Posted under Academia & Culture & Political Correctness
PETA wants the University of Georgia, my alma mater, to replace the recently deceased Uga VII with a robot because prancing around on the sideline is supposedly too cruel for a Bulldog.
I own an English Bulldog, and it is true that they have a disproportionate share of health problems because they have been bred into such a freakish, from a natural perspective, shape. But as the article suggests, PETA is really making an argument that Bulldogs (or all pure breeds for that matter) should not exist. Now when my prima donna dog is growling at me because I am trying to get his lazy butt off the furniture, I might temporarily agree, but then cooler heads prevail, and I return to bragging on him.
PETA is an organization based on never letting cooler heads prevail. A robot dog? Please! Who authorized that press release, and what were they thinking? “Let’s see … what can we do to make ourselves look even more foolish? I’ve got it! Let’s suggest that the University of Georgia replace the most beloved and recognizable mascot on the planet with a robot? That will help our cause.”
PETA can relax about Uga. That dog gets better treatment than most humans.
S.L. Toddard on 27 Nov 2009 at 5:11 pm #
Last year I spent a week in Savannah, and I have to say it might be the most beautiful, friendly city in the Union.
Weaver on 28 Nov 2009 at 12:09 am #
Savannah is lovely.
Patroon on 02 Dec 2009 at 6:02 pm #
PETA reminds of a little kid who deliberately says something provocative just to get a reaction. That’s why, as our mothers used to say, you have to ignore them, because attention is what they want.
Bruce on 08 Dec 2009 at 12:43 pm #
I belong to the People for the Eating of Tasty Animals (PETA).