New PETA Advert Is Offensive Say Obese People

Save the Whales. Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian

PETA, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals are in the news again with one of their hard hitting advertisements. This time they have used the image of a very overweight woman in a bikini with the tag line "Save the Whales. Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian."

PETA have argued consistently that eating meat is directly linked to being overweight or obese and that by becoming a vegetarian you will lose weight and there is some evidence to back them up. However at the same time it is important to remember that not all vegetarians are slim and not all meat eaters are overweight. The American Medical Association does however agree with the statement that vegetarians suffer from lower rates of heart disease.

PETA Executive Vice President Ms. Tracy Reimann explained that she was sympathetic to overweight individuals and that she understood that trying to hide “thunder thighs and a balloon belly” was no “day at the beach”.

Like all of PETA advertisements, they are designed to shock and to cause media controversy in order to get the maximum exposure for the least amount of money and this advertisement is no exception. In fact there been hundreds of complaints mainly from overweight women who say that message is misleading, offensive and unfair.
If you are overweight you should maybe consider that part of your weight problem is connected to your large consumption of meat. Red meat while being full of protein also has a lot of saturated fats which if consumed in very large quantities can cause arterial problems and heart disease. On the other hand don’t fall into the trap of thinking that just because you go vegetarian you’ll never have a weight problem again.

At Ukmedix News we have covered other advertisements from PETA which focus on how eating meat could increase the likelihood of you suffering from erectile dysfunction.