26
September
2008
Charles J. Brown
08:45 am
. . .but it’s not. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has sent a letter to Ben and Jerry’s:
Using cow’s milk for your ice cream is a hazard to your customer’s health. Dairy products have been linked to juvenile diabetes, allergies, constipation, obesity, and prostate and ovarian cancer. The late Dr. Benjamin Spock, America’s leading authority on child care, spoke out against feeding cow’s milk to children, saying it may play a role in anemia, allergies, and juvenile diabetes and in the long term, will set kids up for obesity and heart disease-America’s number one cause of death.
The breast is best! Won’t you give cows and their babies a break and our health a boost by switching from cow’s milk to breast milk in Ben and Jerry’s ice cream?
Oh. My. God. I think I need to call my therapist.
Here’s the response from Ben and Jerry’s:
We applaud PETA’s novel approach to bringing attention to an issue, but we believe a mother’s milk is best used for her child.
What makes this particularly obnoxious is the fact that they did this right in the middle of a major scandal in China, where 2 children have died and more than 1,200 have fallen ill because of tainted baby formula. Once again, PETA demonstrates a level of sensitivity that makes a brain-eating zombie look compassionate in comparison.
PETA press releases can be a hazard to your health as well. They have been linked to hysterical laughter, shock, heart attacks, brain damage, aneurysms, nervous breakdowns, psychotic breaks, and uncontrolled and profane verbal diarrhea. In fact, I think I feel some coming on right now.
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27
August
2008
Charles J. Brown
02:00 pm
We’re taking one last look back at the most discussed — and controversial — Olympics since Berlin 1936. Previously, we looked at the winners, the losers, and winners who in fact lost.
Now it’s time for the medal winners in the schadenfreude competition. These are the top three moments where an individual or country did something bad that made people feel good.
Bronze: The French 4×100 men’s freestyle relay team. Before the race, the French team trash-talked, suggesting they would crush an American team that included Michael Phelps. After 350m, the French had nearly a body length lead and Alain Bernard, the world-record holder in the 100m freestyle, in the pool. And Jason Lezak somehow caught him. After the race, the French looked like they had been hit by a truck.
Silver: American swimmer Amanda Beard. After posing nude for a PETA protest against the Chinese export of fur, Beard failed to make the finals in any of her races. And along the way, 41-year-old Dara Torres took away her title as America’s hottest swimmer.
Gold: former Cuban President Fidel Castro. When the Cuban Olympic team did not meet expectations — and a Cuban taekwondo athlete kicked a refugee referee in the face after being disqualified from a bronze medal match — Castro managed to blame corporate interests, the mafia, European chavinism, dirty referees (including the one who got kicked in the face), the United States — basically everyone already on his enemies list. He also preemptively attacked officials at the 2012 games, in the apparent assumption that Cuba would not perform well there either.
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6
August
2008
Charles J. Brown
04:55 pm
I got excited when I read that American Olympic swimmer (and past gold medalist) Amanda Beard had helped organize a demonstration in Beijing. I mean, how cool is that? Take that, ChiComs!
Turns out that her protest involved posing naked.
For PETA.
To oppose the wearing of fur.
Photo after the jump.
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