91ƵBringing home the bacon91Ƶ may be an iconic idiom about making money for some, but to PETA its one of several derogatory phrases that hurt animals and need to stop being repeated.
In its latest social media campaign, the animal-welfare activist group said Tuesday that 91Ƶspeciesism91Ƶ, is similar to racist or homophobic comments, but for animals.
The campaign is asking people to swap out phrases like 91ƵKill two birds with one stone91Ƶ, for 91Ƶfeed to birds with one scone91Ƶ.
91ƵTake the bull by the horns91Ƶ, a common phrase meaning to deal with a difficult or dangerous situation bravely, should be replaced by 91Ƶtake the flower by the thorns91Ƶ, PETA said.
Words matter, and as our understanding of social justice evolves, our language evolves along with it. Here91Ƶs how to remove speciesism from your daily conversations.
91Ƶ PETA: Bringing Home the Bagels Since 1980 (@peta)
91ƵJust as it became unacceptable to use racist, homophobic, or ableist language, phrases that trivialize cruelty to animals will vanish as more people begin to appreciate animals for who they are and start 91Ƶbringing home the bagels91Ƶ instead of the bacon,91Ƶ the organization said.
The campaign has gotten mixed reviews, including one Twitter user named Arthur Emswell suggesting that a bird is more likely to survive having a stone thrown at it than eating a scone.
Why are you being anti-plant? Plants have as much rights as animals.
91Ƶ Luke Dashjr (@LukeDashjr)
I see things wrong with this already:
91Ƶ Ian Pratt (@Mr_IanP)
Birds , I91Ƶm sure don91Ƶt like scones;
People of a certain age might have been conceived in a test tube;
Don91Ƶt over feed a horse, otherwise it91Ƶll be obese;
Bagels, only if they are gluten free;
Not all flowers have thorns;
I don91Ƶt eat meat, I care for my own animals & all the beasties in my wildlife friendly garden. I91Ƶve driven many miles to get rescued critters to safety & I profoundly loathe any mistreatment of animals. But this is utterly absurd, you sound foolish & it undermines your good work.
91Ƶ Candace (@TheBDEye)
ashley.wadhwani@bpdigital.ca
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