Empowerment
Anti-PETA “Save the Apology” Ad
Selina Weekes, founder of Manik Magazine along with others were outraged and appalled by PETA’s advertising campaigns that push for the ethical treatment of animals at the plus-size community’s expense. The PETA billboard August 2009 in Jacksonville, Florida suggests overweight people are synonymous with whales and should lose the “blubber.”
Rather than be a silent advocate for the oppressed, Manik Magazine is asking readers to get involved by posting their Anti-PETA ad as a default picture on their social networking sites for one week, starting November 16-21, to show solidarity for their interactive campaign to stand up against ostracism and ridicule from organizations that subliminally degrade fuller figures.
Others who spoke out against PETA’s ad:
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