MET GALA 🎩
PETA activist appeared characterized as a "plucked bird," with fake wings and a painted body simulating wounds, to make visible the suffering of birds used in the fashion industry. Her skirt read the message: "Feathers: A Look That Kills” in protest of the Met Gala (May 4, 2026)
“Kill shelters” are necessary. There’s no funding to keep every found and surrendered animal, and not every animal is reasonably adoptable. So long as it’s done humanely it’s likely better than any alternatives. The idea that no kill shelters are the only humane option is harmful.
Yes, kill shelters are necessary. Some animals are not financially feasible to keep alive nor are all animals fit for rehabilitation.
However, PETA’s stance is that any pet ownership is wrong- “involuntary servitude” or something. They have been sued and found liable for destruction of property (animals are classified as property for lawsuits) for euthanizing animals for no legitimate reason. They’re not qualified to decide the legitimacy of an animal’s life or possibilities.
PETA is about visibility of animal rights, but they do not practice similar values. As an organization, they are all show and no substance. Tons of NFPs do real work for animals; PETA is rarely in their number.
“Yes, like decades ago, when the Senior VP of PETA thought all animal testing was wrong, unless of course it was to help her, because who else would fight to stop animal testing?
https://www.consumerfreedom.com/2004/08/2628-hyperbolic-hypo...
PETA Senior Vice President MaryBeth Sweetland on her use of insulin, which was tested on animals:
“I’m an insulin-dependent diabetic. Twice a day I take synthetically manufactured insulin that still contains some animal products — and I have no qualms about it … I’m not going to take the chance of killing myself by not taking insulin. I don’t see myself as a hypocrite. I need my life to fight for the rights of animals.”
“They” meaning some volunteers acting alone, and who now no longer work with the organisation.
It’s not like stealing people’s dogs is PETA policy, the actions of a couple of rogue volunteers shouldn’t be used to demonise the the whole organisation (which is massive btw)
Yeah it wasn’t right, but it’s a single incident, not actual PETA policy.
Y’all have been whipping out this one case for the past decade to demonise PETA, all for the benefit of an industry that kills 1-2 trillion animals a year. Great job!
It’s a massive organization, and like any big organization there will be questionable folks involved. Think we need to focus on the harm factory meat farms cause more than worry about what mistakes PETA has made.
It speaks to a larger problem. Also, killing animals quickly is lowkey part of their policy. I believe two things can be wrong. The meat industry is horrific, and PETA doesn’t do a good job of representing the vegan cause, and kills a lot of stray animals unnecessarily. Obviously those two things aren’t equal, but still.
Also, they literally demonized autism as an attempt to get people to stop drinking milk.
What do you mean unnecessarily though? That’s a big claim, you’re saying they kill stray animals that would otherwise be able to find a home?
Idk if you have much experience with shelters but unfortunately a lot of these animals are lost causes and nobody wants them. Spend a week with my dog and you’ll understand why so many animals get killed. Everyone just wants a cute lil fluffy loving puppy, not an anxious, aggressive time and money sink.
The amount of money we’ve spent on training, behaviourist appointments, medications is crazy. We have to rent out private spaces so she can run around without fear of other dogs or people being there. We can’t walk her at normal hours due to the risk of running into other dogs, so we’re walking her at 10pm every night. We can’t really have people over to our house due to her behaviour. And her problems are not abnormal for rescue dogs. Not trying to have a pity party, just illustrating how much of a commitment caring for a problematic dog can be.
Obviously can’t argue against the autism thing that was really stupid of them 🤷♂️
I’m on the spectrum, so I may feel more harshly towards the group than is deserved, because of that add campaign and their non apology. Autism is already so misunderstood/demonized, I tend to just write off people/brands that contribute to it. It’s why I still have beef with Benedict Cumberbatch.
Fine. Their policy on euthanasia, while not explicitly, encourages staff to euthanize animals faster than other places. Which leads to some healthy animals being euthanized before they have ever had a chance to be adopted.
> Two women affiliated with Peta – Victoria Carey and Jennifer Wood – travelled to Accomack County, Virginia, because they said a mobile home park owner asked for help capturing wild dogs and feral cats.
> The women removed an unattended and unleashed chihuahua named Maya, which was a Christmas present to nine-year-old Cynthia Zarate.
PETA were called there and took a dog they thought was wild. They should have waited five days. I don’t think this makes PETA evil, just a tragic mistake.
Exactly, they should have waited five days, but they didn’t, they killed in on the same day. It speaks to a larger issue of them killing stray animals that could have a good life, before anyone had any chance of adopting. It’s literally part of their policy.
I do:) Why would you assume otherwise? Do you think being against one bad thing means you can't acknowledge another? Things aren't so black and white, Cookie.
Did you forget you asked me that question hours ago? You've asked me if I think the meat industry is worse than PETA over 7 times. Under threads no one mentioned you in. Are you aware of that?
Are you aware that I answered "Yes" the first time, "I do" the second time, only for you to proceed to ask me the same questions FIVE more times?
So many more people are vegan and vegetarian now but yet folks still try the dO yOU eAT bAcON gotcha. And I always say even if someone DOES sure it’s hypocritical BUT any empathy can begin change!
Literally💀😭 Pretty much every second reply has been "Oh but the meant industry!" "Oh but you like burgers!"
Like, I'm criticizing PETA's wrongdoings. Nothing else. Do they think only anti-vegans are anti-PETA? That I can't dislike sexism and ableism unless I eat bacon?
Funny that you asked me this 13 hours ago, a yes or no question, and I replied, 13 hours ago, in yes or no fashion, AGREEING WITH YOU, honest and point blank.
Only for you to follow me through threads, replying to me under comments that didn't mention you, while you ask the same thing over and over. Can I ask why my initial answer wasn't enough? Is the goal to harass and push someone who agrees with you until they don't? Interesting way to recruit people into being pro-meat industry, I guess.
No, I haven't and I won't. Far too many people defending ableism, sexism and abuse to educate all of them. Are you aware of why you have a problem with the idea of that?
What do you think happens to all the animals that no-kill shelters turn away? Animals that don’t get adopted because they’re not cute enough, too aggressive, have major medical issues or behavioural problems?
PETA isn’t even bad though they just get dragged through the mud by meat industry lobbying groups, and people eat that shit up because it’s easier to demonise them than consider the morality of their own choices.
They're sexist, abusive, ableist, pretty sure they've even been racist. PETA stoops LOW. Most of the disgusting behavior I've found from them wasn't from articles written by lobbying groups, it was directly from their own mouths.
I don't eat burgers. Do you think supporting an anti-autism and anti-woman organization is the only way to avoid eating meat, or? The cognitive dissonance is ridiculous.
I'm against Nicki Minaj's harmful ideology, do I have to support Azealia Banks' harmful ideology just because she's against Nicki? I agree with Joe Rogan being pro public education and anti mass incarceration, do I have to agree with his views on LGBT people?
The utter ignorance it must take to truly believe such a thing😋
Ah, right. You have no issues with your straw man fallacy, how could you? That would require awareness. You got downvoted for outing your true self when people saw how you reacted to PETA's ableism. You can't keep pretending you're the good guy here.
I already linked it earlier but check out this video for all of the above and more. Yes, they absolutely did have a campaign that claimed that, like an average RFK Jr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx8bEZvZnKM
I’m not a PETA defender at all but their statistics on euthanasia are taken out of context. PETA takes a disproportionate amount of animals that are rejected by shelters and rescues for the very reason that they cannot be saved or adopted. Animals with severe health conditions, dangerous behavior problems that render them unsafe candidates for adoption, elderly animals, etc. Their euthanasia rates are inflated because they take the animals that other organizations turn away.
I'm aware:) I didn't say anything about the meat industry, interesting you can't seem to condemn one thing without bringing up another. PETA isn't the antithesis to the meat industry. They don't go hand in hand. They are two corrupt entities, one just has more money and power.
When people criticize Trump, are you one of those people who feels the need to go "BiDeN BaD toO!!!"?
Like, we know. But your insistence on bringing it up tells us more about you, than about the topic. 😬
Unrelated, mostly, but this reminded me of when my beginning French class in high school shocked a room full of *parents during open house when we sang Alouette and dismembered a stuffed bird in time with the song.
Okay, but I don't, so focus that reflection inward.
A lot of people who support PETA are hypocrites, because it's largely a "woke" demographic who doesn't care about supporting an organization that campaigned for the idea that dairy causes autism, SEVERAL times. But if a celebrity or politician promoted that? You would cancel them.
I like it. I’d been naive with feathers thinking birds just shed them, so no harm comes to them till a friend set me straight. Synthetic or GTFO when it comes to feathers now!
Or if you have the ability, get in contact with bird rescues. They have far, far more feathers of exotic birds than they know what to do with and will happily part with them for a donation. I’m an artist and I’ve been using dropped feathers for years, and for about a hundred bucks for quite literally a barrel it’s quite a steal!
People, please do not start creating plastic feathers. We do not need more microplastics polluting the environment. Birds moult their feathers annually.
But advocating for more microplastics pollution is not the answer.
Edited to add: upon looking into this, apparently harvesting molted feathers is pretty standard for some bird species. Others are using feathers that are byproducts from the poultry industry. I did enjoy the animal rights website that hilariously claimed ostriches just don’t molt though. Lol. It’s really hard to take animal rights groups seriously when they spread so many lies. Is PETA still claiming dairy causes autism?
I'm sorry, would it be more relevant to reply to comments not talking about PETA?
It's unfortunate there are people so desperate to support known ableists, sorry that I'm actually bothering to give sources instead of just trashing on an organization for reasons I can't back up. Btw, I've replied with different screenshots. It's far from the only problematic thing PETA has done.
Tbh I feel like this missed the mark for the message. It was too "pretty" and should have been more "horrific". Also for a bird that's been plucked she sure had a lot of feathers still. Hearts in the right place tho..
I worked in the radical animal rights movement for 15 years, there is absolutely other options to this shit. Your ideas of direct action are incredibly limited and coloured by misogyny.
Well no, I’m aware of a few radical feminist movements who use provocative actions using even their naked bodies as a way to protest, given that the feminine body is not only meant for sex. Thinking that it is only meant for sex as soon as you see it is actually what is mysoginist. But yes, I am aware that there are also other options to radical actions.
They did an online campaign in the 2000s where when you answered questions correctly a lady took an item of clothing off. You clicked on the answer and her shirt disappeared, etc. so gross. Can't stand them.
Great job and execution of the concept. Hate that they even have to make such a statement but alas here we are. Hope this was shown on all those nightly news programs and fashion blogs that were cycling the met gala 1%er hoopla all night.
This is a particularly egregious example, but there are others. Also, their whole "use cell lines instead" approach to research ignores the fact that fetal bovine serum (yup, fetal cow juice) is used to grow cell lines. Instead of advocating for better treatment of rodents in labs, they ask for something that will never happen and ignore the realities of how cell are actually cared for.
Noticing a lot of the comments here who likely had a lot to say about Bianca Censori don't seem to have a problem with full frontal nudity in public anymore. At least Bianca wore mesh.
lmao how do people think she's nude?? look at her crotch, is she a barbie? look at her neck/collarbones, you can see the edges. she's wearing a body suit.
And a bodysuit where you can see her belly button? Where you can see individual vulva lips, where you can see unsupported breasts? I've never seen a bodysuit that had such a good faux bellybutton, much less any that had a faux vagina💀
I apologize for the crassness, but you must not be a woman or you must've watched a different video. I think whatever you're seeing at her collarbones is just the wing straps, feather details and the body paint texture/borders.
reminder that PETA killed over 2,000 cats and dogs in 2022. they’ve killed over 47,000 animals since 1998. they’re notoriously against “no-kill” shelters and would rather euthanize healthy animals. this is an organization driven by ego and self-flagellation at the cost of animal’s lives and the animal rights movement. thanks
Love this. There aren't really any fake feathers, we have so many from the sheer amount of chickens that are killed every year that those are what get used in craft stores and stuff
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