So i took this down from my myspace blogs, because i realised that it made me sound physco...
So i will put it here:
o being vegan has really turned my attention towards animal rights (especially VeganFreak podcasts...yeessssssss!). When I was vegetarian I refused to think deeply about these sort of things, probably for fear of realising how hypocrytical I was.
I feel my opinions need to be expressed, and yes, myspace blogs are lame. I don't even know where I was going with this blog, either.
I HATE cat fanatics! I don't know why there are so many god-damned cat fanatics out there. I am not talking about people who like cats, or have one, or think they are cute. I am talking about people who buy little figurines, t-shirts, and other such cat memorabilia, and spend thousands of dollars on cat medical care, or have 7 cats running around their house.
It's lame because banking your emotional strength on a fucking cat is lame.
I'm not a cat-hater. I am a hater of cat fanatics.
However, I am sort of realising lately that I am not a big fan of pets in general, either. When I had birds, I felt awfull that they were stuck in that cage all the time. Zoos just suck in general. I hate the "but they are endangered" arguement that they tell kids... so you will put them in yuppie-ass zoo's where people pay $10/day to look at depressed tigers in a 30x30 foot concrete box with a little pond it it? There is a difference between shipping a tiger from Africa to Seattle, and trying to breed tigers in animal conservatories IN Africa.
Back to pets. I guess I am ok with having a cat or dog in a rural area, where they can run around outdoors. De-clawing cats or dogs, and sticking them in tiny ass city apartments is wrong. Or even worse, Paris mothafucking Hilton, who started a nation-wide craze of buying the most expensive and smallest dog you can find and shoving it in a Luis Vitton box and putting a $900 bow in its head. It's like her animals are ornaments to make her feel like more of a "wholesome" person.
And FUCK Pat Buchanan UP THE ASS. and Fuck PETA for giving him the "strongest backbone" award in 2005; this is the man who is against abortion, against gay marriage, and basically a horrible spawn of the devil. In the article I was reading, it said"
"Buchanan says that being a lifelong "cat fan" is what sparked his interest in the issue of animal cruelty. 'I've always been disgusted by that,' he remarked, 'even though I'm not a vegetarian.' "
Ok PETA, I can understand where you are coming from for not thinking he's a total ass-wipe, but lets look at what's REALLY going on here. First of all, if you are going to be an animal right activist, you better not be fucking eating animals. A lot of people would disagree with me here, but how fucking HYPOCRYTICAL is that? It's sortof like people who consider themselves "vegetarians", when they still eat fish, or chicken. Or even worse when they say they only eat "stupid animals." On a sidenote, it's kind of funny that humans think they are eternally and infinitly superior to animals. Intellectually, yes, but think about it....without modern technology and tools, what meat would we be actually eating? There is no way we could kill a cow with our bare hands and teeth.
Besides animal rights, HOW can you give him a fucking award for his "backbone", when a majority of his spinal integrity is dedicated towards anti-semitism, homophobia, and anti-choice?
God, our nation is fucked.
Anyway, Evergreen is amazing, being vegan is amazing, and I sent in an application for an open internship in Estonia teaching English. I don't want to jinx it, but I have a good feeling about this. So I would be gone all next year if I get the job.
o being vegan has really turned my attention towards animal rights (especially VeganFreak podcasts...yeessssssss!). When I was vegetarian I refused to think deeply about these sort of things, probably for fear of realising how hypocrytical I was.
I feel my opinions need to be expressed, and yes, myspace blogs are lame. I don't even know where I was going with this blog, either.
I HATE cat fanatics! I don't know why there are so many god-damned cat fanatics out there. I am not talking about people who like cats, or have one, or think they are cute. I am talking about people who buy little figurines, t-shirts, and other such cat memorabilia, and spend thousands of dollars on cat medical care, or have 7 cats running around their house.
It's lame because banking your emotional strength on a fucking cat is lame.
I'm not a cat-hater. I am a hater of cat fanatics.
However, I am sort of realising lately that I am not a big fan of pets in general, either. When I had birds, I felt awfull that they were stuck in that cage all the time. Zoos just suck in general. I hate the "but they are endangered" arguement that they tell kids... so you will put them in yuppie-ass zoo's where people pay $10/day to look at depressed tigers in a 30x30 foot concrete box with a little pond it it? There is a difference between shipping a tiger from Africa to Seattle, and trying to breed tigers in animal conservatories IN Africa.
Back to pets. I guess I am ok with having a cat or dog in a rural area, where they can run around outdoors. De-clawing cats or dogs, and sticking them in tiny ass city apartments is wrong. Or even worse, Paris mothafucking Hilton, who started a nation-wide craze of buying the most expensive and smallest dog you can find and shoving it in a Luis Vitton box and putting a $900 bow in its head. It's like her animals are ornaments to make her feel like more of a "wholesome" person.
And FUCK Pat Buchanan UP THE ASS. and Fuck PETA for giving him the "strongest backbone" award in 2005; this is the man who is against abortion, against gay marriage, and basically a horrible spawn of the devil. In the article I was reading, it said"
"Buchanan says that being a lifelong "cat fan" is what sparked his interest in the issue of animal cruelty. 'I've always been disgusted by that,' he remarked, 'even though I'm not a vegetarian.' "
Ok PETA, I can understand where you are coming from for not thinking he's a total ass-wipe, but lets look at what's REALLY going on here. First of all, if you are going to be an animal right activist, you better not be fucking eating animals. A lot of people would disagree with me here, but how fucking HYPOCRYTICAL is that? It's sortof like people who consider themselves "vegetarians", when they still eat fish, or chicken. Or even worse when they say they only eat "stupid animals." On a sidenote, it's kind of funny that humans think they are eternally and infinitly superior to animals. Intellectually, yes, but think about it....without modern technology and tools, what meat would we be actually eating? There is no way we could kill a cow with our bare hands and teeth.
Besides animal rights, HOW can you give him a fucking award for his "backbone", when a majority of his spinal integrity is dedicated towards anti-semitism, homophobia, and anti-choice?
God, our nation is fucked.
Anyway, Evergreen is amazing, being vegan is amazing, and I sent in an application for an open internship in Estonia teaching English. I don't want to jinx it, but I have a good feeling about this. So I would be gone all next year if I get the job.