Animal Rights Movement

In listening to the presentation given in class today on the Animal Rights Movement, I was reminded of our class discussion awhile back in which it was stated that PETA advertises itself through the use of naked women. At the time, I had no clue what PETA was and I was confused at what message they were trying to get across by photographing naked women. But hearing the presentation on the Animal Rights Movement and subsections within, made it a bit more clear. Yet I still have a hard time swallowing the use of pornography in an attempt to support a movement. I understand the philosophy of using a graphic image to draw attention; I was, after all, the one who presented a movement built off of that same strategy. The difference, however, was that Justice For All uses pictures of images relevant to their movment. They show pictures of aborted babies to get the public thinking about abortion. Emmett Till's mother showed the world a picture of her black son's murdered body to get the world thinking about the racisist injustice occuring. But female nudity to draw attention to animals and their fur? Not enough justification if you ask me.

Although this type of advertising may attract the attention of the public (especially considering pornography is a million dollar industry), I do not think it is a wise strategy for PETA to use. I believe different methods of catching the attention of the public can be thought of than degrading women and their bodies. Where are high standards our country once knew? Where are the values? I believe the Animal Rights Movement works for a good cause and is an important movement. So the fact that naked women are photographed in their advertisments is like a double negative. Its hypocritical. Protesting one indecency to advocate another cancels itself out. I vote PETA finds a new strategy.