hugs for bill maher

earlier today, stegan alerted me to the post bill maher made last night on the huffington post, and i have to say, i'm totally delighted by the whole thing. i know we're not supposed to buy into "celebrity endorsements" and all that, but honestly, i love the idea that someone famous will get a bunch of people to read about a topic so horrific that they usually turn away. in his post, not only does he make crystal clear arguments against animal agribusiness, but he also includes links to two different slaughterhouse investigations, meet your meat, and a site with great vegan recipe ideas. he covers the angles of cruelty, environment, and health. he points out hypocrisy without being condescending. basically i just love him today.

of course, the reader comments are craziness, filled with the typical sniping and tired fallacious arguments, so skip those if you want to keep your blood pressure down. as for me, i will just be thankful for the number of people who were newly-exposed to the idea that thanksgiving really truly sucks for turkeys.

Comments

[Becci]

I made a mistake and read a few of the comments before I read your post here, and damn, you aren't kidding. What idiots.

[river selkie]

i saw that article earlier too. i was also excited bill maher was brining attention to the cause. and i should know better than to read comments. i read like 3 or 4 remembered that doing so is stupid and that people are idiots, and stopped.

[Denise]

Those comments were terrible. I can't understand how some people feel the way they do.

[catcalledjesus]

Thanks for alerting me to that article. It was a good start to the day.

[SaraJane]

Thanks for posting that. I hadn't seen the article yet. As much as I think that some of the celebrity endorsements are just people trying to be "cool", I do think that sometimes it can be good for the cause. The masses are easily swayed and like to emulate celebrities. It's especially good when someone is saying intelligent things like Bill Maher and not just "do it because I'm doing it and it's like cool and stuff."