Three items:

1) The PETA language police are harassing journalists who call animals “it:”

This afternoon, PETA dispatched a letter to Norm Goldstein, editor of The Associated Press Stylebook, suggesting that it is time to revise the book’s language guidelines—which currently characterize animals as inanimate objects—and bring the references in line with 21st century attitudes. Specifically, PETA points out that using “it” and “which” instead of the personal pronouns “he,” “she,” and “who” in reference to animals is inaccurate and outdated—particularly in a society that is increasingly recognizing that animals have inherent rights, legal standing, and individuality.

Part of the group’s letter to the Associated Press:

The public now recognizes that whales, who sing across oceans; great apes, who share more than 98 percent of our DNA; sheep, who can recognize as many as 50 faces after not having seen them for two years; and pigs and chickens, who can learn to operate switches in order to control heat and light in factory-farm sheds, are feeling, intelligent individuals—not objects. Our language should reflect this.

I would greatly appreciate hearing your decision on this matter. Enclosed are PETA’s Writing Style and Guidelines, which explain how to avoid language that portrays animals in a negative light.

Thank you very much for your time.

Sincerely,

Anna West
Director of Written Communications

2) Former Air Force drill sergeant Michelle Manhart takes her clothes off again…this time, to protest fur.

3) PETA is promoting a “KFC cruelty sign generator.”

Here’s mine…

Make your own KFC sign at KentuckyFriedCruelty.com

Be subversive. Have fun.

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