PETA protester bares skin, attracts attention downtown (Lansing MI)

[StaggerLee]

I work a block away from where this took place. My brother works on the block directly across the street. Said brother did not alert me of this when it happened. Brother got a well deserved slap across his bald head when I learned of it later.



More pictures here

[no name no slogan]

1. Someone did this in Mpls a couple months ago

when it was quite a bit colder.

I really hope she doesn't get an itch somewhere.

[Deja Q]

8. What, no pics?

:rofl:

[billyskank]

2. OMG

:o

[Swede]

3. She looks like she could use a double bacon cheeseburger.

Poor thing.

[Katherine Brengle]

7. You've got to be kidding-----

I guess it would be interesting to see a 300-lb. man with gout or something standing naked outside a McDonald's to encourage people to eat bacon cheeseburgers...

[Deja Q]

9. Now THAT is activism!

:party: :woohoo:

[Katherine Brengle]

34. ....

:bounce: lol

[name not needed]

61. As if McDonalds wasn't already nauseating enough...

[Bucky]

80. Best sympathetic bystander quote: “I don’t know. I think she’s cold.”

I just don't get this. I love the picture of the beer bellied 40-50 year old dudes gazing at her. This protest swayed nobody.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. If that's the face (and body) of PETA, sign me the hell up!!

:rowr:

:wow:

[hfojvt]

44. they did a similar stunt in Iowa back in 1999

It made the papers again, and again, and again, as people kept talking about it - of course you need to show the picture again so people know what you are talking about.
Not the same girl, as far as I can tell, but quite similar in pulchritude. I wonder how many like that are in the organization. It seems to me they could make alot of money with some calendar sales :hide:

[Katherine Brengle]

5. That's awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Vegetarians rock :bounce:

[Deja Q]

10. I've gathered they taste better too...

And having read up on the subject, all they need do is eat some pineapple and they can otherwise only pretend they're vegetarians... :rofl:

[Deja Q]

6. Oh, yuck, that's jailbait!!!!!!!

BTW: Since animal poo is used to fertilize vegetables, is it truly possible to go Vegan (though the attempt, in theory, is quite noble)?

[LeftyMom]

13. Some plants are grown in composted vegetable matter

but composting animal feces and using it as fertilizer keeps it out of wastewater and does no further harm to the animal.

Since veganism is about preventing animal suffering as opposed to maintianing some illusion of purity from the taint of animal exploitation, I don't see that it's an issue. (Just my opinion, though.)

[Deja Q]

25. But another train of thought states Veganism is about having nothing to do

with any part of an animal, directly or otherwise.

Therefore, the cowpie fertilizer becomes relevant.

(still, that's all my mindset and we know I've lived something of a sheltered life... :) This summer, I knw of a festival where the Vegan folks put up a stand. I will be sure to learn more to have my facts in proper order.)

[LeftyMom]

27. There is a small movement toward veganic gardening

but as that isn't really an option most places, let alone widely available enough that one could base thier diet around it, it's really not a practical option for most people.

Veganism means avioding animal products when it's not impossible to do so. There's really no way most people can avoid veggies grown in poo, tires (which contain stearic acid from animal fat,) etc. We do the best we can and work to create more options. It gets easier as time goes on and more animal-free alternatives are available.

[flvegan]

28. No vegan I know takes it to the "fertilizer" level.

Bugs are killed when crops are harvested (or when any pesticide or predatory animal is introduced). A vegan taking it to that level wouldn't be able to drive a car, ride a bike, have electricity, etc. That's a Level 9 SuperVegan, and they haven't been around since the the great "Bacteria Have Rights, Too" wars of 1833.

[ghostsofgiants]

35. Haha, reminds me of The Simpsons...

"I'm a level 5 vegan. I won't eat anything that casts a shadow."

[name not needed]

75. I thought you were gonna say 'you don't make friends with salad'

[ghostsofgiants]

81. Haha, that's a good one too.

[hfojvt]

45. then they'd be Amish

except I am pretty sure the Amish eat meat and dairy.

[LeftyMom]

51. Yep. They run puppy mills and use animals to run farm equipment, too

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay not vegan.

[ghostsofgiants]

37. Jailbait? She's 21.

[flvegan]

11. Hubba hubba!!

Animal rights activism is a beautiful thing, oftentimes.

[WCGreen]

12. But she doesn't have a straight part....

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

14. Too hot to be PETA. Must be a paid model.

:yoiks:

[flvegan]

19. You should see some of the hotties that work for them.

She's definitely not paid. She either works for them or is a volunteer.

[Blue_Tires]

23. +1

i've been inside their HQ building a few times, and the women i saw were all dimes...

[arwalden]

32. I Think You're Right.

:thumbsup:

[Susang]

46. College student, most likely

Lansing is adjacent to East Lansing, home of Michigan State University. ;-)

on edit: She's probably a theater major. :D

[xchrom]

15. wow -- what a cutie...

beautiful body -- and this is lansing?

isn't it cold?

[StaggerLee]

90. It's been mild here lately

Thursday night I went to my niece's choir concert and some of the kids were wearing shorts/skirts.

Friday was a little cooler so the PETA lady was probably slightly chilly.

Today we may see a high of 64 although it's pretty damn wet right now.

:hi:

[Schema Thing]

16. She sits beautifully.

[Misunderestimator]

17. That was my first thought as well. Very elegant.

[LisaL]

21. Looks horribly uncomfortable to me.

[Misunderestimator]

22. Which is why it's all the more amazing she can look so elegant.

[laheina]

24. It must have been pretty cold. nt

[no name no slogan]

18. She looks hungry

somebody get her a BocaBurger

[TroubleMan]

20. She looks good enough to eat!!!

Sorry...just kidding.

[Fleshdancer]

26. what's the deal with PETA and naked women?

can't they exploit men for a change? :shrug:

[flvegan]

29. "Exploit" aside, they've had a number of men pose sans clothes

as well. Recently, Tommy Lee and Dennis Rodman.

[blondeatlast]

30. Tommy Lee and Dennis Rodman? Eek. nt

[Fleshdancer]

31. I would stop eating meat if it meant those guys would put clothes on

Tommy Lee and Dennis Rodman? Can we get some cuter naked guys?

[flvegan]

33. I didn't pick them.

Maybe at some point Joaquin Phoenix and Tobey McGuire will come around.

[UrbScotty]

36. Conyers, Levin, Granholm, and now this

I love Michigan.

[StaggerLee]

38. Kick

'cause I'm still bitter about missing this.

x(

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

40. Off topic, but I love your sig! N/T

[StaggerLee]

91. Thanks!

I heisted it from Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Shine started a thread on the book last week:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=4849871#4851085

:hi:

[Endangered Specie]

39. bs... if youre gonna go "naked" you gotta go all the way...

else I ain't impressed :P


and besides, I like my women who don't look like they came out of a work camp.

[Guava Jelly]

41. damn id eat a salad for that

yowza

[mdmc]

42. thanks for posting

:kick:. I'm hungry.

[Laelth]

43. Wow! Now, if that doesn't get attention ...

:wow:

n/t

-Laelth

[Radical Activist]

47. Lots of people complain about PETA's tactics

I fully approve of and appreciate their tactics. This was a great idea. She reminds me of why I like vegetarian, tree-hugger activist women.

[pitohui]

48. because their hair is falling out?

christ look at the size of the part on that young woman, she needs to get some protein in the diet while she still has some hair left

eating disorders are not cool, they are sad

and they kill

[flvegan]

49. Which eating disorder, specifically, are you referring to?

You've obviously made some form of diagnosis based on a picture, and I find that amazing. Please share...

[Radical Activist]

52. she has a bullshit deficiency

unlike the previous post. :)

[pitohui]

53. i guess i can see a big bald spot when it's right in front of me

i won't pin it down to anorexia or bulimia because i haven't seen her eat or not eat but in my experience quite a few anorexics hide under the guise of vegan diet to avoid eating at all

i'm guessing someone who severely restricts diet is more likely to be a friend of ana than mia

[flvegan]

59. I don't think she's "hiding" under any guise.

Considering she's half naked protesting on the behalf of PETA. Pretty damn clever disguise though, if that is the case.

WTF?

[ghostsofgiants]

63. I dunno dude, you've been looking pretty anorexic to me lately...

Might want to stop restricting your diet as well. :eyes:

[LeftyMom]

64. He is just wasting away, isn't he

:cry:

[flvegan]

67. It's the price I pay. I hope that

when I get up to 225, somebody will host an intervention and cease my wasting away. I am a victim.

[ghostsofgiants]

70. Man, if you're not careful...

Your arms are going to be down to 50 or 60 inches in no time.

[ghostsofgiants]

62. It's the part in her hair.

[name not needed]

65. Yes, because being vegan + thin = eating disorder and baldness

I'm not PETA's biggest fan, or even a vegetarian, but the consensus is that you're full of shit.

[Radical Activist]

72. well put

what's with the jerking off bear in your avatar?

[name not needed]

74. The sight of a corporate mascot masturbating gave me a chuckle.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

77. to put it simply...

you have no idea what you're talking about. correct?

the part in her hair AND her weight both appear normal to me.

[Radical Activist]

50. oh please

She looks healthy to me. All the vegetarians I know look healthy as well.

The fact is that most people who DO eat meat don't get enough vitamins and nutrients they need and have to supplement their diet with vitamin pills. If vegetarians have to do the same, then so what? What's the difference? Why don't you go harp on non-vegetarians about deficiencies in their diets?

[pitohui]

55. you must not know many vegetarians

it is a sad reality that a certain proportion of the eating disordered, and esp. young girls, use the excuse of veganism or vegetarianism to conceal the fact that they aren't eating at all

your claim that ALL vegetarians you know are healthy is suspect, vegetarians like any other large class have people who are healthy and people who are unhealthy

how much hair does she have to lose before you can see the problem?

there is nothing wrong w. a slim build, there is very much something wrong w. restricting diet so severely that your hair starts coming out in patches

not all anorexics/bulimics get down to 60 pounds before they become severely ill, there are even a few who are (and this is funny to type but tis true) a little pudgy, it's the alternating binging and purging in their case which destroys their hearts

being a diet nut is all fun & games until somebody gets killed

[Radical Activist]

58. Those are a lot of assumptions

You're observation on her hair is an opinion, which I don't share. I don't see any evidence of her losing "patches" of hair. You're making a big assumption, without basis, that this person has an eating disorder.

Maybe you're hung up on this accusation that vegetarians have an eating disorder because you have had this problem yourself or know people who have. However, suggesting that any female vegetarian you see a picture of has an eating disorder is unfair, unrealistic and unfounded. Vegetarianism is about eating healthy. There's no good reason to make gross generalizations about vegetarians having an eating disorder. I have been healthiest at those times when I cut meat out of my diet and yes, all the vegetarians I know have said the same thing or else they probably wouldn't be vegetarians.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

79. half of what you're saying here is true.

Yes, a fair number of eating disordered girls use veganism/vegetarianism as a guise, an excuse to not eat certain high-calorie foods.

Yes, not all anorexics/bulimics get down to 60 pounds before they become extremely ill. Some are indeed pudgy.

No, promoting a veggie/vegan diet is not the same as promoting eating disorders.

No, the girl's hair doesn't appear to be falling out. Her roots are lighter, she probably dyed her hair.


HOW DO YOU HAVE ANY WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER THIS GIRL IS EATING DISORDERED OR NOT? The fact is - you don't. And assumptions are rather ridiculous, esp. because the pallor of her skin is not that of someone who has been suffering with a major eating disorder, nor is her hair weak and limp like most hair gets after it is being denied nutrients. Do a little more research or have a little more experience with the shit you're talking about before you start trying to preach, please.

[LeftyMom]

54. Her roots are growing out and lighter than her hair color

She has nice, lusterous hair and luminious skin. Starving or malnourished people don't look so good. I'm guessing she takes pretty good care of herself.

[pitohui]

56. that isn't root, it's scalp -- LOTS of scalp EOM

.

[LeftyMom]

57. She has a stringy, light brown scalp?

I guess you'll see what you want, but if you look at the piece of hair over her ear it's very obvious that her dye is growing out and what you're seeing is lighter roots.

Women who are going bald tend to thin out all over rather than get bald spots, anyhow. As a result, it's generally most visible in terms of thin or flat hair or being able to see back into the scalp in raised hairstyles (I know the look well, my mother has very thin hair as a result of a medical condition. She is, for the record, an omnivore.)

[Dangerously Amused]

60. No; LeftyMom is correct.

The young lady's hair color is naturally light brown and she dyed it darker brown. The naturally light brown color growing out on her scalp is what you see as the "broad part" of a balding person. However, if you compare the (natural) color of her eyebrow hair to the hair on her scalp, you will see that same naturally lighter brown color as it is growing out on her scalp.

If this young lady was balding due to a protein deficiency, her hair would be frizzy due to weakened strands breaking off and falling out, and short new ones growing in. But her hair is sleek and full and strong enough for a nice ponytail.

This young lady is the picture of health.


P.S. Instead of fighting about it, don't take my word for it either. Take this photo to your hairdresser and ask him/her.




Edit: clarity.

[flvegan]

68. You are a

litigious lass, ain't you?

[Dangerously Amused]

82. Clearly you meant "litigious ASS."

And, yes I am. :)

[flvegan]

85. No ma'am, I didn't.

And when I read posts like that from you...well, I'll spare you the details.

[ghostsofgiants]

66. Alright, just to make this easier for you to comprehend...

[flvegan]

69. Can you Photoshop out the sign next?

It has an important message, IMO, so maybe it could be down by her knees

[ghostsofgiants]

71. Haha, alas, I am not that skilled.

I like the way you think, though. :evilgrin:

[Dangerously Amused]

86. Well done!

:yourock:

[Lavender Brown]

76. a lot of young women have that problem... diet has nothing to do with it

Most of the time, it's genetic.

[JI7]

87. my head looks the same way

i don't have an eating disorder and i do eat meat.

but i have naturally fine straight hair probably similar to the girl in the pic. and i have dark hair against a lighter scalp. so it tends to show a lot through the parts in my hair.

[Radical Activist]

73. What do you think they meant by "attracts attention downtown"

Does that have a double meaning?

[Bucky]

78. Huh-huh. It says "bone"

This thread will now be locked.

[Dukkha]

83. Who stencils the letters on her?

and do they need more volunteers? :P

[salin]

84. brave form of raising awareness/protest

esp in rather cool Michigan pre-Spring weather (lived in the A2 area a number of years ago).

[TK421]

88. I have a craving for salad right now...and I had some really good crab

soup an hour ago....do sea creatures deserve my pity? (it was topped with swiss cheese)

[Vektor]

89. She's cute...and brave! I like her.

Anyone sticking up for our furry friends gains points with me.

:patriot:

[imperialismispasse]

92. Wow she is a beautiful girl