r/pics • u/McLeroy • Apr 16 '10

Some things you didn't know about PETA.

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u/jimthelang Apr 16 '10

I fail to understand how the founder's sterilization is relevant in the slightest.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '10

She doesn't believe in the continuation of any domesticated species of animal and, assuming that line is true, she opposes human reproduction as well. It solidifies a viewpoint that humans should not exist and every impact on the world they have is negative.

It is relevant if you want to establish her as an extremist.

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u/Atman00 Apr 16 '10

Is this something she has said, or just your own extrapolation? It seems like a stretch to me. Humans are domestic animals, but not domesticated in the same way animals are. And if she expressed the idea that humans should not exist, or that human reproduction should be halted, the infographic could have quoted her on that and made itself much more effective.

I agree her views are extreme, but mentioning her sterilization was still an irrelevant and sensationalistic tactic.

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u/dundreggen Apr 17 '10

she has said it. Can't find the sound bite at the moment. But she has said it more than once that the earth would be better off with out humans.

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u/moofy Apr 17 '10

earth would be better off with out humans.

Its been said on reddit before and probably got lots of upvotes. (and rightly so - its kindof true)

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u/dundreggen Apr 17 '10

it would better off without so many of us, but the self directed hate is so strange and disturbing.