PETA's officially jumped the shark...porn star Sasha Grey in an ad for having pets spayed / neutered

[Amerigo Vespucci]

NSFW, so just the link:

http://thesuperficial.com/2010/01/sasha_grey_gets_naked_so_your.php

Clicking "view full size" at the link above brings up the uncensored version of the ad.

:eyes:

[Hello_Kitty]

1. Fucking morons. eom

[onehandle]

2. This is pretty uncrazy for them. Anyone who wants to promote spay and neutering is welcome.

Yes, even a porn star.

[Ignis]

36. Sorry, porn stars aren't real people, apparently.

They're not allowed opinions, because sex is dirty.

:crazy:

[last1standing]

3. So are you against protecting animals or the female body?

I'm not really sure which you're so upset about.

[Doctor_J]

4. If it's the Sasha Grey I am thinking of, I am pretty sure

she eats meat

:shrug:

[Burma Jones]

6. Or at least Fish.........

[KG]

18. !

:rofl:

[sharp_stick]

21. Oh My

I read that once and just went on, then I started to think about what you wrote :spank: :thumbsup:

[happy_liberal]

5. I don't understand why they exploit women

to protect animals from exploitation

[redqueen]

8. deleted

[Robb]

9. Kittens mean more than women to them? nt

[NoPasaran]

7. You must have missed PETA's campaign against shark jumping

[SaveOurDemocracy]

10. LOL

[Scurrilous]

11. LOL

:thumbsup:

[Doctor_J]

22. heh

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

This thread has spawned some good ones.

[Burma Jones]

26. Out-f'ing-Standing

[tonysam]

28. They aren't sharks, aren't fish. They are "sea kittens"

I HATE that damned outfit and the "Humane" Society of the United States and other likeminded groups.

[blondeatlast]

40. Don't you mean sea bunnies? BTW:

:rofl:

[anarch]

12. damn, that's really a lowering of standards

on Sasha Grey's part, I mean.


disclaimer: while I support much of PETA's overall agenda with regard to stopping cruelty to animals, I find a great many of their campaigns to be totally stupid.

[Kitty Herder]

13. I'm mostly vegetarian, but PETA's bullshit makes me want to eat LOTS of meat.

I sometimes wonder if they're actually funded by the meat and dairy industries to make vegetarianism look bad.

[G_j]

14. PETA does have a long history of naked protests

just one example:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1569986

[Ignis]

33. Nudity is "dirty." Animal abuse is "clean."

War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.

Oh, you know the rest. :D

[WilliamPitt]

15. They love animals

Not so worried about exploiting women, tho.

[sharp_stick]

16. I do have to say though

the writers commentary was funny as hell at least for my infantile sense of humor.

"but the porn star wants to make "art?" C'mon. There are guys reading this site who could draw Sasha's taint with their eyes closed. Just for that, I'm going into an alley and feeding fertility pills to stray cats."

on edit: that picture of Sasha Grey is probably the most dressed she's been in years.

[flvegan]

17. ZOMG! Teh PETAs want to take away your animal's reproductive rights!

Top THAT DU!

[Skip Intro]

19. Every PETA thread on DU proves how effective they are at bringing attention to an important matter.

When else does animal welfare garner media attention?

Good for PETA. As long as there is a need for humane and ethical treatment of animals, I hope they keep at it.

[Name removed]

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[superduperfarleft]

29. It proves they are effective at bringing attention to PETA. That's all. n/t

[the other one]

20. PETA doesn't care what you think

Neither do I.

Spay and neuter is a good message. I applaud their efforts.

Some haters really need to find another target.

[SteveM]

24. They're competing with HSUS... who uses Rush Limbaugh for PSAs. nt

[Ex Lurker]

25. I'm no fan of PETA, but even the NSFW version isn't all that salacious

apart from her being a porn star, the photo is no racier than what you'd see in a fashion magazine or the sports illustrated swimsuit edition.

[tonysam]

27. The organization's head has NEVER been screwed on straight.

Founders Ingrid Newkook and Alex Pacheco have ALWAYS been wackadoodles.

[endless october]

30. i love PETA, but...

they've done enough with the naked women shit. it has been years of nothing but.

seriously, i love naked women, but there are other advertising strategies. yeah, you've got a hot college girl in a cage. cool.

[Ignis]

31. Unlike every beer commercial ever?

It's just horrible that this organization would do exactly what every other advertising organization has done in the history of television!

Just horrible, I tell you! Much, much worse than those beer ads with the Swedish Bikini Team or whatever the T&A-du-jour is.

[endless october]

42. every advertising campaign burns out if you don't switch it once in a while.

eventually, the strategy peaks, and it's time to switch gears.

guys will always look at the ads, sure. women give a shit about animal cruelty, too. i doubt college girls in cages do a lot for that demographic.

perhaps at least a two-pronged advertising strategy would be advised, one a continuation of the ten years of chicks in cages and then maybe one about animals. or something.

[Ignis]

44. True enough. Does PETA need its own "Whazzup" ad?

I personally think that most of the PETA ad campaigns are awful, but I cringe to watch DUers single out this particular organization for what is a larger, societal problem.

Thanks for your thoughtful response.

[marmar]

32. PETA has jumped more sharks than Roy Scheider......

[BlueDemKev]

34. Jumped the Shark....???

PETA fell off the skis and was gobbled up by the shark ten years ago when they demanded the Green Bay Packers change their name! :eyes:

[Libertas1776]

50. I'd even go back another four years

to '96 when they demanded the town of Fishkill, NY change its name (completely oblivious to the fact that Kill simply means creek in Dutch)
http://www.cnn.com/US/9609/06/fishy.name/

[superduperfarleft]

52. That was clearly tongue-in-cheek.

Dumb and unfunny, maybe, but I'm sure they were just doing this as sort of a joke.

[StarfarerBill]

35. So? Can't porn stars care and want to serve good causes, too?

More power to her and to PETA, say I.

[kgnu_fan]

37. Good for her!

[ShortnFiery]

38. Hey, whatever works?

:shrug:

[Critters2]

39. I fail to see the problem. The ad isn't shocking or daring or anything,

and no sane person could be against spaying and neutering animals.

What is the issue here?

[ZombieHorde]

47. +1 I don't understand the outrage. nt

[QC]

41. The naked body is filthy and evil!

It must never be seen or even thought of!

[Edweird]

43. They 'jumped the shark' long ago. They cased the landing, knocked their teeth out on the bars,

and flipped over forwards while on fire. They just haven't stopped tumbling yet.

[walldude]

45. Is it just me or is there a level or irony here in using a porn star to convince

people to spay their animals so they don't have sex?

PETA reminds me of the Democratic party, they mean well, but they are so narcissistic that they end up alienating more people than they bring in.

[proteus_lives]

46. More stupid shit from PETA.

It would be news if it any less stupid and offensive then the stunts they pull every other week.

[zonkers]

48. Seems like an effective ad to me. Not only do many watch porn but this ad sure won't get lost in

the shuffle. Hell, I would not have known about it if you didn't post it. Plus, she is quite fetching in that picture. Plus, she is a bit more than just a porn star, having been in that Soderbergh film.

[Bennyboy]

49. IRONY

especially when you know what she has done to her beaver!!!!! (zing, please no letters)

[petronius]

51. Too much sex a bad thing? Sasha's gonna need to prove it to me

I'll await her call...

[Forkboy]

53. A partial success. I now want to eat something, just not a chicken.

[ddeclue]

54. PETA can't jump sharks.. it would be abusive...PETA jumps the tofu!

:rofl:

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

55. Sorry, this is the least crazy thing they've ever done. Uncontroversial.

[iceman66]

56. I see nothing wrong with this.

[Bucky]

57. If I had a porn star, I'd have him or her neutered as well.

They're great pets, but they never seem to know how to take care of their offspring.'


Plus they totally chew up the rug.

[Ignis]

58. Here's a *rimshot* for your closing line.

Well played. :thumbsup:

[Canuckistanian]

59. Like someone here once theorized....

PETA is nothing but a big experiment to gauge the public's reaction to bizarre behaviour.

[One of Many]

60. Wha the heck are you babbling about?

I see no PETA ad in that image butt the red star is damned annoying!

(In other words, lighten up Francis)