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In response to "I am not convinced it works at all (in terms of changing minds). But they do get the press. -- nm" by loosilu

i think this one is sort of brilliant as far as getting to kids and people who do the "blissful ignorance" thing.

Posted by kare (aka kare) Jan 9 '09, 12:50

a lot of it is perspective--realizing it's not just a food source but a living being that feels some sort of pain.

and then there are people they'll never, ever reach no matter what their antics, which is probably most. but they help continue to get the message out.

if it didn't work at all, they'd stop. aren't people switching to vegetarianism and veganism more than ever??

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i think you're totally 100% right, and they've been very succesful with their tactics....nm - x Jan 9, 13:13
I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people know fish are living things. - TWuG Jan 9, 12:56 8
- when i say "blissfully ignorant" i mean those that intentionally try not to think too much about the actual source of their food - kare Jan 9, 12:59 7
  - agreed that a lot of people do that. I just don't think PETA's shtick works against that. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 13:07 1
    - PETA articles are what first got me thinking about the whole thing at around 10-11. - kare Jan 9, 13:13
  - It may make some people think. Personally, I think it's insulting. If you (impersonal, not you) have a good argument for being vegan, make it - TWuG Jan 9, 13:05 1
    - I just wish they stop there effin preaching and their holier than thou attitude. -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 13:08
  - I think this is true - when you go to the supermarket, you see packages of meat that have little resemblance to the animal they came from - Roger More Jan 9, 13:04
  - I hope a shark makes that connection the next time it bites a person. Hopefully it'll treat that person with respect. -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 13:04 1
    - as an aside, i heard recently that many sharks bite simply because they're curious about something. and often they let go because they're like, ew, a - kare Jan 9, 13:15
I don't think those particular people would stop no matter what the results. I think they like seeing themselves in print. Whether they are responsibl - loosilu Jan 9, 12:54 6
- exactly. it's awesome in that the people who won't switch no matter what are so angered/annoyed that they help spread the message to people who just - kare Jan 9, 12:56 5
  - ah. It's possible, and I guess we can't know. I hold a grudge against them, so I'm biased. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 12:57 4
    - i'm sure they're very careful about measuring results, and going with what works. -- nm - kare Jan 9, 13:00 3
      - I doubt that very much, honestly. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 13:14
      - peta doesn't strike me as being careful about things like image and effectiveness at all. - TFox Jan 9, 13:04 1
        
        i guess we don't know. just, as someone who has worked in marketing for years, you usually try to measure success and decide on future approaches - kare Jan 9, 13:07
To many people, fish are just fillets they buy in wrapping in the store. Ditto for chicken, etc. - Beryllium Jan 9, 12:53 2
- I never thought about it that way, but I think I'd be in the same boat (well except for deer). - musubi, on a logic rampage Jan 9, 12:55
- yep. there's lots of people who purposely don't think about it too much. and then of course there's lots of others that couldn't care less. - kare Jan 9, 12:55

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