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Clay Aiken Targeted In Ridiculous Ad Campaign
Wednesday November 19, 2003 @ 03:30 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff Animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) have taken some shots at celebrities in the past with their sensational ad campaigns before, but this time they may have gone too far. PETA have just delayed an ad campaign that attacks the measure of American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken's manhood, but they're warning Aiken that if he doesn't change his alleged anti-house cat stance, they'll push the ad ahead. The ad in question features cult hero Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (a rubber puppet known for his delightful vulgarity) and the slogan "Get Neutered. It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." According to the Associated Press, the puppet ad-libbed the quote, but PETA decided to keep it in once they found out that Aiken is a cat hater. The anti-cat allegations come from a Rolling Stone interview that Aiken did earlier this year in which he admits to having cat phobia. He told the magazine that he had accidentally run over a kitten when he was a teenager and since witnessing the animal's death, he's felt that the cat's spirit has "haunted" him, thus spurring on his phobia. So, Clay's a dog person. Does that give PETA the right to attack his masculinity? PETA are giving Aiken a chance to redeem himself if the singer agrees to support the organization. According to AP, the organization will change their slogan to the equally asinine, but less slanderous, "Cut ‘em off. The don't taste that great anyway," if Aiken agrees to do an interview for the PETA website and post a message on his own website encouraging his fans to spay/neuter their pets. PETA may not support cat-hating, but it looks like there's no rule against blackmail in their moral handbook. Aiken has not publicly commented on the matter, but his lawyer has reportedly been in contact with PETA. The organization claims that they will run the Aiken ads next week if the singer doesn't bow to their demands. |
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I think it goes beyond that. He made a very disgusting comment towards cats
and he needs to take responsibility for that. He may have had a bad experience when he was 16 when he ran over that cat (which was probably accidental) but you don't say how cats are evil and that there is nothing worse than a housecat. It's as if he blames the kitten for what happened. I don't normally agree with PETA but I think this message sends a clear warning to Aiken to stand up and apologize. He may not like cats but he certainly sends a message to his fans that cats are bad and if you run over one it is ok. When you are a roll model you have the responsibility to lead by example. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message So basically, because Clay had a bad experience with a cat, and now doesn't like them, he's suddenly a bad person? He's not allowed to voice his personal preference? What, will Calvin Klein start to run derogatory advertisements against Ricky Martin if he suddenly announces that he prefers Hanes instead? What's next? You can't announce that you like a certain shampoo? That's just fricking nonsense. Personally, I'm not a big Clay Aiken fan, but I'll darn well stand up and support him should he choose to stand against PETA for this stupid and moronic choice of theirs. Clay, and all of his fans, should go support a worthy animal cause, such as the ASPCA, the Humane Society, or the World Wildlife Fund. I'm sure any one of those organizations would do wonderful things with your donations, not take time out to bash celebrities for their personal choice. ================================================== =========== http://www.triumphtheinsultcomicdog.com/ TRIUMPH ON THE PETA AD "Recently I agreed to do an ad for PETA. Why? I'm not into animal rights. The only animal right I want is the right to hump Ashanti's leg. Look at your average animal lovers, like Moby and Bill Maher. Sure, Bill Maher love animals... that's because humans hate him! Moby? Nice guy, but not the best looking man. I hear Moby had sex with a poodle once, and the poodle was arrested for bestiality. Vegetarianism? Count me out. I ain't giving up cow, or bird, or pig. So why the hell should you? Hell, we'd eat you if someone dropped a slice on the floor. Oh, yes. We'll have the deep fried Moby with a side of glazed Mary Tyler Moore, please. Dessert? I'm torn between the Pam Anderson flambe and the flourless Alec Baldwin cake. Bottom line: animals are assholes. Delicious assholes. Which brings me back to this PETA ad. Why would I endorse neutering? After all, I rip into another animal-hugging nut job, Bob Barker, on the CD. The guy can't stop telling people to cut their pets' nuts off. So Jack Black and I have at him: "Bob Barker got a bone to pick/gonna make a chew toy outta your dick/these teeth are sharp and the price is right/gonna neuter your ass with one nut crackin' bite." There can be only one reason I would then turn around and advocate ball chopping: free publicity. Timed right with the release of the CD. Did I mention animals are assholes? That should be the end of the story. But hold the phone - we're dealing with PETA. Bong - cuckoo! As you see, I made a typically poopy quip in the ad: "Get Neutered - It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." It actually wasn't my first choice. I really wanted "Chop 'Em Off - They Didn't Taste That Great Anyway." But PETA was jonesing for the Clay joke. Whatever. Just give me my pub and go back to your spray painting. Turns out PETA had an ax to grind with Clay. They released the ad and a press release, quoting Clay talking trash about cats, like "Cats are Satan." Never mind that Clay keeds. They quoted Clay saying "I ran over a kitten when I was 16." Never mind that they left out the part where Clay said it was an accident that haunts him to this day. (click here to read his quote) Well played, PETA. And I thought I was the pub whore. So here I am -- caught in the middle of crappy tunes and looney tunes... when all I wanted was to whore myself. Of course, I have to stand with Clay, even if they hadn't twisted his quotes. This is about a basic human and animal right that must be preserved... the right to poop, to joke, to keed. Look, I sing "Cats Are C***s" on the CD, but I keed. I don't hate cats. I've even banged a few in my day. Just never let a cat give you a hand job." |
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I think it goes beyond that. He made a very disgusting comment towards cats
and he needs to take responsibility for that. He may have had a bad experience when he was 16 when he ran over that cat (which was probably accidental) but you don't say how cats are evil and that there is nothing worse than a housecat. It's as if he blames the kitten for what happened. I don't normally agree with PETA but I think this message sends a clear warning to Aiken to stand up and apologize. He may not like cats but he certainly sends a message to his fans that cats are bad and if you run over one it is ok. When you are a roll model you have the responsibility to lead by example. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message So basically, because Clay had a bad experience with a cat, and now doesn't like them, he's suddenly a bad person? He's not allowed to voice his personal preference? What, will Calvin Klein start to run derogatory advertisements against Ricky Martin if he suddenly announces that he prefers Hanes instead? What's next? You can't announce that you like a certain shampoo? That's just fricking nonsense. Personally, I'm not a big Clay Aiken fan, but I'll darn well stand up and support him should he choose to stand against PETA for this stupid and moronic choice of theirs. Clay, and all of his fans, should go support a worthy animal cause, such as the ASPCA, the Humane Society, or the World Wildlife Fund. I'm sure any one of those organizations would do wonderful things with your donations, not take time out to bash celebrities for their personal choice. ================================================== =========== http://www.triumphtheinsultcomicdog.com/ TRIUMPH ON THE PETA AD "Recently I agreed to do an ad for PETA. Why? I'm not into animal rights. The only animal right I want is the right to hump Ashanti's leg. Look at your average animal lovers, like Moby and Bill Maher. Sure, Bill Maher love animals... that's because humans hate him! Moby? Nice guy, but not the best looking man. I hear Moby had sex with a poodle once, and the poodle was arrested for bestiality. Vegetarianism? Count me out. I ain't giving up cow, or bird, or pig. So why the hell should you? Hell, we'd eat you if someone dropped a slice on the floor. Oh, yes. We'll have the deep fried Moby with a side of glazed Mary Tyler Moore, please. Dessert? I'm torn between the Pam Anderson flambe and the flourless Alec Baldwin cake. Bottom line: animals are assholes. Delicious assholes. Which brings me back to this PETA ad. Why would I endorse neutering? After all, I rip into another animal-hugging nut job, Bob Barker, on the CD. The guy can't stop telling people to cut their pets' nuts off. So Jack Black and I have at him: "Bob Barker got a bone to pick/gonna make a chew toy outta your dick/these teeth are sharp and the price is right/gonna neuter your ass with one nut crackin' bite." There can be only one reason I would then turn around and advocate ball chopping: free publicity. Timed right with the release of the CD. Did I mention animals are assholes? That should be the end of the story. But hold the phone - we're dealing with PETA. Bong - cuckoo! As you see, I made a typically poopy quip in the ad: "Get Neutered - It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." It actually wasn't my first choice. I really wanted "Chop 'Em Off - They Didn't Taste That Great Anyway." But PETA was jonesing for the Clay joke. Whatever. Just give me my pub and go back to your spray painting. Turns out PETA had an ax to grind with Clay. They released the ad and a press release, quoting Clay talking trash about cats, like "Cats are Satan." Never mind that Clay keeds. They quoted Clay saying "I ran over a kitten when I was 16." Never mind that they left out the part where Clay said it was an accident that haunts him to this day. (click here to read his quote) Well played, PETA. And I thought I was the pub whore. So here I am -- caught in the middle of crappy tunes and looney tunes... when all I wanted was to whore myself. Of course, I have to stand with Clay, even if they hadn't twisted his quotes. This is about a basic human and animal right that must be preserved... the right to poop, to joke, to keed. Look, I sing "Cats Are C***s" on the CD, but I keed. I don't hate cats. I've even banged a few in my day. Just never let a cat give you a hand job." |
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I think it goes beyond that. He made a very disgusting comment towards cats
and he needs to take responsibility for that. He may have had a bad experience when he was 16 when he ran over that cat (which was probably accidental) but you don't say how cats are evil and that there is nothing worse than a housecat. It's as if he blames the kitten for what happened. I don't normally agree with PETA but I think this message sends a clear warning to Aiken to stand up and apologize. He may not like cats but he certainly sends a message to his fans that cats are bad and if you run over one it is ok. When you are a roll model you have the responsibility to lead by example. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message So basically, because Clay had a bad experience with a cat, and now doesn't like them, he's suddenly a bad person? He's not allowed to voice his personal preference? What, will Calvin Klein start to run derogatory advertisements against Ricky Martin if he suddenly announces that he prefers Hanes instead? What's next? You can't announce that you like a certain shampoo? That's just fricking nonsense. Personally, I'm not a big Clay Aiken fan, but I'll darn well stand up and support him should he choose to stand against PETA for this stupid and moronic choice of theirs. Clay, and all of his fans, should go support a worthy animal cause, such as the ASPCA, the Humane Society, or the World Wildlife Fund. I'm sure any one of those organizations would do wonderful things with your donations, not take time out to bash celebrities for their personal choice. ================================================== =========== http://www.triumphtheinsultcomicdog.com/ TRIUMPH ON THE PETA AD "Recently I agreed to do an ad for PETA. Why? I'm not into animal rights. The only animal right I want is the right to hump Ashanti's leg. Look at your average animal lovers, like Moby and Bill Maher. Sure, Bill Maher love animals... that's because humans hate him! Moby? Nice guy, but not the best looking man. I hear Moby had sex with a poodle once, and the poodle was arrested for bestiality. Vegetarianism? Count me out. I ain't giving up cow, or bird, or pig. So why the hell should you? Hell, we'd eat you if someone dropped a slice on the floor. Oh, yes. We'll have the deep fried Moby with a side of glazed Mary Tyler Moore, please. Dessert? I'm torn between the Pam Anderson flambe and the flourless Alec Baldwin cake. Bottom line: animals are assholes. Delicious assholes. Which brings me back to this PETA ad. Why would I endorse neutering? After all, I rip into another animal-hugging nut job, Bob Barker, on the CD. The guy can't stop telling people to cut their pets' nuts off. So Jack Black and I have at him: "Bob Barker got a bone to pick/gonna make a chew toy outta your dick/these teeth are sharp and the price is right/gonna neuter your ass with one nut crackin' bite." There can be only one reason I would then turn around and advocate ball chopping: free publicity. Timed right with the release of the CD. Did I mention animals are assholes? That should be the end of the story. But hold the phone - we're dealing with PETA. Bong - cuckoo! As you see, I made a typically poopy quip in the ad: "Get Neutered - It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." It actually wasn't my first choice. I really wanted "Chop 'Em Off - They Didn't Taste That Great Anyway." But PETA was jonesing for the Clay joke. Whatever. Just give me my pub and go back to your spray painting. Turns out PETA had an ax to grind with Clay. They released the ad and a press release, quoting Clay talking trash about cats, like "Cats are Satan." Never mind that Clay keeds. They quoted Clay saying "I ran over a kitten when I was 16." Never mind that they left out the part where Clay said it was an accident that haunts him to this day. (click here to read his quote) Well played, PETA. And I thought I was the pub whore. So here I am -- caught in the middle of crappy tunes and looney tunes... when all I wanted was to whore myself. Of course, I have to stand with Clay, even if they hadn't twisted his quotes. This is about a basic human and animal right that must be preserved... the right to poop, to joke, to keed. Look, I sing "Cats Are C***s" on the CD, but I keed. I don't hate cats. I've even banged a few in my day. Just never let a cat give you a hand job." |
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Where exactly are you getting these articles? You don't seem to list a
source. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message om... Clay Aiken Targeted In Ridiculous Ad Campaign Wednesday November 19, 2003 @ 03:30 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff Animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) have taken some shots at celebrities in the past with their sensational ad campaigns before, but this time they may have gone too far. PETA have just delayed an ad campaign that attacks the measure of American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken's manhood, but they're warning Aiken that if he doesn't change his alleged anti-house cat stance, they'll push the ad ahead. The ad in question features cult hero Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (a rubber puppet known for his delightful vulgarity) and the slogan "Get Neutered. It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." According to the Associated Press, the puppet ad-libbed the quote, but PETA decided to keep it in once they found out that Aiken is a cat hater. The anti-cat allegations come from a Rolling Stone interview that Aiken did earlier this year in which he admits to having cat phobia. He told the magazine that he had accidentally run over a kitten when he was a teenager and since witnessing the animal's death, he's felt that the cat's spirit has "haunted" him, thus spurring on his phobia. So, Clay's a dog person. Does that give PETA the right to attack his masculinity? PETA are giving Aiken a chance to redeem himself if the singer agrees to support the organization. According to AP, the organization will change their slogan to the equally asinine, but less slanderous, "Cut 'em off. The don't taste that great anyway," if Aiken agrees to do an interview for the PETA website and post a message on his own website encouraging his fans to spay/neuter their pets. PETA may not support cat-hating, but it looks like there's no rule against blackmail in their moral handbook. Aiken has not publicly commented on the matter, but his lawyer has reportedly been in contact with PETA. The organization claims that they will run the Aiken ads next week if the singer doesn't bow to their demands. |
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Where exactly are you getting these articles? You don't seem to list a
source. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message om... Clay Aiken Targeted In Ridiculous Ad Campaign Wednesday November 19, 2003 @ 03:30 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff Animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) have taken some shots at celebrities in the past with their sensational ad campaigns before, but this time they may have gone too far. PETA have just delayed an ad campaign that attacks the measure of American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken's manhood, but they're warning Aiken that if he doesn't change his alleged anti-house cat stance, they'll push the ad ahead. The ad in question features cult hero Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (a rubber puppet known for his delightful vulgarity) and the slogan "Get Neutered. It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." According to the Associated Press, the puppet ad-libbed the quote, but PETA decided to keep it in once they found out that Aiken is a cat hater. The anti-cat allegations come from a Rolling Stone interview that Aiken did earlier this year in which he admits to having cat phobia. He told the magazine that he had accidentally run over a kitten when he was a teenager and since witnessing the animal's death, he's felt that the cat's spirit has "haunted" him, thus spurring on his phobia. So, Clay's a dog person. Does that give PETA the right to attack his masculinity? PETA are giving Aiken a chance to redeem himself if the singer agrees to support the organization. According to AP, the organization will change their slogan to the equally asinine, but less slanderous, "Cut 'em off. The don't taste that great anyway," if Aiken agrees to do an interview for the PETA website and post a message on his own website encouraging his fans to spay/neuter their pets. PETA may not support cat-hating, but it looks like there's no rule against blackmail in their moral handbook. Aiken has not publicly commented on the matter, but his lawyer has reportedly been in contact with PETA. The organization claims that they will run the Aiken ads next week if the singer doesn't bow to their demands. |
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Where exactly are you getting these articles? You don't seem to list a
source. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Elizabeth M." wrote in message om... Clay Aiken Targeted In Ridiculous Ad Campaign Wednesday November 19, 2003 @ 03:30 PM By: ChartAttack.com Staff Animal rights group People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) have taken some shots at celebrities in the past with their sensational ad campaigns before, but this time they may have gone too far. PETA have just delayed an ad campaign that attacks the measure of American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken's manhood, but they're warning Aiken that if he doesn't change his alleged anti-house cat stance, they'll push the ad ahead. The ad in question features cult hero Triumph The Insult Comic Dog (a rubber puppet known for his delightful vulgarity) and the slogan "Get Neutered. It Didn't Hurt Clay Aiken." According to the Associated Press, the puppet ad-libbed the quote, but PETA decided to keep it in once they found out that Aiken is a cat hater. The anti-cat allegations come from a Rolling Stone interview that Aiken did earlier this year in which he admits to having cat phobia. He told the magazine that he had accidentally run over a kitten when he was a teenager and since witnessing the animal's death, he's felt that the cat's spirit has "haunted" him, thus spurring on his phobia. So, Clay's a dog person. Does that give PETA the right to attack his masculinity? PETA are giving Aiken a chance to redeem himself if the singer agrees to support the organization. According to AP, the organization will change their slogan to the equally asinine, but less slanderous, "Cut 'em off. The don't taste that great anyway," if Aiken agrees to do an interview for the PETA website and post a message on his own website encouraging his fans to spay/neuter their pets. PETA may not support cat-hating, but it looks like there's no rule against blackmail in their moral handbook. Aiken has not publicly commented on the matter, but his lawyer has reportedly been in contact with PETA. The organization claims that they will run the Aiken ads next week if the singer doesn't bow to their demands. |
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PETA Delays Clay Ad, Wants to Use Him for More Publicity by David Bloomberg -- 11/19/2003 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) apparently doesn't extend that ethical treatment to humans. They have delayed official publication of the ad saying Clay was "neutered," but want to force him to give them additional publicity or they'll run it anyway. Read on for details. Clay Aiken fans have apparently succeeded where so many others have failed – they managed to put a dent in the dogma machine that is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). As readers no doubt recall, PETA recently announced a new ad campaign targeting Clay Aiken and calling him "neutered." Although they had not formally started the campaign, the announcements and their website had the ad already available, so it basically served as free advertising for them. Perhaps that advertising was enough, or maybe they started to get worried about the legality of calling somebody "neutered." Or maybe all of the calls and e-mails from Clay's fans, as well as people announcing that they would not give further money to PETA, had some impact after all. PETA has announced that they are delaying the campaign… for now. PETA claims they are delaying the ad to see if Clay will apologize for making his negative comments about cats. In fact, the vice president of the group said, "If Clay Aiken intends on staying famous, he has to learn to take a joke." A joke? Well, yes, PETA could be construed as a joke when they act like this. In fact, to many the group has become one sick joke after another. The problem is that PETA took what Clay said about cats out of context – he was talking about how he had accidentally run over his kitten (as explained by his mother in our previous article on this issue). PETA took it as some attack on animals, which is ridiculous. But PETA doesn't just want Clay to apologize for them taking his words out of context – they want him to post a message on his website urging people to spay or neuter their pets and give an interview for PETA's website. To be completely honest, I hope Clay deviates from his usual character and tells PETA to go f*** themselves. That may sound harsh, I know, but the group is essentially trying to blackmail him: "Do this and that or we'll run this ad." First they insult him, then they oh-so-graciously say they will delay the ad, and they won't run it if he gives them even more publicity – but they will run it if he doesn't. Mind you, this is the same group that compared Holocaust victims to animals. PETA did admit that Clay's attorney contacted them, so maybe that had something to do with it. I say this because PETA certainly never backed down in their Holocaust advertising, even though they offended far more people with that one than the Clay ad. The organization has certainly learned how to get the most bang for their buck. By previewing the ad on their website and announcing that they would start running it, the media informed many people about the ad, thus getting their "message" out without ever having to spend a dime on advertising. Now when Clay fans, his attorney, and others have fired back, PETA makes more publicity by saying they are putting a hold on the ad. Then, if they decide to not run the ad, they can try to win back Clay fans by saying, "See, we didn't run it." Hopefully, fans won't be so forgiving. If they decide to run the ad after all, it can work almost as an after-thought, because so many people have seen them already. And if they can get Clay to give them an interview, they will have scored a major publicity coup – another reason I, personally, hope he tells them to shove off. I have heard from many people who support animal rights and, in theory, agree with PETA's mission. However, the dogmatic position PETA has taken, coupled with the way they will go to any lengths to get publicity, no matter who they hurt, has turned off many, many people. The organization needs to take a serious look at how they promote their message. Unfortunately, because of all the free advertising they receive from these sorts of occurrences, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. David Bloomberg is the Editor of Foxes On Idol, and can be reached at . |
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PETA Delays Clay Ad, Wants to Use Him for More Publicity by David Bloomberg -- 11/19/2003 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) apparently doesn't extend that ethical treatment to humans. They have delayed official publication of the ad saying Clay was "neutered," but want to force him to give them additional publicity or they'll run it anyway. Read on for details. Clay Aiken fans have apparently succeeded where so many others have failed – they managed to put a dent in the dogma machine that is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). As readers no doubt recall, PETA recently announced a new ad campaign targeting Clay Aiken and calling him "neutered." Although they had not formally started the campaign, the announcements and their website had the ad already available, so it basically served as free advertising for them. Perhaps that advertising was enough, or maybe they started to get worried about the legality of calling somebody "neutered." Or maybe all of the calls and e-mails from Clay's fans, as well as people announcing that they would not give further money to PETA, had some impact after all. PETA has announced that they are delaying the campaign… for now. PETA claims they are delaying the ad to see if Clay will apologize for making his negative comments about cats. In fact, the vice president of the group said, "If Clay Aiken intends on staying famous, he has to learn to take a joke." A joke? Well, yes, PETA could be construed as a joke when they act like this. In fact, to many the group has become one sick joke after another. The problem is that PETA took what Clay said about cats out of context – he was talking about how he had accidentally run over his kitten (as explained by his mother in our previous article on this issue). PETA took it as some attack on animals, which is ridiculous. But PETA doesn't just want Clay to apologize for them taking his words out of context – they want him to post a message on his website urging people to spay or neuter their pets and give an interview for PETA's website. To be completely honest, I hope Clay deviates from his usual character and tells PETA to go f*** themselves. That may sound harsh, I know, but the group is essentially trying to blackmail him: "Do this and that or we'll run this ad." First they insult him, then they oh-so-graciously say they will delay the ad, and they won't run it if he gives them even more publicity – but they will run it if he doesn't. Mind you, this is the same group that compared Holocaust victims to animals. PETA did admit that Clay's attorney contacted them, so maybe that had something to do with it. I say this because PETA certainly never backed down in their Holocaust advertising, even though they offended far more people with that one than the Clay ad. The organization has certainly learned how to get the most bang for their buck. By previewing the ad on their website and announcing that they would start running it, the media informed many people about the ad, thus getting their "message" out without ever having to spend a dime on advertising. Now when Clay fans, his attorney, and others have fired back, PETA makes more publicity by saying they are putting a hold on the ad. Then, if they decide to not run the ad, they can try to win back Clay fans by saying, "See, we didn't run it." Hopefully, fans won't be so forgiving. If they decide to run the ad after all, it can work almost as an after-thought, because so many people have seen them already. And if they can get Clay to give them an interview, they will have scored a major publicity coup – another reason I, personally, hope he tells them to shove off. I have heard from many people who support animal rights and, in theory, agree with PETA's mission. However, the dogmatic position PETA has taken, coupled with the way they will go to any lengths to get publicity, no matter who they hurt, has turned off many, many people. The organization needs to take a serious look at how they promote their message. Unfortunately, because of all the free advertising they receive from these sorts of occurrences, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. David Bloomberg is the Editor of Foxes On Idol, and can be reached at . |
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PETA Delays Clay Ad, Wants to Use Him for More Publicity by David Bloomberg -- 11/19/2003 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) apparently doesn't extend that ethical treatment to humans. They have delayed official publication of the ad saying Clay was "neutered," but want to force him to give them additional publicity or they'll run it anyway. Read on for details. Clay Aiken fans have apparently succeeded where so many others have failed – they managed to put a dent in the dogma machine that is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). As readers no doubt recall, PETA recently announced a new ad campaign targeting Clay Aiken and calling him "neutered." Although they had not formally started the campaign, the announcements and their website had the ad already available, so it basically served as free advertising for them. Perhaps that advertising was enough, or maybe they started to get worried about the legality of calling somebody "neutered." Or maybe all of the calls and e-mails from Clay's fans, as well as people announcing that they would not give further money to PETA, had some impact after all. PETA has announced that they are delaying the campaign… for now. PETA claims they are delaying the ad to see if Clay will apologize for making his negative comments about cats. In fact, the vice president of the group said, "If Clay Aiken intends on staying famous, he has to learn to take a joke." A joke? Well, yes, PETA could be construed as a joke when they act like this. In fact, to many the group has become one sick joke after another. The problem is that PETA took what Clay said about cats out of context – he was talking about how he had accidentally run over his kitten (as explained by his mother in our previous article on this issue). PETA took it as some attack on animals, which is ridiculous. But PETA doesn't just want Clay to apologize for them taking his words out of context – they want him to post a message on his website urging people to spay or neuter their pets and give an interview for PETA's website. To be completely honest, I hope Clay deviates from his usual character and tells PETA to go f*** themselves. That may sound harsh, I know, but the group is essentially trying to blackmail him: "Do this and that or we'll run this ad." First they insult him, then they oh-so-graciously say they will delay the ad, and they won't run it if he gives them even more publicity – but they will run it if he doesn't. Mind you, this is the same group that compared Holocaust victims to animals. PETA did admit that Clay's attorney contacted them, so maybe that had something to do with it. I say this because PETA certainly never backed down in their Holocaust advertising, even though they offended far more people with that one than the Clay ad. The organization has certainly learned how to get the most bang for their buck. By previewing the ad on their website and announcing that they would start running it, the media informed many people about the ad, thus getting their "message" out without ever having to spend a dime on advertising. Now when Clay fans, his attorney, and others have fired back, PETA makes more publicity by saying they are putting a hold on the ad. Then, if they decide to not run the ad, they can try to win back Clay fans by saying, "See, we didn't run it." Hopefully, fans won't be so forgiving. If they decide to run the ad after all, it can work almost as an after-thought, because so many people have seen them already. And if they can get Clay to give them an interview, they will have scored a major publicity coup – another reason I, personally, hope he tells them to shove off. I have heard from many people who support animal rights and, in theory, agree with PETA's mission. However, the dogmatic position PETA has taken, coupled with the way they will go to any lengths to get publicity, no matter who they hurt, has turned off many, many people. The organization needs to take a serious look at how they promote their message. Unfortunately, because of all the free advertising they receive from these sorts of occurrences, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. David Bloomberg is the Editor of Foxes On Idol, and can be reached at . |
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