PETA Wants You To Stop Using Animal Names Like ‘Pig’ & ‘Rat’ As Insults
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PETA wants you to stop using animal words as “slurs” in its latest movement.
In a tweet, the activist group claimed that animal-related insults “degrade animals by applying negative human traits to certain species.” Such language is described as “speciesist” and “supremacist,” per PETA. It also offered alternatives to “chicken,” “rat” and “pig.”
“It isn’t hard to see how calling someone an animal as an insult can further animal suffering,” PETA tweeted. “All the horror inflicted upon animals is rooted in the false idea that they are less than us and not deserving of respect.”
The organization also explained that “perpetuating the idea that animals are sly, dirty or heartless desensitizes the public and normalizes violence against animals.”
It also argued that pigs are “intelligent” and have “complex social lives while snakes are “clever” are have “family relationships.” It urges the public to break free of having the midset that “denigrates other animals.”
“Always be kind and consider not using insults at all,” it concluded its statement.
Words can create a more inclusive world, or perpetuate oppression.
— PETA (@peta) January 26, 2021
Calling someone an animal as an insult reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other animals & justified in violating them.
Stand up for justice by rejecting supremacist language. pic.twitter.com/HFmMWDcc5A
Speciesist language isn’t just harmful, but it is also inaccurate.
— PETA (@peta) January 26, 2021
Pigs, for instance, are intelligent, lead complex social lives, and show empathy for other pigs in distress. Snakes are clever, have family relationships, and prefer to associate with their relatives.
PETA urges everyone who believes in equality and justice to take a look at their personal beliefs and the language they use, and break free of this outdated mindset that denigrates other animals.
— PETA (@peta) January 26, 2021
Always be kind and consider not using insults at all.
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