This is a ridiculous way to protest and can only harm that which they supposedly strive to protect. PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Now just imagine seeing a beautiful naked male or female. Does it remind you to make a donation to a worthy cause or cause your mind to think thoughts that are not on the topic of Ethical Treatment of Animals? Better still imagine a body that looks like it should be on a treadmill 24/7. Would you even think to donate to that cause or would you even realize what it was that they were trying to make you aware of?
Those people whom they are trying to reach with their protest are generally so disgusted and distracted by the visual, that the message is not getting across. Of course there are those who already disagree with PETA’s methods, who find the actions totally comical and are willing to gawk and laugh at the apparent desperation of the organization.
The only thing that naked protesting does is bring awareness to the instability of the organization and its members. It certainly does not bring awareness to the animals that they have sworn to protect.
It can be said that any protest that conjures discussion and thought about the cause, most certainly works, because that is one of the reasons people protest in the first place. However, when all is said and done, the very audience of the naked protest is going to go home and discuss the naked individuals and not what the protest was all about. It also can be said that the naked protest brings about awareness of the protest in topics such as this debate. But this debate is not on the awareness of the Ethical Treatment of Animals. It brings awareness to the protest, but not the topic chosen by the protesters and therefore renders the protest useless. It doesn’t matter whether PETA’s audience is comfortable with the naked protest, outraged, or agreeing that nakedness gets the point across. It will be the nakedness that will stimulate future conversations and not the point of the protest.
Nakedness has nothing to do with protesting animal rights and should not be part of the process. If PETA or any other animal rights want to be noticed for the cause they are protesting, then bring the facts to the people and let the audience decide if the protest is worthy of donating their well earned time and/or money. If you can’t get your audience to remember what the protest was for, then what is the sense in protesting. In PETA’s case, it seems that its claim to fame is the exhibit the human body, or do some other equally ludicrous action.
Those people whom they are trying to reach with their protest are generally so disgusted and distracted by the visual, that the message is not getting across. Of course there are those who already disagree with PETA’s methods, who find the actions totally comical and are willing to gawk and laugh at the apparent desperation of the organization.
The only thing that naked protesting does is bring awareness to the instability of the organization and its members. It certainly does not bring awareness to the animals that they have sworn to protect.
It can be said that any protest that conjures discussion and thought about the cause, most certainly works, because that is one of the reasons people protest in the first place. However, when all is said and done, the very audience of the naked protest is going to go home and discuss the naked individuals and not what the protest was all about. It also can be said that the naked protest brings about awareness of the protest in topics such as this debate. But this debate is not on the awareness of the Ethical Treatment of Animals. It brings awareness to the protest, but not the topic chosen by the protesters and therefore renders the protest useless. It doesn’t matter whether PETA’s audience is comfortable with the naked protest, outraged, or agreeing that nakedness gets the point across. It will be the nakedness that will stimulate future conversations and not the point of the protest.
Nakedness has nothing to do with protesting animal rights and should not be part of the process. If PETA or any other animal rights want to be noticed for the cause they are protesting, then bring the facts to the people and let the audience decide if the protest is worthy of donating their well earned time and/or money. If you can’t get your audience to remember what the protest was for, then what is the sense in protesting. In PETA’s case, it seems that its claim to fame is the exhibit the human body, or do some other equally ludicrous action.