Comments on: Shock Treatment: PETA’s "Milk Gone Wild" Campaign http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/shock-treatment-petas-milk-gone-wild-campaign.html Bringing You Media News, Marketing Views, Celebrity Culture & Political Spin Since February 2005 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/shock-treatment-petas-milk-gone-wild-campaign.html/comment-page-1#comment-720 SB Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:48:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=609#comment-720 Uncle Bob:<br/><br/>I agree with you. The point I was making about PETA is that most people (at least in my neck of the woods) loathe the organization. But in time, PETA's cause may win out. Hence, the historical parallel to abolitionism. It's just meant to be a discussion point; thanks for participating. Uncle Bob:

I agree with you. The point I was making about PETA is that most people (at least in my neck of the woods) loathe the organization. But in time, PETA’s cause may win out. Hence, the historical parallel to abolitionism. It’s just meant to be a discussion point; thanks for participating.

]]> By: Bob's your uncle http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/shock-treatment-petas-milk-gone-wild-campaign.html/comment-page-1#comment-719 Bob's your uncle Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:28:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=609#comment-719 This might seem a bit lame, or naive, but surely a "cool and clever" viral campaign like PETA's can't do anything more than promote discussion about the issue, or perhaps raise awareness that there is actually an issue there in the first place ... which in my book can't be a bad thing ... especially with an issue that wouldn't have even hit the radars of most people... again. I might be being a bit dim, but I think abortion and slavery have hit people's radars by now ... whether or not they can be bothered actually thinking about them ... or getting uptight about the "politically correct" or my "historically correct" view on issues? This might seem a bit lame, or naive, but surely a “cool and clever” viral campaign like PETA’s can’t do anything more than promote discussion about the issue, or perhaps raise awareness that there is actually an issue there in the first place … which in my book can’t be a bad thing … especially with an issue that wouldn’t have even hit the radars of most people… again. I might be being a bit dim, but I think abortion and slavery have hit people’s radars by now … whether or not they can be bothered actually thinking about them … or getting uptight about the “politically correct” or my “historically correct” view on issues?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/shock-treatment-petas-milk-gone-wild-campaign.html/comment-page-1#comment-708 Anonymous Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:30:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=609#comment-708 you may be the first person to group pro-life and animal rights activists in the same category, if i'm reading you right. Pretty interesting thought. you may be the first person to group pro-life and animal rights activists in the same category, if i’m reading you right. Pretty interesting thought.

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/shock-treatment-petas-milk-gone-wild-campaign.html/comment-page-1#comment-688 SB Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=609#comment-688 Andrea: the McDonald's blog is excellent -- and you're right, the first post concerns animal welfare. In a free market economy with relatively little regulation, it's up to consumers to push corporations to demonstrate social responsibility. And McDonald's is a great example of a company responding to the legitimate concerns of consumers. Let's hope they're just getting started. Andrea: the McDonald’s blog is excellent — and you’re right, the first post concerns animal welfare. In a free market economy with relatively little regulation, it’s up to consumers to push corporations to demonstrate social responsibility. And McDonald’s is a great example of a company responding to the legitimate concerns of consumers. Let’s hope they’re just getting started.

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/01/shock-treatment-petas-milk-gone-wild-campaign.html/comment-page-1#comment-686 SB Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=609#comment-686 Actually, Mike, I wrote two honors theses on the topic while studying Southern history at UVa, so I know a little something about the subject. It's why even Lincoln distanced himself from abolitionists, why "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was such a controversial revelation when it was published, and why "Gone With the Wind" mythology persisted for 100 years after the war.<br/><br/>I equate the two movements only as examples of reform movements that were vilified, as many are. Some, however, emerge triumphant in time. A hundred years from now, people may look back on how we treat animals, or how casually we treat abortion (to cite another reform movement), and be as shocked as we are today when we look back on the slavery era. Actually, Mike, I wrote two honors theses on the topic while studying Southern history at UVa, so I know a little something about the subject. It’s why even Lincoln distanced himself from abolitionists, why “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was such a controversial revelation when it was published, and why “Gone With the Wind” mythology persisted for 100 years after the war.

I equate the two movements only as examples of reform movements that were vilified, as many are. Some, however, emerge triumphant in time. A hundred years from now, people may look back on how we treat animals, or how casually we treat abortion (to cite another reform movement), and be as shocked as we are today when we look back on the slavery era.

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