PETA Posted A Picture Of A Breastfeeding Cow And The Response Backfired
This is not what I expected to see when I woke up this morning.
PETA has never been shy about using shock value, and this time the organization went straight for one of its most attention-grabbing tactics yet. A tweet featuring a breastfeeding cow was meant to make a point about milk, but it quickly turned into something else entirely.
The post was aimed at discouraging humans from drinking cow's milk by reminding people that milk is for baby cows, not people. Instead of landing as a simple animal-rights message, it sparked a wave of confused, funny, and very blunt reactions online.
And once the internet got hold of it, the whole thing went in a direction PETA probably did not expect.
Here is the image that was Tweeted.
The reactions were surprising
The reactions were surprising
Someone made a cute rap about it
Someone made a cute rap about it
I also wondered this
"Sexual awakening" is one way of putting it
The image may have had adverse effects
A good one for the Tinder profile
And if you’re wondering about family trust, the vegan sister fed non-vegan food at a family dinner is the messy comparison.
A good one for the Tinder profile
Cow milk > almond milk
PSA: Almond milk is also bad for the environment.
Some required a second thought
I, too, would like more information
Some people noticed similarities with other people
"Hey Siri, how do I delete someone else's Tweets?"
...
Cows shouldn't be body-shamed either
Why did they decide to objectify a COW?
Others noted why PETA should take a more serious approach-shock factor will only get so much attention, but real change comes from influencing behavior.
"I'm no expert either, but I'm pretty sure that's not how a cow works"
AND this is how you get almond milk!
Here are some gendered almonds, as if the situation couldn't get any worse
And finally, the point was made that it'd be weird to have an old man sucking on any kind of breast.
The internet was not letting this one go quietly.
For another vegan-versus-meat blowup, read if the AITA verdict landed after surprising a vegan partner.
