golden egg is on the run- goose-stepping all the way - from PETA
Wonder what they would've replaced "There's more than one way to skin a cat" with. Bet they couldn't
This is so damn stupid and normally I don't cuss in my comments, but this pisses me off. I am tired of a bunch of self righteous people caring more about the rights of animals than they do human beings. No one should mistreat an animal, but that is not the same as homophobia, racism, or misogyny. People have been lynched for being gay and being black or because you whistled at someone. Animals are killed to feed people and the animals that are killed are cows, chickens,and pigs. I have never seen someone kill a cat for food unless they are starving. Please PETA do the whole world a favor and SHUT UP.
Guys! peta kills animals!!! GO HERE FOR INFO OR PROOF https://www.petakillsanimals.com/category/animal-rights/
How in the hell are you going to stop people from using phrases that have used for centuries?
Yes, PETA should go f@ck itself. Those people have sick notions of what is good for animals. Do you know why they kill all those healthy dogs and cats? Because they consider that the ideal is for people to not have pets at all. So to prevent those healthy dogs and cats from being adopted as someone's pets they kill them. And then they lecture the rest of us about what to eat and what to say. F**K YOU PETA
Oh, how f*****g stupid. I'm pretty sure no one actually means "Honey, go out and kill me a pig, would you?" when they say, "Bring home the bacon". Grow the f**k up already. And bring me a BLT, heavy on the B.
The old sayings are just that : Sayings - Nothing More, Nothing Less AND Not To Be Taken Literally!! Methinks the above problem arises when people have nothing to do but to ruminate on starting problems when there was none to begin with. suggestion: Re-direct your energy to more productive things like 1) Volunteer at your local Old Aged Home 2) Offer to pull weeds in your neighbour's garden .......
Nobody is ever going to fix this issue. not even about PETA, basic animal cruelty. how do we stop bulls being slowly killed or set on fire in Spain. How do we stop the cruel methods of dog slaughter in south east asia. If you are going to kill an animal to eat it - do it quickly and humanely
What if I want to be a guinea pig, hmm? They all say "you can be whatever you want" and in my case, that's actually quite easy...
Listen all you Peta lovers. Peta is a disgusting organization and all the people that belong to it should be put into cages.
This is just too funny. Another example of people with too much time on their hands and nothing to do. The funniest one is beating a dead horse. What difference does it make? The horse is dead!
PETA - the people who kills the animals. They should just shut up, as they are the last that should talk about animal rights...
BRING HOME THE BACON!!! No, really, bring gone thick cut bacon. I’ll preheat the oven to 400° F and lay out the bacon on a pan... Then I’ll top with 1/8 cup brown sugar and a good sprinkling of pepper. Cook it for 25-30 minutes, give or take. And then crunchy and sweet bacony goodness awaits... 🥓
Maybe they should try and sort out the hypocrisy of their actions before they indulge in these idiotic publicity stunts.
Theres puppies and kittens being euthanized, animals losing their habitats from deforestation, dogs and cats without a home, animals going extinct due to excessive hunting and many more, yet this is what they do...
Honestly, I don't care what a domestic terrorist organization that kills perfectly healthy, and often stolen animals, thinks about anything. They give the people that are truly looking out for animals a bad name, and their stunts are just an excuse for some starlet to show her a*s.
This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but I feel like we're just jumping at a chance to hate on PETA here, which - sure. But saying that there are worse issues to be fighting is not productive. It would kind of be like saying that we shouldn't worry about trans kids' increased risk of suicide when black people are still being shot by cops. Both things are terrible. So if you agree that language can be harmful (e.g. "that's so gay") then maybe you can agree that casual references to animal cruelty is something that we *could* think about changing.
I actually agree that something like “beat a dead horse” is needlessly nasty. Some of these are just ridiculous though.
Load More Replies...PeTA needs to stop. They once were there to advocate for animals being abused and to stop medical testing and do rescues of abused animals. I agree with that. Animals like dogs that were farmed for fur or meat and not kept as pets. I agree with them stepping in on that. But taking animals from shelters and performing euthanasia on them and acting like their way is better than an over crowded shelter is vomitus. Support your local rescues and town/state shelters. Not a bit organization that can't see its feet over its fat bloat of self ego. They either go back to the original blueprint or stop existing. Sorry. This bothers me. Feed a fed horse?? Wtf.
I don't bring home the bagels....I'm gluten intolerant. I DO bring home the bacon, sausage, hamburger, pork chops, hot dogs....etc.
sometimes I feel like I'm feeding a fed horse. one unhappy old skool gunners fan.
we can't compare animals from people and things since they are not the same. people just like to project their feelings to someone lesser than what they are.
2 sayings I really dont like - as it gives me visual connotations "Flogging a dead horse" and "Kicking a dog when it's down". Bringing home the bacon is dinner
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